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The Line: Tariffs on Mexican Goods
June 7, 2019 – Last week, President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that he would start imposing a 5 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and would increase the tariff each month (with a cap at 25 percent in October) until Mexico stems the tide of migrants. Governor Lujan Grisham called it a potential…
Read MoreThe Line: Governor Withdraws National Guard Troops At Border
February 8, 2019 – On Tuesday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham revealed her plans to withdraw almost all of the National Guard troops from the New Mexico/Mexico border, making the announcement shortly before President Trump’s State of the Union speech. She does plan to beef up security around the state’s Bootheel, where illegal crossings have spiked,…
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