Within a day of 25% across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico going into effect, President Donald Trump put in place a carveout for U.S. auto manufacturers that fabricate there.
That includes a Ford plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, about three hours south of the Arizona border, that exports cars and trucks into the United States.
Billions of dollars worth of goods move across the Sonora-Arizona border each year. Sonoran Gov. Alfonso Durazo said on social media he would “close ranks” around Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in a visit to Mexico City this weekend.
A letter signed by him and several other Mexican governors said Trump’s decision to impose a tariff on Mexican goods would hurt both countries.
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As officials turn to native trees to deal with urban heat, Sonora is hoping to create a "green lung" in the state capital. -
Mexican authorities have arrested a former Mexican governor accused of concealing evidence related to the case of 43 students who went missing in 2014. -
As summer temperatures have soared, so too have cases of dehydration and heatstroke in the Mexican state south of Arizona. -
The indictments against five alleged Jalisco New Generation Cartel members come as the U.S. State Department offers more than $100 million worth of rewards for information. -
Mexico says it has arrested 31 people in connection with the killing of a mayor in the Mexican state of Michoacán that caused national outcry.
