One of the nation’s largest labor unions wants President Donald Trump to make one of America’s favorite imports a lot more American.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters are urging the administration to impose significant tariffs on Mexican beer, arguing more of it should be brewed by U.S. workers instead of across the border.

The request comes as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative continues to assess whether certain countries’ policies have fueled unfair manufacturing advantages. 

The Teamsters argue Mexico has fueled its brewing industry through government-backed investment incentives, lower labor costs and export-focused policies that have expanded production and exports, helping imported beer capture a growing share of the U.S. market.

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The tariff push could have implications for some of America’s best-known imported beer brands, including Modelo, Corona, Pacifico and Tecate, much of which is brewed in Mexico before being shipped to retailers across the U.S.

«We can brew Modelo beer. It’s the same recipe. Let’s brew it in the United States,» Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, told Fox News Digital. «We are very good at producing goods and services in this country,» he added.

In its filing, the union said Mexican beer production has increased 85% since 2014, with about 80% of the country’s beer exports shipped to the United States. Meanwhile, capacity utilization at major U.S. breweries fell from 82% in 2013 to 65% in 2023, a trend the Teamsters say threatens thousands of well-paying union jobs.

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Economists say the beer industry could see job cuts as tariffs increase costs for brewers and importers. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

The union argues tariffs would help shift more beer production back to the U.S., supporting American breweries along with the farmers who grow barley and hops, aluminum manufacturers that produce cans and the truckers who move beer across the country.

«I’m pro-America, pro-American worker, pro American jobs. So if there’s an opportunity to tariff Mexican beer in this situation, which is gonna provide opportunity for our current members, which we have tens of thousands in the brewery and distribution industry, then I’m all for tariffs and all for keeping American jobs in America,» O’Brien added.

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The Teamsters say the threat to U.S. brewery jobs is growing as major brewers continue investing billions of dollars in Mexico.

According to the filing, breweries have announced plans to add another 19 million to 23 million hectoliters of production capacity over the next five years, an expansion the union attributes to export-focused tax incentives, lower labor costs and industrial policies aimed at boosting manufacturing for foreign markets.

The filing also cites Mexico’s 2023 tax incentives for export-oriented manufacturers and its broader «Plan México» industrial strategy, arguing those policies have encouraged additional investment while suppressing wages and making it more difficult for U.S. producers to compete.

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The Teamsters have publicly backed tariffs as high as 75% on Mexican beer imports, calling them one potential remedy to what they describe as an uneven playing field. In a separate submission to USTR, the union said continued pressure from imported beer could force more U.S. brewery slowdowns or closures, jeopardizing good-paying brewery jobs that have supported American families for generations.

The Teamsters’ filing is one of several submitted as USTR weighs potential trade actions under its ongoing Section 301 investigation.

USTR did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Since the beginning of the month, France and Spain have been hit by massive wildfires. Some observed the fires looked like a scene from Armageddon. The infernos destroyed buildings and forests alike, where the epic heat wave in Europe has hit record levels in many parts of the bloc. The heat has already led to thousands of deaths. However, the fires are not just due to the record heat.

Notably, last week, the famous Fontainebleau Forest near Paris was set alight, destroying 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of woodland. Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated, and 850 emergency firefighters were deployed — efforts to end the fire could take weeks.

Reports show that it’s not just climate change causing the destruction. The latest data from France’s Ministry of Agriculture says nine out of 10 wildfires are caused by people. Often it’s campfires, unextinguished cigarettes, or similar negligence. That was exacerbated by the extreme heat this year in France and Spain, which in many cases turned scrub grassland into a tinderbox. It’s also true that both countries have regulations that prohibit clearing of certain protected lands, according to information from each country. «Policies of nature restoration and building have made it hard in some cases to clear the brush that piles up,» Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Madrid-based investment company Tressis, told Fox News Digital.

