国际英语资讯:Trumps new Mexico tariff plan detrimental to U.S. border city: business supervisor
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="border">border</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Laredo">Laredo</span>, <span word="Olivia">Olivia</span> <span word="Varela">Varela</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Laredo">Laredo</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Sitting">Sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Laredo">Laredo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="port">port</span>. "<span word="Laredo">Laredo</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> 98 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Laredo">Laredo</span>," <span word="Varela">Varela</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Varela">Varela</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="levy">levy</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Admitting">Admitting</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Varela">Varela</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="separately">separately</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>.</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span>, <span word="Varela">Varela</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deteriorate">deteriorate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>.</p>
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