Mexico begins trying to talk its way out of Trump's latest tariff threat
WASHINGTON - Senior Mexican officials launched an urgent campaign to stop President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, telling the administration Monday they were doing their part to stem migration through their territory and that taxes on trade would only hurt both nations' economies.
Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's foreign minister, said he was confident an agreement could be reached with the U.S. but that punitive tariffs would backfire by increasing the large numbers of Central American migrants attempting to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.
Trump last week stunned Mexicans and members of his own Cabinet by announcing he would slap a 5% tariff on goods imported from Mexico starting
