Trump is starting a trade war we dont need
UNTIL A few days ago, the U.S.-Mexico relationship was a strong one that benefited both countries. In the first week of his term, President Trump seems determined to change that — and for no good reason.
After decades of economic integration, the United States and its southern neighbor have established a valuable trading relationship exchanging $1.4 billion in goods every day. Mexico is the second-largest foreign market for U.S.-made products. Trade and investment between the two nations create wealth for both nations, and for innumerable American companies, workers and consumers, all of whom would be harmed by a trade war. Moreover, Mexico has become a valuable partner in promoting liberal values, having institutionalized multi-party democracy and steadily increased economic freedoms within its borders. As it has matured into a middle-class nation, the flow of Mexicans north has reversed, with more returning home in recent years than migrating to the United States.
In deference to this mutually beneficial relationship, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has strained against provocation to get along with Mr.?Trump. He invited him to a meeting in Mexico City last year, to Mr. Trump’s political benefit and at Mr. Peña Nieto’s own political risk. He was planning a visit to Washington next week to look for constructive cooperation.
Then, boom. Mr. Trump planted a stick of dynamite under a structure that leaders of various parties in both nations have been carefully constructing for decades. And for what?
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