Trump To Impose New Tariffs On All Mexican Goods Over Migrant Crisis
Faulting the Mexican government for not doing enough to curb an unprecedented flow of Central American families heading towards the US, President Trump announced the US will impose new tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico in an effort to pressure the government to take action.
In a statement from the White House Thursday evening, Mr. Trump said a 5% tariff on imports will take effect on June 10 and increase five percentage points every first of the month until October, when the levy would reach 25%.
“Tariffs will permanently remain at the 25 percent level unless and until Mexico substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming through its territory,” he added.
The president said the tariffs would be lifted “if the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico,” which will “be determined in our sole discretion and judgment.”
The move represents Mr. Trump’s latest effort to curtail the large-scale migration of families and unaccompanied children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to the US-Mexico border, where border officials have been overwhelmed in recent months.
