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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that he could impose tariffs on countries, including China, that do not stop the flow of undocumented immigrants from its territory to the United States, if he wins the November elections.
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Trump made these statements at an event in the border state of Arizona, an electoral battleground, while answering a question from the public and did not specify the magnitude of the tariffs he would impose in that scenario.
Asked how he would stem the flow of immigrants crossing illegally into the United States, Trump said, “We have tremendous economic power,” adding that if a country like China doesn’t help stem the flow of immigrants into the United States, “we have these things.” called tariffs”.
Trump will seek to return to the White House from the Republican Party. Credit: Laure Andrillon/Reuters
The presidential candidate added that he hoped he would not have to resort to tariffs to curb illegal immigration, but warned that if other countries do not help reduce it, then he could “impose tariffs on that country” if he is re-elected.
Donald Trump, candidate for president of the United States. Credit: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Border security and immigration became the main issues that concern Americans on the eve of the November 5 elections, in which Trump will face the US president, Democrat Joe Biden, in a rematch of the race for the White House 2020.
