Canada tariffs; Visa revoked; Dolly Parton; Voters : NPR

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Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The Canadian government plans to match U.S. tariffs “dollar for dollar,” according to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Starting September 8, Canada will impose tariffs of 15%, 25%, and 50% on a range of U.S. exports, targeting steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics. This move affects nearly $20 billion worth of annual imports from the U.S.

• 🎧 The $20 billion in tariffed goods won’t significantly impact the U.S. economy, NPR’s Stephan Bisaha tells Up First. Canada is likely to feel the strain a little more. But if the trade war continues to intensify and goods like American cars and Canadian oil enter the mix, it would have a bigger effect. Bisaha adds that the $20 million figure is no coincidence; it’s also the value of Canadian goods the U.S. will impose tariffs on. Despite the minimal effect on the U.S. economy, the year and a half of fluctuating tariffs has caused considerable uncertainty for U.S. businesses.

In what may be the largest revocation effort in U.S. history, the Trump administration is planning to cancel 200,000 immigration visas nationwide, according to an administration source familiar with the policy who was not authorized to speak on the record. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott says the agency is identifying and revoking visas held by immigrants who entered the U.S. as short-term visitors for tourism or business but then filed for asylum. This revocation process is expected to occur on a rolling basis, not all at once, the administration source said.

• 🎧 NPR’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán says many immigration attorneys he has talked to see this move as performative. California-based attorney Nicolette Glazer called it “a completely empty effort” with no consequences. An immigrant who overstays their short-term visa is already breaking the law, so the new policy will revoke visas that are already invalid, Martínez-Beltrán explains. A 2015 Government Accountability Office report shows that termination of asylum cases due to fraud is extremely rare. Still, Martínez-Beltrán says the policy could lead to more people getting arrested. Last month, the Trump administration arrested 50,000 immigrants — a monthly record in the second Trump term, according to an Associated Press analysis.