This town was built on migrants’ cash. Now it fears Trump’s deportations. | President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan could upend life in Mexican villages that depend on remittances from relatives in the United States.

The Washington Post ^ | January 5, 2025 6:30 a.m. EST | Mary Beth Sheridan

[mmichaels1970]

Oh go fix your country.

[vmpolesov]

Many similar stories from all outlets?

Gee could it be the journ-o-lists got their marching orders?

[fhayek]

The answer for all of these s-hole countries is to become economically productive. Not being a cancer on countries like the US.

[liberalh8ter]

Imagine arguing that America needs to suffer so little towns in Mexico can thrive. Perhaps the Washington Post should ask Mexico why it doesn’t do more to help its people.

[Nateman]

...Well, perhaps Mexico best find a way for ALL it’s citizens to make a living wage...

Mexico's Constitution is explicitly Socialist. It's going to stay a dump for the foreseeable future.

[fluorescence]

Should be boom times ahead for that town as all those hardworking natives return and set about rejuvenating it.
Not to mention that their families and friends must have missed them terribly all these years.

[toddausauras]

Bye.

[Blurb2350]

Exactly. They can take their newfound skills and initiative back to their home country and put it to good use there.

[Flaming Conservative]

If legal immigrants want to send money back to Mexico, they can. What’s stopping them? Illegal aliens do not have the right to work or live here. Apply for a work visa; if we get rid of all the illegals, there should be work visas available when the dust settles.

[nonliberal]

Any immigration package should include a 70% tax on remittances. To start.

[wildcard_redneck]

Parasites hardest hit.

[rlmorel]

We Built This City It's Our S**hole

We built this city
We built this city on public dole
Built this city
Like Trump had said it’s our s***hole

Say you don't know me
Or recognize my face
Say you don’t care who is flown
In from an Air Force Base
Knee deep in the river
Climb the border fence
Too Many aliens
Filling up the tents

Hear the Mariachi
Listen to the radio, don't you remember?
We built this city
We built this city it’s our s**hole

We built this city
We built this city on public dole
Built this city
Like Trump had said it’s our s***hole

[BlueLancer]

Deport them all, by any means possible. But, before and while that’s happening, there needs to be a 25% fee attached to each remittance sent to any location outside the US, States and Territories.

[Frank_Symptoms]

Just be ready for tons of these sob stories from the leftist press.

[ridesthemiles]

I SAID YEARS GO THAT TRUMP SHOULD RAID WESTERN UNION & STOP THIS PRACTICE.

[HombreSecreto]

We built this city with Gringo cash...

[Savage Beast]

They’ll have to find new sources of income. Perhaps this time they’ll find legal sources.

[TalBlack]

They were the saviors of that town with money they stole from the American economy, including the money they took from the American government.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Gee, thats just too bad parasites

[OKSooner]

Yeah, so?