U.S. manufacturers said the tariff, set to take effect June 10, would have devastating consequences on them and American consumers. “Imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico is exactly the wrong move,” said Neil Bradley, executive vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is exploring legal action in response to the tariffs. “These tariffs will be paid by American families and businesses without doing a thing to solve the very real problems at the border. Mexico has stepped up raids on migrant caravans travelling through the southern states of Chiapas and Oaxaca this year. “Mexico has taken advantage of the United States for decades,” Trump said in a tweet Friday.

Source: thestar June 01, 2019 04:18 UTC