Latin America

Cargo trucks pass the secondary fence that divides the United States and Mexico in Otay Mesa, Calif., on May 31. Vice President Pence held a meeting with Mexican officials on Wednesday over threats to raise tariffs on that country.

U.S.-Mexican Tariff Talks Continue As White House Meeting Ends Without A Deal

9:27pm June 05, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

Mexican Officials Are Trying To Talk The Trump Administration Out Of A Trade War

5:13pm June 05, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Facing the threat of U.S. tariffs, Mexico's Foreign Minister meets with top Trump administration officials. The U.S. wants Mexico to do more to stem the flow of migrants from Central America.

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Business Leaders, Workers Tied To Mexico's Export Economy React To Threat Of Tariffs

4:47pm June 05, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Businesses in Mexico are not too worried that President Trump is going to actually tax all of their goods into the the U.S. They are hoping for a quick, amicable resolution.

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A View From Both Sides Of The Border On Planned U.S. Tariffs On Mexico

6:56am June 05, 2019

U.S. and Mexican negotiators are meeting, less than a week before tariffs are set to take effect on all imports from Mexico. President Trump wants Mexico to crack down on Central American migrants.

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News Brief: Mexico Tariffs, Census Hearing, Candidates And Big Business

6:30am June 05, 2019

by Noel King

There's growing U.S. opposition to Trump's planned tariffs on Mexico. What's the real reason behind the citizenship question for the census? And, 2020 presidential candidates take on corporations.

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Tourists who have just disembarked from a cruise liner tour Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday. The Trump administration has imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to the island by U.S. citizens.

Trump Administration Clamps Down On Travel To Cuba, Bans Cruise Ships

8:46pm June 04, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The changes, which bar "people-to-people" tours, are intended to further squeeze the Cuban economy while keeping U.S. dollars "out of the hands" of the communist government.

Trucks are seen heading into the United States from Mexico along the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. U.S. industries say President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raised uncertainty just as they were looking forward t

White House's About-Face On Mexican Trade A 'Gut Punch' To U.S. Businesses

5:13pm June 04, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

U.S. industries, from grocers to clothing-makers, say President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods from Mexico raise uncertainty. The turmoil comes just as a new trade agreement seemed near.

"I think Mexico will step up and do what they should have done," President Trump said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a meeting with her at 10 Downing Street.

Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London

4:52pm June 04, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.

Mexican Trade Delegation Will Try To Head Off Trump's Planned Tariffs

6:58am June 04, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Antonio Ortiz-Mena, a former Mexican trade negotiator, about a trade delegation preparing to talk to their U.S. counterparts about President Trump's proposed tariffs.

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Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard attends a news conference with the Mexican delegation negotiating tariffs with U.S. officials on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Mexican Government Privately Warns Trump Administration Of Countertariffs

8:30pm June 03, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump has threatened tariffs as punishment for migration flows. Behind the scenes of public negotiations, sources familiar with the talks say that Mexican officials are prepared to respond.