U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border during remarks about border security in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose tariffs on car imports from Mexico unless it does more to stop illegal migrants and drug trafficking, his latest warning to America's southern neighbour to tighten border security.
After backing away from a threat this week to immediately shut the border to stop a surge of migrants from Central America, Trump raised the spectre of a 25-percent tariff on cars as a possible tool he could use to force Mexico to halt illegal immigration and drugs.
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