THE
Trump effect
In 2017, during his inaugural speech, US President Donald Trump pledged to put
“America first”. Today, his aim to protect the interests of US people and business is now as much reality as it is rhetoric. Following a recent whistle-stop tour of Europe, Ruth Holmes reviews his impact on global mobility.
P
resident Trump made a bold promise back in January 2017: “Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers
and American families.” Some would say he has been even bolder to deliver on his commitment. Among his first acts in his just days-old presidency was pulling out
of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, swiftly followed by his institution of a widely condemned, highly controversial and much-challenged travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. Since then, the president has continued to unravel other high-
profile international agreements, including the Paris accord on climate change. In May this year, the US went further and introduced tariffs on 1,333 Chinese products and on EU, Mexican and Chinese steel in a move some fear will spark a full-on trade war. While President Trump and his advisers navigate their way in
the world, where does that leave businesses, globally mobile and relocating employees on both sides of the US’s borders?
24 | Relocate | Autumn 2018
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