Sin Fronteras: Tariffs’ Costs

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

PROGRAM #10734 12:00 PM PT

Sin Fronteras. This is a program of “Sin Fronteras,” a special series to serve audiences in Mexico City and other Mexican state capitals with breaking news and analysis about major developments impacting Latinos in the US.

Guests: Araceli Martinez, Reporter, Los Angeles, CA; Chelis Lopez, Reporter, San Francisco, CA; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Reporter, Washington, DC.

Tariffs: The Costs. 

President Trump said he will go ahead with the “reciprocal” tariffs announced for this week, but excluding several sectors. An expert comments on the impact of tariff costs on the prices of imported goods, how they will affect Latino-owned businesses, and the industries that will be among the hardest hit.

Guests: Dra. Mónica García-Pérez, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Broadwell College of Business and Economics, Fayetteville State University-UNCFSU, Fayetteville, NC; Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Associate Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies Department and Executive Director, North American Integration and Development Center, University of California Los Angeles-UCLA, Executive Director, SF Global, Los Angeles, CA.

Mexican Emigres Regrouping. Leaders of Mexican emigre communities in the US are coming together in a united front to respond to the “hostile narrative against migrants in the US” and plan to seek a meeting with Mexican President Sheinbaum to discuss concerns and plans for Mexicans who end up repatriated as part of the current mass deportation campaign in the US.

Guest: Francisco Moreno-Castillo, Executive Director, Council of Mexican Federations in North America-COFEM, Co-coordinator of Political Affairs, Collective of Mexican Migrant Federations and Organizations in the US-COLEFOM, Los Angeles, CA.

Bracing for 2025. With the barrage of policy changes via executive orders, draconian restrictions on immigrants, and the siege of universities, lawyers, and media outlets, where is the Trump administration headed? And what is the state of the resistance mounted by the opposition?

Guest: Dr. Miguel Tinker Salas, Professor Emeritus of History, Pomona College, Los Angeles, CA.

Troops at the Border. Hundreds of U.S. troops stationed at the southern border will now conduct patrolling and surveillance alongside federal border agents after the Pentagon gave them the green light. The decision marks a departure from prior mission guidelines, shifting away from stationary observation roles.

Guest: Elvia Diaz, Editorial Page Editor, The Arizona Republic Phoenix, AZ.

National Day of Action. Rubén Tapia from Los Angeles reports on protest actions against federal policies expected this weekend in the nation’s capital and dozens of provincial cities.

Guest: Ruben Tapia, Reporter and News Producer, Radio Bilingüe, Los Angeles, CA.

Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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