The city of Arlington is home to a GM Assembly Plant and Mayor Jim Ross fears tariffs could impact those employed there.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington Mayor Jim Ross is no fan of tariffs, and he doesn’t see how they benefit any Texan.
So, he was relieved when President Donald Trump announced another temporary reprieve on 25% tariffs on some products — not all — coming from Mexico and Canada.
“The cost of tariffs is not paid by Mexico or Canada. It’s not paid by China. It’s paid by the end user, the consumer. That’s the citizens here in the United States. That’s our citizens in Texas,” Mayor Ross told us on Inside Texas Politics.
The one-month pause exempts most goods from our neighbors to the north and south that are covered under the trade agreement negotiated during President Trump’s first term.
Specifically, the President said he wanted to help …