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Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on his threats
Los Angeles Times ^
| Dec. 31, 2024 3 AM PT
| Scott Morgenstern
Posted on 01/01/2025 1:44:16 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term — and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear.
While many of Trump’s predecessors have also followed a “
realist” strategy — that is, one in which relative power is at the forefront of international relations and diplomatic success is viewed through how it benefits one’s own nation — the incoming president has displayed an apparent unwillingness to consider the
pain that his plans would inflict on targeted countries or the responses this will engender.
Trump’s proposed policies threaten Mexico in three key ways: First, his goal of
deporting millions of migrants would put tremendous pressure on Mexico’s economy and society as the country tried to absorb the influx. This would be exacerbated by his second threat, a sharp
increase in tariffs, which could devastate the critical export sector of Mexico’s economy. And third, Trump has floated the idea of using
U.S. military power to confront narcotraffickers within Mexico — which would directly impinge on Mexico’s sovereignty and could generate more violence on both sides of the border.
But Mexico has several options to push back on Trump by imposing high costs on U.S. interests.
Indeed, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has already
signaled how she may counter Trump’s policies. The most obvious tools are ending cooperation on drugs and immigration and imposing tariffs of her own. She could also revoke some of the decades-old tax and labor privileges that have
benefited U.S. businesses operating within Mexico. And finally, she could play the “China card” — that is, in the face of worsening U.S.-Mexico ties, Mexico could turn to Washington’s biggest economic...
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Trump’s proposed policies threaten Mexico in three key ways: First, his goal of deporting millions of migrants would put tremendous pressure on Mexico’s economy and society as the country tried to absorb the influx. Did it "put tremendous pressure on Mexico’s economy and society" when they shuttled them to the border?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I doubt it. Hypocrisy at its finest.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:46:04 PM PST
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
How about the United States Marine Corps do another “Halls of Montezuma” on these jackasses.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:49:49 PM PST
by
TTFlyer
(Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
LA Slimes recommending foreign action against the US, is that not treason?
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:51:04 PM PST
by
doorgunner69
(Your oath of enlistment has no expiration date)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The most obvious tools are ending cooperation on drugs and immigration ..... That's a threat?
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:52:20 PM PST
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Play the China card?
Mine Mexico's harbors. Haiphong-style.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:54:25 PM PST
by
thescourged1
(Rush, is it time to panic yet? )
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Drug cartels are the 5th largest employer in Mexico.
https://archive.is/FS0Bo
Mexico appears to be a Narco State. The US military should be used to destroy the entire Mexican government. The US should do to Mexico what Israel is doing to Syria, but we should be more thorough.
Let the new government in the new government buildings in their new capital fight back any way they like.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:56:06 PM PST
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Bullshirt! Mexico and all other countries need US more than we need them.
We can be energy independent again. We can make other countries grovel at our feet for energy.
We are self sufficient for everything if we have to be. We have the raw materials/natural resources, we have the labor force, we have the land, we have a varied climate, we have the “will” if/when we need it to accomplish anything. We are the U S of A.
We don’t NEED other countries, they NEED US!
As Elon Musk would say “Go F yourselves” (except he would actually say it.)
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:56:35 PM PST
by
faucetman
(Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
To: E. Pluribus Unum
This guy is simply BEGGING Mexico to harm the USA. In his sick mind, it’s well deserved.
To: doorgunner69
Kinda what I was thinking.....there was a time in this country this kinda thing would warrent a visit from the fbi or even SS.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:57:33 PM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“The most obvious tools are ending cooperation on drugs and immigration...”
Ending cooperation on immigration when she has been committing acts of war against the United States through illegal immigration?
Whoever wrote this is bat-shit crazy.
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:57:46 PM PST
by
odawg
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Go Mexico!
The LA Times = The Mexico Times
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posted on
01/01/2025 1:58:56 PM PST
by
Eddie01
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"[Trump] has displayed an apparent unwillingness to consider the pain that his plans would inflict on targeted countries"What an idiot author. What about the IMMENSE PAIN that Mexico has ALREADY inflicted on us with the millions of people they sent north illegally. Plus, Mexico allowed people from all over the world to transit Mexico to come to the USA illegally.
We have suffered more than enough pain because of Mexico's intransigence on shipping poorly educated, disease-ridden people, terrorists and narcos to the USA.
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:02:39 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(Marxism is a politics for the ugly, unwanted, uneducated, unhealthy, and insane.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
ending cooperation on drugs and immigrationIf the border is properly fortified, and by that I mean sealed so that a cucaracha can't cross without permission, Mexico's cooperation or lack thereof is completely irrelevant.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Whose side is the LA Times on?
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:06:46 PM PST
by
Ge0ffrey
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Millions or billions, I forget which, are sent to Mexico by the illegals.
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:09:21 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Mexico has already signaled that it will withhold processing of non-Mexicans. Mexico has no problem processing illegals from as far away as Mozambique, China and Uzbekistan who landed in Mexico, as it shuttled all of them towards the US border.
The Mexican government was nothing less than waging a form of asymmetric warfare on the USA
Recognize that an respond appropriately
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:09:39 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: E. Pluribus Unum
None of this will matter if the Trumpster has to follow through on his threats of tariffs.
It will thoroughly crush Mexico's economy and bring them to their knees.
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:12:04 PM PST
by
SoConPubbie
(Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
la Times advocating for Mexico ..
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:17:07 PM PST
by
A strike
(You people keep using cash, how we gonna keep track of your ammo purchases?)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Mexico can do whatever it wants, and it can also “find out”.
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posted on
01/01/2025 2:19:59 PM PST
by
bigbob
(Yes. We ARE going back!)
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