Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is scheduled to address U.S. mayors Friday amid President Trump’s threat to levy tariffs on cross-border commerce.
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and more than 100 mayors from throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada are in Los Cabos this week for the first-ever North American Mayors Summit.
“This summit comes at a critical time as we look toward the passage of the new USMCA trade agreement, work to end the environmental crisis in the Tijuana River Valley and foster greater economic growth,” Faulconer said.
President Trump has threatened Mexico with 5% tariffs beginning Monday and escalating by 5% every month unless Mexico stops Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States. The tariffs would be paid by American consumers and U.S. companies that manufacture in Mexico, but over time would hurt the Mexican economy as well.
San Diego has a long-standing commitment to cross-border collaboration and economic development with Tijuana and Baja California.
Faulconer currently serves as the co-chair for the U.S.-Mexico Border Mayors Association and chair of the Trilateral Alliance for Trade in the Americas.
The North American Mayors Summit is an initiative of the Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, and the U.S. delegation is led by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
