It also risks further damaging the already strained relationship between the U.S. and Mexico, two countries whose economics are deeply intertwined. He also said he was dispatching his foreign relations secretary to Washington on Friday to try to negotiate a solution. It wouldn’t be the first time Trump has punted on an immigration threat. In late March, Trump threatened to shut the entire U.S.-Mexico border if Mexico didn’t immediately halt illegal immigration. He also insisted that tariffs were “completely” separate from the USMCA because one pertained to immigration and the other trade.

Source: National Post May 31, 2019 04:07 UTC