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Isn’t a tax on Mexican imports the same as Americans paying for wall?

A truck drives near the Mexico-US border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico, on Jan. 25, 2017.
A truck drives near the Mexico-US border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico, on Jan. 25, 2017. Christian Torres The Associated Press

Can someone smarter than me please explain why a tariff on Mexican goods being imported into the U.S. won’t simply increase the cost of those goods, ultimately resulting in American consumers paying for a wall?

Doug Perrin, San Luis Obispo

This story was originally published February 11, 2017 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Isn’t a tax on Mexican imports the same as Americans paying for wall?."

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