These tariffs could jeopardize relations with an important U.S. economic partner while hurting American consumers.
"We are going down a path that requires essentially Mexico at a political level to react negatively," said AS/COA vice president about the U.S. - Mexico commercial relations.
The annual event at the State Department focused on disruption in the hemisphere and featured U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, and Salvadoran President-elect Nayib Bukele.
"La poca participación en las elecciones venezolanas ha llevado a la Comisión Internacional a actuar", dijo el jefe del Grupo de Trabajo de Venezuela de AS/COA.
AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth said to Fortune, referring to the USMCA negotiations, that Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Trade Representative have said "publicly and repeatedly that the negotiated text is closed."
As China strengthens ties with Latin America, the U.S. government needs to change how it trades with, and talks about, the region.
Effective U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada are essential to a healthy U.S. economy. Closing or restricting them would have grave economic consequences for the United States.
