国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. scholars, business groups question legality of proposed tariffs on Mexico
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 3-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legality">legality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="June">June</span> 10 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="undocumented">undocumented</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remedied">remedied</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Powers">Powers</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="IEEPA">IEEPA</span>) <span word="of">of</span> 1977, <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>," <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="Chuck">Chuck</span> <span word="Grassley">Grassley</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="intent">intent</span>."</p><p><span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Hillman">Hillman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Georgetown">Georgetown</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="delegated">delegated</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="IEEPA">IEEPA</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>. <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="IEEPA">IEEPA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>," <span word="Hillman">Hillman</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Alden">Alden</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IEEPA">IEEPA</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adversaries">adversaries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>."</p>
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