Communities along the U.S.-Mexico border are reacting to President Trump’s tariff announcements, which target Mexican goods amid ongoing pressure on Mexico to mitigate drug smuggling and migration. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasizes that a significant contributor to violence in Mexico is U.S.-sourced firearms, with millions trafficked into the country. A high-profile lawsuit filed by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers is currently before the Supreme Court, adding a legal dimension to the ongoing discussions about border security and violence. Kind of brings forth the intertwined issues of migration and firearms trafficking.
Communities across the West are feeling whiplash after President Donald Trump announced and then delayed steep tariffs on many Mexican goods - for the second time in two months.
An estimated 200,000 guns are trafficked south across the border annually - many of them purchased legally in Arizona and Texas by U.S. citizens who are paid to pass them off to smugglers.
The justices are currently considering a $10 billion lawsuit filed by the Mexican government, which alleges that U.S. gun manufacturers 'deliberately aided and abetted the unlawful sales of firearms' to cartels.
If there is such an alliance anywhere, it is in the U.S. gun shops that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups.
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