Faced with stiff opposition from political allies over a potentially costly trade war with a major partner, President Trump again threatened to impose escalating tariffs on Mexico, but also hinted at a possible route to back down.
Afterward, Ebrard described the talks as “respectful.”
“There's not going to be any tariffs,” Grassley said. He said he expected the Mexican delegation at the White House to present a “long list of things they're going to offer to us” that would make tariffs unnecessary. The situation could be resolved shortly after the tariffs take effect if Mexico shows good faith on asylum, trafficking and people-smugglers, the official added.
Thousands of mostly Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans, fleeing poverty and violence at home, have reached the U.S.-Mexico border and sought to claim asylum. Seeking asylum is a legal way to enter a country, but Trump has ridiculed asylum claims as a hoax. Trump cited an unusual legal mechanism to levy the tariffs, the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, which is normally reserved to punish enemy nations.
As talks proceed in Washington, Mexican authorities seem determined to show that they are cracking down on Central Americans entering Mexico from the country’s southern border with Guatemala.U.S.-bound caravan
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