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Mexico Responds To Trump Tariff Threats

1:55pm June 02, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Carlos Bravo Regidor of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics in Mexico City about the political implications for Mexico of Trump's tariff threats.

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Traffic backs up along the route to the border crossing from Mexico to the U.S. in Laredo, Texas in 2015. Mexico recently surpassed China and Canada as America's top trading partner, which helped catapult Laredo past Los Angeles to become the number one p

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Laredo, Texas, Now No. 1 U.S. Trade Hub, Braces For Trump's Mexico Tariffs

5:29pm June 01, 2019

by Reynaldo Leanos

Residents, business owners and political leaders in the border city are bracing for President Trump's implementation of a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico that would begin June 10th.

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Mexico's President Says He Will Not Be Inhumane While Trying To Stem Surge Of Migrants

6:11pm May 31, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's president says President Trump's threat of tariffs will not stem the flow of migrants from Central America. He says Mexico deports tens of thousands of people a month, but the number getting through is larger.

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Politics & Government

Mexico Responds To Trump's Tariff Threat

10:50am May 31, 2019

The president threatens Mexico with new tariffs as pressure to crack down on migration. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López says the foreign minister will go to Washington to help resolve the issue.

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Are Tariffs On Mexico The Right Way To Stymie Illegal Immigration?

10:19am May 31, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brandon Judd, president of the border patrol union, about plans to impose tariffs on Mexico for not stopping illegal immigration into the U.S. NPR's Joel Rose weighs in.

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News Brief: Tariffs On Mexico, Missouri Clinic, Rotavirus Vaccine

5:51am May 31, 2019

Trump announces a 5% tax on all goods from Mexico. Missouri may soon be without a clinic that provides abortions. And, which companies stepped up to supply the rotavirus vaccine in West Africa.

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Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president, Juan Guaidó, addresses a rally in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, on Sunday.

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A Fugitive In His Own Country, Venezuela's Juan Guaidó Insists His Movement Is Strong

10:51pm May 30, 2019

by John Otis

"Time is not on our side," opposition leader Juan Guaidó told NPR in an interview in Caracas on Wednesday. "Time is running against all Venezuelans."

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Venezuelan Opposition Is Open For More Talks With Maduro, Guaidó Says

3:17pm May 30, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's John Otis, who is in Caracas, Venezuela, about his interview with opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is locked in a power struggle with President Nicolás Maduro.

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News Brief: Mueller Report, Venezuela Power Struggle, Roundup Lawsuits

6:00am May 30, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller underscores that his report didn't exonerate Trump. Venezuela's opposition leader, who declared himself president, talks to NPR. And, the shifting reputation of Roundup.

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Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Talks Political Negotiations, Crisis In Venezuela

10:12pm May 29, 2019

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks with NPR's John Otis about his months-long effort to unseat President Nicolás Maduro.

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