Mexico Slaps Tariffs on U.S. Exports as Retaliation for Congressional Action

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Mexico Slaps Tariffs on U.S. Exports as Retaliation for Congressional Action
By Colby Itkowitz, CQ Staff


Mexico indicated Monday that it will slap duties on U.S. exports in retaliation for congressional action that ended a program giving Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways.

The tariffs will cover 90 agricultural and industrial products from 40 states, the Mexican embassy in Washington said. Further details were not immediately available.

The action is retribution for language in the fiscal 2009 appropriations law (PL 111-8) that ended a Bush administration pilot program allowing approved Mexican trucking companies to send vehicles beyond the 25-mile border zone.

The program was established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (PL 103-182), which required Mexico and the United States to open their highways to truckers from both nations by 2000.

Lawmakers from both parties vigorously opposed the program, citing safety and environmental concerns and saying Mexican truckers were not subject to the same drivers’ tests and background checks as their American counterparts.

But opponents of the action predicted that Mexico would retaliate under terms of the free trade agreement. A NAFTA tribunal has held the United States in violation of the deal because of the restrictions on access for Mexican trucks.

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[sailor65]

1. That's why I supported Kucinich

GET US OUT OF NAFTA!

[msongs]

2. let's slap a tariff on Mexico's #1 non-human export, ie, drugs. that'd generate serious $$ even

though it is America's fault that Mexico exports so many drugs.

Wonder how many US druggies ever think about the people in Mexico murdered so those druggies can get their buzz on?

Msongs

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Meh.

"Wonder how many US druggies ever think about the people in Mexico murdered so those druggies can get their buzz on?"

Don't blame the users. Blame the drug warriors.

[shari]

6. Of course

it's America's fault, isn't everthing...all of the crime, poverty, violence in the world...it's ALL our fault. There would be no poverty or violence in the world if it weren't for Americans. 'SARCASM"

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[cloudbase]

3. We could always tax

wire transfers of cash from the U.S. to Mexico. Mexico's government would hear about it quickly from their own people, and they may have a change of heart.

[Kansas Wyatt]

7. Or tax all goods coming from factories that were moved to Mexico.

[cloudbase]

8. Even better. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. Awesome!

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