Editorial: Trump's Mexican tariff ploy is the art of dealing in bad faith
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jun 03, 2019
3 minutes
Frustrated by the surge in asylum-seeking families on the southern border, President Donald Trump has threatened to start another trade war - this time with Mexico, the United States' biggest trading partner at the moment. The problems at the border are real, but the president's response is a tantrum. Mexico deserves better, and so do we.
The number of arrests at the border has increased rapidly in recent months, jumping from about 700 per day in May 2017 to 4,500 per day
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