Trump Says He Would Threaten 25 Percent Tariff on Mexican Imports to Stop Illegal Immigration

‘If it doesn’t work, I’ll make it a 50 percent tariff. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll make it 75 percent,’ the Republican presidential candidate said.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, N.C., on Nov. 3, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump said that if he gets a second term in the White House, he would impose a new 25 percent tariff on Mexico if it does not stem the flood of illegal immigrants into the United States.

“One of the first calls I’m going to make is to Mexico: ‘You stop letting people come in through our border,'” Trump told a rally on Monday in Raleigh, North Carolina.