“We’ve done fine job-wise. yes, illegals are taking jobs from Americans.”
No, we haven’t been doing “fine”. We have full employment in Manhattan, and in the Lobbying industry of DC. And illegals here are a fraction of the damage. We aren’t talking about the jobs taken by illegals here. We are talking about the jobs that leave the borders completely.
Besides, that’s a wash, the illegals have to leave no matter what.
As to your trade war, we are already in one, only we aren’t advocating for OUR side. The foreign governments fight for their nation, and our government and businessmen do too.
Our exports face barriers.
You DO realize Mexico taxes things imported and is very serious about country of origin. I recently spoke to a tech rep. As they attended a show there, they even had to carefully document country of origin of all their swag. Pens, Mugs, lapel pins, etc.
What can possibly be more fair than doing to them exactly what they do you?
Over the long haul, we’ve done fine. Teh statist economic policies of teh last 8 years or so have really set us back. But before that (and before teh bank collapse, also caused by government interference), we were doing OK jobwise.
We can get rid of illegal alien jobs by doing what I proposed in my prior post, with no need for a new tax.
And doesn't have enough jobs, so they have to export people here, and their economy relies on remittances.
Do you want to be like them?