Rep. Henry Cuellar believes Trump's threat of tariffs will "definitely get Mexico to the table so we can solve the problem about immigration and fentanyl."

President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office. Imports from Mexico and Canada totaled $900 billion in 2023. Trump has proposed tariffs as a solution to government funding.

Among the roster of officials filling out the Trump 2.0 team, the president-elect has picked more than a dozen operatives, lawyers and officials who attended his criminal trial in Manhattan earlier this year,