Posted on 06/03/2019 10:33:03 AM PDT by Steve1999
Following president Donald Trump's threats to hit Mexico with tariff hikes if the country fails to stem the flood of illegal immigrants, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador responded by saying they could be "prepared to reach out the deal." White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney reaffirmed that Trump is "deadly serious" about levying a 5% tariff on Mexican goods if the Mexican government if they don't step up enforcement on the southern side of the border,
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We don’t need a deal. And we don’t want their lies and false promises. This is Mexoico’s problem to solve.
We need to see tangible results of serious efforts by Mexico to shut down the rampant infiltration of illegals into our country. Then maybe we’ll talk.
In the meantime, let’s see how their economy holds up under a string of ever increasing tariffs.
You got it! Action talks, BS walks.
Mexico has gotten away with disingenuous “deals” far too many times. Trump should not even talk to them until there is a significant decrease in the flow of illegals into our country. This is Mexico’s problem to solve, not ours.
there’s either floods of human beings trying to cross our border there isn’t
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Yep. Trump should have refused to have anyone meet with the Mexican envoy. Mexico has done as little as possible to pretend to cooperate — for the past two years! At this this point there is nothing to discuss; only results matter. The only thing we’re interested in seeing is a quick and sustained halt of the flow of immigrants.
Anything less than that is of no interest to us and we will proceed with imposing a string of increasing tariffs against the importation of Mexican products. Since good faith negotiations have achieved nothing, we have no other choice but to levy harsh tariffs until they comply.
no habla ingles :)
You said exactly what I was thinking.
If Trump really wants so put the hurt on them without damaging US businesses with tariffs, he should just institute a 50% tariff/surcharge on any money remittances from US to Meheco, by anyone. That should bring in a few billion $ to the US treasury, and give the corrupt Mehecan gubermint pause. That might be more than the corrupt cartels are paying the corrupt gubermint in bribes.
And it wouldn’t cost US taxpayers anything.
Then we get to the total cutting off of *any* type of welfare to *any* non-US citizen...
A guy can dream, can’t he?
Yep. Only a fool would believe Obrador has changed his tune.
Like all Central and South American politicians, he looks at the US as a bottomless supply of endless wealth for himself and his country. Can we blame them? It was US politicians who set the gravy train into motion to begin with. That status quo has now existed for generations, and has become part of the woof and warp of their economies.
Obrador and his like will never do anything to stem the tide of illegal immigration because it benefits them immensely. Through illegal immigration, they can export their poor - who are a net drain on their resources - and turn them into a net financial gain, because they send billions of dollars back to their home countries.
Big business in the US loves the cheap labor, and they donate generously to US politicians who keep the system going. The folks back home in Mexico love it because the kids send dollars to them. The Mexican politicians love it because the illegals enrich the country. The cartels love it because transporting illegals to the US is a lucrative business. US politicians love it because the illegals are slowly supplanting the American people - who are not on board with the whole dirty business of selling America out - and those new citizens will vote for more of the same.
Yep, everybody loves illegal immigration except those who are paying for it - the American people.
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