Explore all $304.6 billion in goods that the US imports from Mexico in a year
The USA imports over 300 billion worth of products from Mexico annually. During NAFTA only 8% had tariff applied. If the border is closed, it will cost Mexico tens of millions. They will be forced to act to build a wall on their southern border. Money talks!
Tariffs applied to products that the USA already produces eg( beef) will not hurt the US consumer, but bring in revenue for govt to pay for a border wall. Mexico pays indirectly through exports.
Here is a tip :If the southern border is shut down, go buy all the Avacodos you can as the USA gets most of them from Mexico. They will become in high demand.
Nice visual data charts that shows everything imported into the USA from Mexico:
https://qz.com/896482/everything-the-us-imports-from-mexico-and-the-tariff-collected/