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The causes of fires in the U.S. are quite similar to those in France. According to data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and the U.S. Forest Service, 85% of fires are caused by people. However, the total wildfire burns in the U.S. from lightning-caused fires tends to burn more acreage because they often strike in remote, hard-to-reach areas. 

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said experts found ten points around a little more than half of a mile radius that were used for ignition, according to a report by France Insider. It also found that pattern «suggests a voluntary origin,» the minister reportedly said.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with firefighters members of the drone section during a visit at the firefighters’ central command site following a fire in the Fontainebleau Forest, in Noisy-sur-Ecole, in the Paris’ Ile-de-France region on July 16, 2026. A volunteer firefighter who was suspected of starting a fire in France’s historic Fontainebleau forest, was placed under formal investigation and remanded in custody on Wednesday, a prosecutor said. Interior Minister has said 32,000 hectares have been hit by fires since the start of this year — more than during the entire 2025 fire season.  (Mohammed Badra/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

France 24 reported that dozens of people have been arrested across the nation for either accidentally or deliberately starting fires. On a visit to the Fontainebleau forest last week, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country «has never faced so many outbreaks of fire across the country since the end of World War II.» He added, «Here, as everywhere else in France, there will be zero tolerance» for arsonists, «because it is, of course, our national territory that is under attack every time a fire breaks out,» Macron said according to the France 24 report.

This photograph shows a wildfire raging near houses in Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern of France, on July 2, 2026. Hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in the south that are being fueled by wind, drought, and heat. The largest fire is in the Aude department, but there are also fires north of Marseille, where the prime minister is expected to chair a new inter-ministerial crisis task force.  (Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Spain has been dealing with three separate wildfires, one of which has been stopped. A fire in Zaragoza destroyed 12,000 hectares (29,653 acres) and resulted in the evacuation of six separate villages. Fires in Madrid and Guadalajara impacted at least 2,000 people. «The speed of these fires is something that even the most experienced firefighters are saying they have never seen anything like this,» Lacalle told Fox News Digital.

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A fire in the Spanish Andalusia region killed at least 13 people, including a 93-year-old woman who was injured in the fire at Los Gallardos.

ALMERIA, SPAIN – JULY 10: Flames and smoke rise from a wildfire near the municipality of El Pocico on July 10, 2026 in Almeria, Spain. Emergency crews continue to battle the wildfire in Spain’s southern province of Almería that has killed at least 11 people, with 19 to 23 others still reported missing.  (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Spain has vast areas of unused land with most of the population living in cities. «Some unused areas have not been cleaned up,» Lacalle told Fox News Digital. «Because they have uncleared scrub land, there is a higher likelihood of a disastrous fire.» That unclears scrub that gets dried out by an extreme heat wave effectively creates a tinderbox that ignites quickly, even with a partially smoked cigarette.

Are there more wildfires happening across the globe than there used to be? Not necessarily. The volume of land burned declined 26% between 2002 and 2021, according to data from Global Wildfire Information System (2026). «It seems to be getting more attention,» Gilbertie told Fox News Digital. «It’s also the manifestation of the increased weather volatility.

Are there more wildfires happening across the globe than there used to be? The number of people exposed to wildfires has grown by an average of 382,700 per year during the period from 2002 to 2021, an increase of 40%, according to a study by the University of East Anglia in England. The study says, «This surge in human exposure was driven mainly by population growth and migration into fire-prone landscapes.» Over the same period, the amount of land burned decreased by 26%, according to the UEA study. 

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Separately, the extreme heat across France over the last month has caused a high death rate. The Guardian reported that some 2,000 people died at the end of June. However, that heat wave is forecast to continue through August.

France is the epicenter of the excessive heat, which has resulted in many outdoor events being canceled, especially in the south of the country. «Europe is being hit by a unique situation,» Hackett told Fox News Digital. «The extreme heat and dryness are mainly being driven by the warm surface in the Mediterranean Sea and the cold-water Atlantic.» And that situation of warm dry weather will continue into August.