There is anxiousness and uncertainty of what exactly the new tariffs will be and how they could impact the economy of El Paso-Juárez Borderland, which relies on trade between the neighboring nations. Mexico is the largest international trading partner for the United States and the state of Texas.

Trump is imposing blanket tariffs of 25 percent on all Canadian and Mexican goods – aside from a carveout of a lower 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy – and an additional 10 percent tariff on goods from China, defying economist predictions that the tariffs would not be wide-sweeping.

President Donald Trump's new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico and China all contain clauses suspending a duty-free exemption for low-value shipments below $800 that is widely seen as a loophole that has allowed shipments of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States.