▶ Serial phone calls with the leaders of countries that predicted a ‘tariff bomb’… Pay attention to the tactic of gaining concessions after pressure
▶ Sheinbaum “Explains strategies to suppress large-scale immigration”… 20 days after the first call on the 7th
▶ Should we find a point of contact for the imposition of 25% tariffs? “Tariffs will lead to the loss of 400,000 U.S. jobs.”
Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican Minister of Economy [로이터]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on the 27th (local time) in a telephone conference with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum that he had received a promise to block the inflow of illegal immigrants, which he had requested by predicting a ‘tariff bomb’.
In an article posted on the social networking service (SNS) TruthSocial on this day, President-elect Trump said, “I just had a great conversation with Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo,” adding, “She will stop (illegal) immigration into the United States through Mexico. “Agree to effectively close our southern border (U.S.-Mexico border),” he wrote.
President-elect Trump continued, “We also discussed what we could do to stop the large-scale influx of drugs into the United States and prevent Americans from consuming these drugs,” adding, “It was a productive conversation.”
“Mexico will immediately stop people from coming to our southern border,” he said, adding, “This will go a long way toward stopping illegal incursions into the United States.”
Prior to this, Mexican President Sheinbaum also posted on his I posted a photo of it.
“We discussed Mexico’s strategy regarding the migration phenomenon and shared that the caravans are not reaching the northern border because they are staying inside Mexico,” the Mexican president added.
He added that he also talked about strengthening cooperation on security issues and a campaign in Mexico to prevent abuse of the ‘zombie drug’ fentanyl.
President-elect Trump announced on the 25th that on the day of his inauguration on January 20th next year, he will impose a 10% tariff on China in addition to additional tariffs, and a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada each.
At the same time, he mentioned the issue of fentanyl, the so-called ‘zombie drug,’ and emphasized, “This tariff will remain in effect until the invasion of the United States by illegal aliens and drugs, especially fentanyl, stops.”
President-elect Trump had a phone call with the Canadian leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the same day, and two days later he also communicated with the Mexican leader.
It is interpreted as a move to use the weapon of ‘tariffs’ as a pressure card to elicit maximum cooperation or concessions from bordering countries such as Canada and Mexico on illegal immigration and drug crackdown issues.
This is the second time since the U.S. presidential election that Mexican President Sheinbaum spoke with President-elect Trump on the phone, following the one on the 7th.
The Mexican government has declared its stance that it will respond to the new US administration’s ‘imposition of 25% tariffs’ with the same tariffs, but is struggling to find common ground through dialogue.
At a regular press conference this morning, the Mexican president said, “The foreign minister is in contact with the U.S. president-elect,” adding, “There is an opportunity for the Korean government delegation and the U.S. president-elect to meet at least before January 20th of next year (the inauguration date of President-elect Trump).” “It is expected that we will have it,” he explained.
The Mexican president also reaffirmed that if the United States carries out its ‘threat’ to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican imports, Mexico will also increase tariffs on American products.
The Mexican government also emphasized that the imposition of tariffs by the United States would be like “shooting oneself in the foot” and would cause losses to the United States.
Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who was present at the president’s press conference, said, “Tariffs are not only a factor in upward pressure on prices due to the rise in prices of Mexican goods, but also cause the loss of at least 400,000 jobs in the United States, causing damage to American companies and consumers.” “I will give it to you,” he claimed.
In particular, he pointed out automakers such as General Motors (GM), Stellantis, and Ford that are operating in Mexico, adding, “I believe these three major companies will be most affected (unemployment rate and sales, etc.).”
In an interview with a local radio broadcast, Minister Ebrard also expressed that “what the President-elect of the United States really wants” is negotiation, not actualization of tariffs.
The Mexican government separately established a ‘Regional Economic Development and Corporate Relocation Advisory Committee’ composed of 14 major business leaders, and decided to establish an economic plan in response to the possibility of tariffs imposed by the United States and to foster the aerospace industry, including the development of its own satellite. .
Meanwhile, in response to the recent argument made by Canadian Ontario Premier Doug Ford that “Mexico should be removed from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),” the Mexican president said, “USMCA is the first trade agreement between the United States and Mexico. “You need to know that it was planned around , and Canada was later included,” he countered with a smile.
The three North American countries are scheduled to review USMCA implementation in 2026.
