I wouldn’t be so sure. Necessity is the mother of invention. However, the free market doesn’t really thrive in Mexico because of its smothering government. So what would otherwise be an opportunity for sellers in Mexico to go elsewhere, adding the extra costs to the price, probably won’t happen because the free market is smothered by the Mexican government which is why they are so dirt poor.
But a healthy economic country with a thriving free market could make those changes. So all that means is America’s government interference screws up Mexico’s government interference.
The point is, tariffs do not address the core issues that has caused our economic weakness - directly caused by the federal government. Tariffs are palliative measures that appear to fix something but doesn’t and actually weakens our economy.
In the meantime, Trumps is using this threat to cull illegal immigration - what Congress is constitutionally mandated to do but won’t. God bless Trump.
Mexico lost just by the threat of tariffs. Let's see what happens on the southern border with their military claims and freezing organized financial monies that support caravans. I highly doubt Pres. Trump will allow them to play their game without results. He is not Bill Clinton with give-aways to the Norks. He is not W who bought into international intel pressure about Iraq. He is not Obama who bowed to foreign potentates, and furthered socialism lite.
Trump may talk too much on Social Media, but he has a firm grasp on international motivations. The man is more aware and smarter that most know. The next 2 weeks will be interesting.