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Gabe Lipton is the Associate Editor of Signal responsible for editorial execution of GZERO Media’s written newsletter content. He holds degrees in Government and Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the international economic honors society, and is studying German in his spare time. At the age of 11, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) confirmed (in person) his take on an important political question of the day, forever sealing his fate as a close observer of global politics. His Spidey powers leave much to be desired.
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Ari Winkleman
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April 01, 2019

On Monday, US President Donald Trump threatened to close the US-Mexico border entirely to punish Mexico for not doing enough – in his view – to stop northward migration to the United States. But if he were to go through with such a drastic step, President Trump would inflict serious pain on US states that do big business with their southern neighbor. And don't even get us started about the impact on avocado toast aficionados. Here's a state by state map of who could get hurt most if Trump closes the border.

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