on mexico. goods coming in from mexico, starting on wednesday, if a deal is not reached. there are negotiations going on this afternoon. we will keep you posted on this, but president trump s immigration-related tariffs on products from mexico will go into effect on monday. and if they do, let s look at u.s. trade with mexico and just what could get more expensive. the u.s. imported $345.6 billion worth of goods from mexico in 2018. this makes it our second largest supplier of goods. broken down by state, texas imports the most from mexico by far worth about $107 billion in 2018. michigan and california are next, taking in $56 billion and $44 billion worth of imports directly from mexico, respectively. and remember, this is in billions of dollars, so even though states with decimal points are taking in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of imports from mexico, but when we look at imports as a share of a state s gross domestic product, michigan comes out on top. 10.5% of its gdp come
mexico. this is because of the high amount of automotive parts traveling between the two countries. texas is next, followed by rhode island, kentucky and arizona i m sorry, rhode island, kentucky, and arizona. the most important items imported were vehicles, electrical machinery, machinery, medical and fuels, medical instruments, optical instruments. all told, these account for nearly three quarters of all imports from mexico. mexico was the united states largest agricultural supplier in 2018. our biggest ag imports from mexico were in fresh vegetables, followed by fruits, wine and beer, snack foods, and processed fruits. all of this totaled $26 million worth of food in 2018. all right, i want to talk more about this. joining me now is nicole bevins, college and president of the international trade and government relations section of the firm saddler, travis, and rosenberg. nicole, good to see you. thank you for joining us. sure, thanks for having me
back. this morning, the vice president said mexico needs to step up to void these tariffs. i guess i m trying to figure out whether punitive economic policies like this tend to work when discussing a purely political issue or a separate issue like immigration. well, i don t think we know the answer to that question, because we ve never had this situation before, where, to me, it s sort of like oil and vinegar. you can put them in the same bottle and shake them as much as you want, but they re not going to mix. so i think we need to approach one and the other and find a joint way to address it, because this is a long-term problem. this is not something we can resolve in the next five days. let s talk about long-term effects. it s easy to sort of i gave some short-term effects, so people can understand their vegetables will be more expensive and cars will be more expensive, but long-term, our trade relationship with mexico is fairly integrated. what happened over five years or te
thresholds as you reach that goal on what you do to the criminal gangs, what sort of penalties. the president wants to see one thing. the numbers come down. that s what he s focused on and frustrated about. you saw it play out at the same time the president has been looking for unique ways. he s been somewhat stymied in building the wall and bringing the numbers down. you see the video. the grainy images of migrants trying to cross the border. that affects the president. it bothers him. what he wants to see is the numbers come down. i would caution on all this. the president of the past criticized. he threatened to shut down the border. and then he says, mexico is doing a much better job. he s the arbiter on all of this. that s exactly the point. he decides when mexico is doing a good job and when they re doing nothing and we ll find out once they conclude their talks. thank you.
marriage celebration. with you the supreme court s ruling was very, very narrow. it said the baker in colorado did not get a proper hearing before the state board that made the decision. so it sent the case back to washington saying, take another look in light of our decision which had very little to do with the merits of the case. which is, do business that s provide services for weddings like florists or photographers, have a free expression right. the lawyers said they ll take it back to the u.s. supreme court. thank you very much. we ll continue to follow the developments. coming up next, republicans are worried that president trump imposing tariffs on mexico with good reason. we ll break down how those tariffs would hurt you and which states would be hit the hardest. wake up! there s a lot that needs to get done today. small things. big things. too hard to do alone things. day after day, you need to get it all done.