Trump demands more water from Mexico under threat of 5% higher tariffs
Foreign Policy,Mexico,Trump Agenda,Tariffs,Water And Oceans
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President Donald Trump demanded that Mexico provide more water to the United States and threatened to raise tariffs by 5% on imports if the country doesn't open the spigot before the end of the year.
Under a 1944 treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the United States from the Rio Grande River through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years. Water is measured in increments needed to cover an acre of land 1 foot deep...
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