Tag Archives: Mexico

Donald Trump’s Mexican Standoff; The Tariff Threat



President Trump just threatened Mexico with an increasingly growing tariff. The first round of tariffs will be a five percent tax on all goods imported on Mexico. These will be launched on June 10th. This is what is happening and why.


Will Congress Finally Pass the USMCA? A New Report Predicts it’s Economic Impact



On Thursday a long awaited report was released detailing the economic impacts of New NAFTA, or the USMCA. This report was generally positive, if slightly underwhelming. The question now is, what are congress’s objections and will this new deal pass?


ICE’s Overflowing Detention Centers; A New Brand of Immigration Emergency



During the recent shutdown debate there was an argument as to how many beds to provide ICE for detaining undocumented Immigrants. Well the problem has only gotten worse since then as an influx of immigrants has strained our detention centers to breaking point.


The Emergency Wall; What is Going On?



Trump declared a national emergency ending the border wall funding fight. The question now is… well it’s mostly just panic. Here’s exactly what’s happening.


How to Resolve a Resolution; New NAFTA and Congress



This trade war story is yet to have it’s happily ever after moment because both parties in congress do not like the USMCA trade agreement that America recently signed with Canadian and Mexican leaders. Here’s how implementation is playing out in Congress.