It's not just avocados and tequila that could disappear.
President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to shutdown the southern border of the United States with Mexico have drawn concern and criticism from economic experts and leading Republican lawmakers, as such a move would likely lead to shortages of numerous products and a significant rise in prices for consumers.
"Closing down the border would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country, and I would hope we would not be doing that sort of thing," Senate Majority Leader McConnell warned earlier this week in response to the president’s threats. GOP Senator Ted Cruz from Texas agreed. “Closing legal points of entry would harm American commerce and legal transit between Mexico and the United States,” he said, warning that such a move would “punish Texas farmers and ranchers and manufacturers and small businesses.”
Exports to Mexico would be impacted by closing down the border as well, and numerous U.S. industries are heavily reliant on Mexico as one of their biggest foreign customers. Dairy Farmers of America and FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative publicly opposed the president’s threat earlier this week, pointing out that it would be devastating to their industry.
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