U.S. to slap 5% tariff on all Mexican imports over migrant crossings

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington plans to impose a 5 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico, in a move to pressure its southern neighbor into curbing the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.The tariff is slated to start at 5 percent on June 10, increasing by 5 percentage points every month thereafter up to a maximum of 25 percent on Oct. 1, if Mexico does not take measures to adequately address the matter, Trump said in a White House statement."Mexico's passive cooperation in allowing this mass incursion constitutes an emergency and extraordinary th…READ FULL ARTICLE