Mexico acts quickly to avoid levies: Lutnick

Washington. Mexico and Canada They are acting quickly To stop fentanyl flows and irregular migration to the United States And if they do there will be no tariffsHoward Lutnick, candidate for the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, at a confirmation hearing in the Senate, said Wednesday.

Lutnick said that the deadline on Saturday set by President Donald Trump to impose 25 percent tariffs on the goods that arrive in the United States from Canada and Mexico was destined to press the two countries to stop the fentanyl flow.

Lutnick added at the audience that the taxes were independent of a broad effort of the Department of Commerce, the Office of the Commercial Representative and the Treasury to review commercial relations and tariffs before April 1.

He asked its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement (T-MEC) greater border surveillance in exchange for avoiding these customs taxes.

“The short -term issue is migration illegal“Together with The fentanyl that arrives in this countryargued to legislators.

So it is about moving to Mexico and the action to CanadaLutnick explained about the threat of 25 percent tariffs. And as far as I know, they are acting quickly, and if they execute it, there will be no tariff.

He argued that he has advised Trump to apply generalized country tariffs by country to restore the reciprocity In commerce.

If confirmed, Lutnick will be in charge of a department responsible for monitoring controls on exports to competitors such as China, including highly sensitive technological and military products.

Lutnick defended that US tariffs to China are higher than other countries. I think that tariffs to China should be the highest. Our adversaries should have the highest. Before the legislators also pointed to the allies in Europe: They take advantage of ushe said.