WATCH: Illinois legislators differ on Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer debates legislation while on the House Floor during the last days of Lame Duck Session for the 103d General Assembly.

Depending on who you ask, tariffs deployed by President Donald Trump are either a response to unfair trade from neighboring countries or a tax increase on working families.

Monday, Trump said the tariffs that went into effect Tuesday morning were meant to address the ongoing fentanyl crisis and the deadly drugs that are still flowing across the southern and northern U.S. border, but to also spur investment in the U.S. Read the rest of the story by Greg Bishop on The Center Square.