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The threat to place tariffs on Mexican imports makes absolutely no sense on the surface. We do not have the USMCA trade agreement ratified yet. China has ammunition to use on the President. Skeptics aren’t sure Mexico is going to budge. This all seems really bad on the surface.
But that’s on the surface. Under the rhetoric and tough talk, Mexican negotiators are hard at work in Washington DC as we speak trying to iron out something they can do to avoid the tariffs.
Following Trump’s tariff threat, Mexico begins immigration talks in Washington
The U.S.-Mexican talks begin on Monday with a meeting between Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Marquez and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. On Wednesday, Ebrard meets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump on Sunday called Mexico an “abuser” of the United States and said he wanted action, not talk. Mexico has signaled it would retaliate to the tariffs, with targets likely to include farm products on Trump supporting states.
In a possible sign of U.S. priorities in the talks, which are due to run through at least Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday that Mexico should deploy more personnel to interdict illegal migrants along a 150 mile (241.4 km) stretch of border with Guatemala.
Meanwhile, Democrats are quickly trying to spin this as a huge negative for the President, echoing he can’t be trusted in negotiations if he’s willing to impose tariffs after making a deal. But the USMCA isn’t ratified because Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi keeps waffling about it. If her political calculations come up in a way that prompts her to ratify the USMCA as a way of stopping the President’s tariffs, she may be falling into a trap.
Meanwhile, Chila’s blistering rhetoric isn’t quite accurate. Unlike the trade war we’re in with them, a tariff on Mexico would almost certainly not last long as Mexico’s economy relies so heavily on exporting to America. They don’t have the clout China has to sustain a prolonged trade war. They’ll need a deal quickly if the tariffs are imposed.
And signs are starting to point in the President’s favor:
Another Trump win? Mexican president signals immigration deal over Trump’s trade war threat
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador hinted over the weekend that he is prepared to “tighten migration controls” and reach a deal with Trump to prevent the tariff implementation, Reuters reported.
Mexican officials will begin negotiations with the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., this week. López Obrador said he expects “good results.”
“We’re doing all we can to reach a deal through dialogue,” he said, according to Reuters. “We’re not going to get into a trade war, a war of tariffs and of taxes.”
“The main thing is to inform about what we’re already doing on the migration issue, and if it’s necessary to reinforce these measures without violating human rights, we could be prepared to reach that deal,” he explained.
If the President can work out a deal with the Mexican government to help with the border crisis AND get the USMCA passed in Congress, it will be a truly eye-opening series of events that should earn the President kudos.
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