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Conrad Black: Canada and Mexico Shouldn’t Be Tarred With the Same Brush Regarding Illegal Immigration, Trade Infractions

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Conrad Black: Canada and Mexico Shouldn’t Be Tarred With the Same Brush Regarding Illegal Immigration, Trade Infractions
Hundreds of migrants of several nationalities head toward the Mexico-U.S. border from Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, on Nov. 20, 2024. Isaac Guzman/AFP via Getty Images
Conrad Black
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Raising tariffs is a nonsensical response to complaints about border control with a neighbouring country. In the case of the United States, the recent announcement by President-elect Donald Trump that he will raise tariffs 25 percent on Mexico and Canada unreasonably equates the conduct of both those countries towards the United States.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
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Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.