Tag: fentanyl poisonings

President-Elect Trump Targets Mexico, Canada, and China with Heavy Tariffs over Fentanyl Crisis

Christina Botteri
Trump Canada

In a new move aimed at addressing the growing concerns over illegal immigration and the influx of drugs into the United States, President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday his plans to impose significant tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Trump’s statements, made on TruthSocial, outlined economic measures to tackle what he described as a “crisis” of crime, drugs, and illegal immigration.

Trump began by addressing the situation at the southern border, where he described an ongoing caravan of migrants traveling through Mexico.

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Border Crisis: Water Scarcity Forces Texas’ Last Sugar Mill to Close

The Center Square
Sugar Cane Farmer

The border crisis has taken on many forms in Texas, from crime to fentanyl poisonings to farmers and ranchers losing their livelihoods.

Another casualty of the border crisis is the U.S. State Department’s failure to hold accountable Mexican government authorities to a 1944 Treaty of Utilization of Waters, resulting in Texas’ last sugar mill shut down, the industry contends. The Rio Grande Valley is bracing for an expected initial $100 million in economic losses as a result.

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