Tariff Talk: How Trump’s trade policies affect Texas consumers

April 30, 2025
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Dr. Vipul Garg, assistant professor supply chain management at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

A professor who specializes in tariffs says the future of tariffs and policies, depends on the revenue the U.S. receives from its consumers and other countries pushing for domestic manufacturing.

Editor-In-Chief of The Mesquite, Johnathan Pena and volunteer reporter Elyssa Quesada, interviewed Dr. Vipul Garg, assistant professor of supply chain management, at Texas A&M University-San Antonio March 26.

Garg focuses on manufacturing tariffs and how they will affect consumers buying vehicles that are coming from Mexico, with the foreign parts shipped from China.

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Commentary by: Paola “Alex” Villar

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About the Authors

Johnathan Peña

Editor-In-Chief

Johnathan “John” Pena is a senior majoring in communications and minoring in business administrations at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. John enjoys listening to an assorted genre of music, watching movies, playing video games and videoographing with his GoPro. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in advertising or sports journalism and one day work public relations for the Spurs.

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Elyssa Quesada

Elyssa Quesada is a communications junior at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. A Texas native who served nine years as a U.S. Marine, she now applies hard work and discipline toward her education. In her free time she enjoys traveling, visiting museums, painting and drawing. She hopes to pursue a career as a public affairs representative with the National Park Service.