America Would Run Out Of Avocados In 3 Weeks If President Trump Closes US-Mexico Border, Experts Warn
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WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) -- President Trump is threatening to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, or at the very least, "large portions" of it, next week if Mexico doesn't halt all undocumented immigrants from entering the country. If the border were to be closed, the trade of several in-demand products would be affected. Experts warn that if the border were to be closed, the U.S. would run out of avocados in three weeks.
If President Trump closed the border with Mexico, Americans would run out of avocados in three weeks — and that's not all. https://t.co/0GY1HjDNvZ pic.twitter.com/4R1y2JbvU3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2019
Other products, such as tequila, cucumbers and tomatoes would also be greatly affected by a shutdown.
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