In the hunt for votes, Donald Trump is promising to slap Mexico with 25% to 100% tariffs to force that country to crack down on border crossers.
Trump promised on Monday that if elected president, he’d start by imposing 25% tariffs on Mexican goods and would quickly squeeze the country by 25% increments up to 100%.
Love the idea of punishing Mexico that way? Then get ready to pay for it.
This isn’t some abstract thing, like squeezing the federal government out of billions to pay for Trump’s border wall, despite Trump’s promise during his first presidential term that Mexico would pay for it.
No. This time, our wallets — as American consumers — would get hit........