Ouch! A summertime with tariffs on bottles of Corona or Dos Equis sounds cruel and unusual. It’s also going to cost more jobs than it will create.

Fox News covered our new Unleash Prosperity Now paper making the case against the Trump admin’s proposed tariffs on Mexican beer:

The report backs that claim with data showing the U.S. beer business supports roughly 1.74 million jobs, but only about 5% are directly involved in brewing. Most workers are employed by wholesalers, retailers, restaurants and suppliers that handle beer after it is brewed, jobs that remain in the U.S. even when the beer is imported.

“If you end up slapping tariffs on Mexican beer, you’re not protecting American workers,” Ozgo said. “What you’re really doing is cutting into the most profitable segment of the beer market right now and in turn putting U.S. jobs at risk.”

The full paper is available here: