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Trump’s Tariffs Will Widen the Digital Divide

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President Donald Trump 's trade war with the U.S. continues to escalate.

But the people who will be hit the hardest are those with lower incomes.

Lower-priced products compete more heavily on price, which squeezes margins, experts say.

The president has gone back and forth on which devices will be exempt from tariffs.

But experts say the extra cost added by tariffs makes people buy less stuff.

Price hikes can also create problems for people at the margins of society and institutions that look out for them.

Terah LawyerHarper is executive director of CROP, or Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs .

She worries that tariffs will make it much harder to support former inmates looking to reintegrate into society.