ARIZONA 360

Episode 218

FUNDING SHELTERS FOR MIGRANTS: Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry discusses the possibility of using federal funds from the Homeland Security grant Operation Stonegarden to cover costs associated with temporary shelter for incoming asylum seekers in the Tucson Metro area. TOMATO TRADE: Produce distributor Jaime Chamberlain discusses how distributors in Arizona will be impacted by anticipated changes to the Tomato Suspension Agreement and new duties levied on tomato imports from Mexico. MEXICAN CONSULATE ON AZ RELATIONS: Consul Ricardo Pineda of the Mexican Consulate in Tucson discusses Arizona’s importance to U.S. -Mexico relations when it comes to trade, and ways that relationship can improve in areas like tourism. USMCA UPDATE: Bloomberg News reporter Eric Martin on key differences in the new NAFTA deal known as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement and hang-ups preventing its ratification.