Trump's ineffective rhetoric against Mexico --- It was May 31st 2018, when the United States government announced the imposition of tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum and on steel imports from Canada and the European Union. The Mexican government announced immediately it will respond with equivalent measures on various products such as flat steel products, lamps, pork legs and shoulders, cured meats and prepared foods, apples, grapes, cranberries and some cheeses, among others, for a comparable amount. The Ministry of Economy reiterated that those measures would prevail until the U.S. government eliminated the tariffs on our steel and aluminum. Mexico rejected Trump’s offensive rhetoric used to contain immigration coming from Central America, a problem, which to this day has not been resolved despite past conservative threats and a brand new US administration.

Source author: Cecilia Treemonisha Barros Ruiz cbarros@sre.gob.mx