PHOENIX (June 7, 2019)—Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer released the following statement following the announcement by President Trump that new tariffs would not be imposed on imports from Mexico: “This is the right outcome, and we welcome it. We know that tariffs on imports from Mexico were going to…
Analysis finds that tariffs will hit Arizonans in the wallet, weaken economy PHOENIX (June 6, 2019)—An analysis by respected Arizona economist Jim Rounds reinforces the urgency of avoiding the imposition of a 5% tariff on goods imported from Mexico. Rounds estimates that a 5% tariff would cost each Arizona resident $60 on an average annual…
PHOENIX (June 5, 2019)—Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer released the following statement regarding today’s meeting between United States and Mexican officials on the subject of the planned imposition of a 5% tariff on goods imported from Mexico: “While we were hopeful that an agreement could have been reached that…
Local and state business leaders cite billions in tax contributions and economic growth as they urge Congress to act now PHOENIX (May 30, 2019)—The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is among 60 chambers of commerce from 26 states calling on congressional leadership to pass the Dream and Promise Act to give a path to…
A warning to readers: This column will contain several sports metaphors. The failure to reach a permanent solution on DACA during the latest government spending bill negotiation is the policy equivalent of a blown save. The chance for a win was there. But Congress and the White House couldn’t get a deal done. I’ve written…
Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake and fellow Gang of Eight members Sens. Chuck Schumer and Michael Bennet will be using some time during the spring congressional recess to tour the Arizona-Mexico border as part of their work to sell their comprehensive immigration reform package. According to recent polling data, the senators have hit the sweet…