So we should completely shut down the border and cross-border commerce with Mexico. They’ll die in 60 days.
Yes
The 5% tariff was the mildest possible threat.
It is not really necessary to close the border to stop commerce. US Customs can begin immediate detailed inspection of every truck, every pallet, every drum, every box, every car, every glove box, every spare tire, every airline baggage item, every minute object crossing the border from the Mexican resorts.
There will be no just in time arrivals.
The trucks at the entry ports will be lined up for a hundred miles and the wait can be months. 0arrival from a Mexican resort will be an experience most will hate to the point the returning will be so distasteful the trips will cease.
To block the intense detail nspection process, a judge must condone breaking the law
Many years ago gas and oil was Mexico’s #1 GNP. #2 was reparations from the US. Bet those have flipped today. Stop all Western Union transfers and they’ll die in a month.
Station our military on the border with orders to shoot anything that moves.