NewsBite

US border battle

This Month

Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s comments add to the chorus of discontent in Latin America.

Trump pauses tariffs as Colombia backs down on migrant flights

The US and Colombia have pulled back from the brink of a trade war over military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

  • Updated
  • Phil Stewart and Oliver Griffin
President Donald Trump signs an executive order relating to cryptocurrency in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

War room, webinars: Corporate America tries to cope with Trump blitz

Businesses have been left trying to nail down what the tax, immigration, DEI and energy orders will mean for them.

  • Stephen Foley, James Fontanella-Khan and Jamie Smyth

September 2024

Donald Trump is capitalising on a long-term trend that could be construed from recent labour data.

One chart saved Trump’s life, but another could salvage his campaign

Recent data suggests that foreign-born workers are nabbing more jobs than native-born Americans. It’s nuanced, but the Republican nominee is capitalising on it.

  • Updated
  • Matthew Cranston

April 2019

A shutdown of the US-Mexico border would affect a lot more than foot traffic and day visits.

Closing the Mexican border could force up prices, shut factories

A shutdown would quickly spread across the economy, forcing up fruit and vegetable prices, spawning food shortages, shutting production lines and throwing Americans out of work.

  • Phoebe Wall Howard, Daniel Gonzales and Joel Shannon

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/us-border-battle-1mnj