Trump backs away from tariffs after Mexico agrees to immigration deal

American negotiators had been asking Mexico since July 2018 to do more to stop the flow of migrants

President Donald Trump pushed Mexico — and his own party — to the brink when he threatened massive new tariffs over illegal immigration. And he now has a cross-border deal to show for it.
 

He also added another chapter in his now-familiar pattern on tariffs: threaten to go big, pull back at the last minute.
 

Trump announced late Friday that he wouldn’t impose a sliding scale of tariffs on goods from Mexico — from 5 per cent to 25 per cent over time — after that nation agreed to take a tougher stance on immigration, which was his goal all