Former Deputy Director of Operations at CSIS explains the importance of a national security culture
Former Deputy Director of Operations at CSIS explains the importance of a national security culture
Inside Policy: The public policy echo chamber

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime [Video]

Categories
Canadian National News

WASHINGTON – In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S.

Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the country’s borders as insecure and immigrants as contributing to crime and the fentanyl crisis. In an announcement that could have stark repercussions, he threatened to impose 25% tariffs on everything coming into the country from those two countries.

Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric has resonated with voters concerned about immigration and crime. Yet there’s more to the story than Trump’s short statement suggested.

A look at what the numbers and studies say about border crossings, fentanyl smuggling and whether there’s a connection between immigration and crime:

Border crossings

The number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is a key metric watched intensely by both Republicans and Democrats.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an arm of the Department of …

The promise and peril of the AI Revolution: Peter Copeland and Ryan Khurana
The promise and peril of the AI Revolution: Peter Copeland and Ryan Khurana
If the U.S. doesn’t want to trade, let’s try Britain: David Collins in the Financial Post