| 1 | | - | Enrolled September 11, 2019 Passed IN Senate September 06, 2019 Amended IN Senate July 01, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 48Introduced by Senator Hueso(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Hurtado, Rubio, and Wilk)June 10, 2019Relative to commerce. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 48, Hueso. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented between the United States, Mexico, and Canada to integrate commerce and investment between the participating nations; andWHEREAS, Since the implementation of NAFTA, trade among the three countries has quadrupled and regional trade has resulted in a high degree of economic integration; and WHEREAS, The rise of complex cross-border supply chains effectively turned the United States developed economy and Mexicos developing economy into a singular binational production platform; and WHEREAS, Californias relationship with Mexico has been integral to making California the fifth-largest economy in the world and an economic engine for all of the United States; and WHEREAS, The CaliforniaMexico border region is home to over 7.1 million people and generating $24.3 billion dollars in economic activity, and is one of the most highly populated border regions in the United States; and WHEREAS, In 2018, California imported $44 billion in goods from Mexico, including transportation equipment, computer and electronic products, agricultural products, and miscellaneous manufactured goods, and exported $30.7 billion to Mexico, or 17 percent of all California exports; and WHEREAS, Trade with Mexico supports 566,000 jobs in California; and WHEREAS, The United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) was signed on November 30, 2018, to update the existing NAFTA agreement and is pending ratification before the legislative bodies of each country; and WHEREAS, In 2019, President Donald Trump instituted a series of tariffs, on solar panels 30 percent, washing machines (30 to 50 percent), steel (25 percent), and aluminum (10 percent) for most countries, which were extended to include the European Union, Canada, and Mexico; and WHEREAS, This action resulted in a series of retaliatory tariffs, with Canada announcing tariffs on 229 products and Mexico retaliating with $3 billion in tariffs against American-made products; and WHEREAS, President Trump announced his plan to impose a 5-percent tariff on Mexican goods starting on June 10, 2019, and will gradually increase that amount to 25 percent on October 1, 2019, until Mexico substantially stops the flow of immigrants into the United States; and WHEREAS, In 2017, over one-third of all American exports went to NAFTA partners, with Mexico being one of the largest buyers of American-made products in the world; and WHEREAS, Mexico was the second-largest exporter to the United States in 2018, with goods totaling $346.5 billion, a 10-percent increase from 2017; and WHEREAS, At least 30 of the 50 states in the United States depend on Mexico as one of their two principal exports markets; and WHEREAS, Mexico purchases 17.2 percent of all California exports, whose dollar value in 2017 amounted to $26.8 billion; and WHEREAS, The United States Chamber of Commerce estimates that $699 million in California exports to Mexico have been targeted for trade retaliation from United States tariffs; and WHEREAS, Reports have indicated that the 5-percent tariff on Mexican goods could result is the loss of as many as 50,000 California jobs; and WHEREAS, These tariffs threaten California businesses and jobs and will be felt by California consumers and producers and across supply chains; and WHEREAS, The relationship between Mexico and the United States is vital to the success of our country and our state, as seen by the economic benefits of free trade and the ongoing commercial partnership between the nations of North America; and WHEREAS, To ensure the ongoing cooperation between California and Mexico fundamental to their shared economic prosperity, it is essential that we continue to collaborate to strengthen job creation, cross-border goods movement, innovation, and international competitiveness; and WHEREAS, With the approval of the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) pending before Congress and the ushering in of a new presidential administration in Mexico, a unique opportunity arrives for California to foster productive conversations with Mexico and to find new and innovative ways to lead domestically and internationally; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate urges the leaders of the United States to avoid tariffs with Mexico, as it stands in the way of our own economic success and that Congress should oppose any tariffs levied on Mexico; and be it furtherRESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the United States Congress; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate July 01, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 48Introduced by Senator Hueso(Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Hurtado, Rubio, and Wilk)June 10, 2019Relative to commerce. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 48, as amended, Hueso. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, In 1994, the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented between the United States, Mexico, and Canada to integrate commerce and investment between the participating nations; andWHEREAS, Since the implementation of NAFTA, trade among the three countries has quadrupled and regional trade has resulted in a high degree of economic integration; and WHEREAS, The rise of complex cross-border supply chains effectively turned the United States developed economy and Mexicos developing economy into a singular binational production platform; and WHEREAS, Californias relationship with Mexico has been integral to making California the fifth-largest economy in the world and an economic engine for all of the United States; and WHEREAS, The CaliforniaMexico border region is home to over 7.1 million people and generating $24.3 billion dollars in economic activity, and is one of the most highly populated border regions in the United States; and WHEREAS, In 2018, California imported $44 billion in goods from Mexico, including transportation equipment, computer and electronic products, agricultural products, and miscellaneous manufactured goods, and exported $30.7 billion to Mexico, or 17 percent of all California exports; and WHEREAS, Trade with Mexico supports 566,000 jobs in California; and WHEREAS, The United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) was signed on November 30, 2018, to update the existing NAFTA agreement and is pending ratification before the legislative bodies of each country; and WHEREAS, In 2019, President Donald Trump instituted a series of tariffs, on solar panels 30 percent, washing machines (30 to 50 percent), steel (25 percent), and aluminum (10 percent) for most countries, which were extended to include the European Union, Canada, and Mexico; and WHEREAS, This action resulted in a series of retaliatory tariffs, with Canada announcing tariffs on 229 products and Mexico retaliating with $3 billion in tariffs against American-made products; and WHEREAS, President Trump announced his plan to impose a 5-percent tariff on Mexican goods starting on June 10, 2019, and will gradually increase that amount to 25 percent on October 1, 2019, until Mexico substantially stops the flow of immigrants into the United States; and WHEREAS, In 2017, over one-third of all American exports went to NAFTA partners, with Mexico being one of the largest buyers of American-made products in the world; and WHEREAS, Mexico was the second-largest exporter to the United States in 2018, with goods totaling $346.5 billion, a 10-percent increase from 2017; and WHEREAS, At least 30 of the 50 states in the United States depend on Mexico as one of their two principal exports markets; and WHEREAS, Mexico purchases 17.2 percent of all California exports, whose dollar value in 2017 amounted to $26.8 billion; and WHEREAS, The United States Chamber of Commerce estimates that $699 million in California exports to Mexico have been targeted for trade retaliation from United States tariffs; and WHEREAS, Reports have indicated that the 5-percent tariff on Mexican goods could result is the loss of as many as 50,000 California jobs; and WHEREAS, These tariffs threaten California businesses and jobs and will be felt by California consumers and producers and across supply chains; and WHEREAS, The relationship between Mexico and the United States is vital to the success of our country and our state, as seen by the economic benefits of free trade and the ongoing commercial partnership between the nations of North America; and WHEREAS, To ensure the ongoing cooperation between California and Mexico fundamental to their shared economic prosperity, it is essential that we continue to collaborate to strengthen job creation, cross-border goods movement, innovation, and international competitiveness; and WHEREAS, With the approval of the United StatesMexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA) pending before Congress and the ushering in of a new presidential administration in Mexico, a unique opportunity arrives for California to foster productive conversations with Mexico and to find new and innovative ways to lead domestically and internationally; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Legislature Senate urges the leaders of the United States to avoid tariffs with Mexico, as it stands in the way of our own economic success and that Congress should oppose any tariffs levied on Mexico; and be it furtherRESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the United States Congress; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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