Mexico Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. After NAFTA Violation

Texas Farm Bureau ^ | Sep 3, 2010 | Amanda Hill

[fightinJAG]

A trucking dispute between Mexico and the U.S. has led Mexico to expand a list of tariffs to 54 American agriculture products worth an estimated $1.7 billion.

The tariffs on American exports come after Congress discontinued the U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project, a pilot program which allowed up to 100 firms from both countries to transport international cargo across the border without restriction.

In evaluations of the fiscal year 2009 budget, Congress determined there was not adequate funding for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to continue the Demonstration Project. Under current U.S. law, Mexican transportation vehicles only may enter the country up to 25 miles from the border.

Under NAFTA, participating countries must allow free transportation and circulation of goods across North American borders. When a country does not comply with NAFTA requirements, the reciprocating country may file a case to correct the infraction.

"Mexico filed a NAFTA petition, which was granted in their favor, because the U.S. is not fulfilling their obligations," said Dr. Parr Rosson, professor and extension economist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&M University.

[Regulator]

This is a good thing. As U.S. surplus corn and wheat becomes more expensive in Mexico, perhaps Mexican farmers will be able to remain on their land and not be forced to run for the border.

In addition to this it would be great to dump the subsidies for the agribusiness welfare cases so that they stop producing taxpayer paid for surpluses in the first place.

But of course, sensible things like that would just upset all those rock-ribbed "Fwee Twade" teenyboppers on this thread.

[1rudeboy]

Brilliant! Let’s sell less product (of any kind) to Mexico, in order to discourage the poorest of them from running over the border. What can possibly go wrong?

[Doohickey]

Coyotes and drug traffickers hardest hit.

[fanfan]

Good to see you too, FRiend.

I haven't heard anything about it either, and I suspect that is because very little to no softwood is being purchased down there right now. How can you have a trade war over something that's not selling?

As an aside, I've been doing my part to cut the U.S. trade deficit with Canada. Foster's is now brewed in Georgia and Texas instead of being brewed by Carling Breweries.

LOL! Good job!

[Regulator]

Let’s sell less product (of any kind) to Mexico

Fine by me!

This is what we need! With minefields and concertina wire in front of it! With the threat of napalm and anti-personnel bombs backing it up.

Mexico is collapsing into a barbarous third world thug "state", if you can call what is there now a "state". When they had trade protections, their feeble "industries" were at least stable. But you wouldn't know, wouldja Junior?

It was better that way. When they were isolated from the U.S., a place and people that will always be 4 generations ahead of them.

Or right along side them, dead in the water, if we let fools like yourself con us into becoming them.

[rbg81]

Seems like the only thing the Mexican government can “do” these days is bad mouth the US. Aside from a few cities, the cartels probably run the country.

[HenpeckedCon]

I think taxing all Western Union transactions to Mexico would be appropriate.

[1rudeboy]

So you’re mad about illegal immigration from Mexico, and you want to punish U.S. firms for selling to Mexico in response. That might make sense to you . . . .

[amihow]

Our truckers won’t go down there anyway.

Just sell the goods to us here.

[Jennikins]

It was Clinton who pushed NAFTA against our calls against it. Then Bush came along with his CAFTA, Central American Free Trade Agreement.
We now have everything made in Mexico and foreign countries. Dishwashers, fridges, soap, toothpaste (Colgate) made in Mexico, clothes, everything. We make nothing anymore. Our factories are closed. Who did this to us?
Our presidents.

[Jennikins]

It was Clinton who pushed NAFTA against our calls against it. Then Bush came along with his CAFTA, Central American Free Trade Agreement.
We now have everything made in Mexico and foreign countries. Dishwashers, fridges, soap, toothpaste (Colgate) made in Mexico, clothes, everything. We make nothing anymore. Our factories are closed. Who did this to us?
Our presidents.

[bert]

Is it a problem?

We are not capable pf producing many goods at a cost competitive on the world market.But we do make lots of those things others lack the ability and brains to do.

We do it well. Until two years age we were beyond full employment and required immigrants, many illegal to function.

One purpose of the current recession is to deprive the illegals of their jobs.

NAFTA is not the problem in spite of the isolationist bitching.

[Irish Eyes]

It was Clinton who pushed NAFTA against our calls against it. Then Bush came along with his CAFTA, Central American Free Trade Agreement. We now have everything made in Mexico and foreign countries. Dishwashers, fridges, soap, toothpaste (Colgate) made in Mexico, clothes, everything. We make nothing anymore. Our factories are closed. Who did this to us? Our presidents.

Who did that help..certainly not us and not the right people in Mexico either. Cut Corp taxes and bring the manufacturing plants and jobs back to the States where they belong.

That would stimulate the economy.

[1rudeboy]

This year, we have it within our power to take a major step toward a growing global economy and an expanding cycle of prosperity that reaches to all the free nations of this Earth. I'm speaking of the historic free trade agreement negotiated between our country and Canada. And I can also tell you that we're determined to expand this concept, south as well as north. Next month I will be traveling to Mexico, where trade matters will be of foremost concern. And over the next several months, our Congress and the Canadian Parliament can make the start of such a North American accord a reality. Our goal must be a day when the free flow of trade, from the tip of Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic Circle, unites the people of the Western Hemisphere in a bond of mutually beneficial exchange, when all borders become what the U.S.-Canadian border so long has been: a meeting place rather than a dividing line.
--Ronald Reagan, free traitor, January 25, 1988.

[Toddsterpatriot]

We make nothing anymore.

Nothing? $0?

Source?

[1rudeboy]

I bought some Wrangler jeans at Wal-Mart just yesterday. "Made in Mexico of U.S. fabric."

Apparently, Wrangler hasn't seen the memo. Nor has Mexico, for that matter . . . it is placing tariffs on products that, clearly, we do not export.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

This is a good thing. As U.S. surplus corn and wheat becomes more expensive in Mexico, perhaps Mexican farmers will be able to remain on their land and not be forced to run for the border.
In addition to this it would be great to dump the subsidies for the agribusiness welfare cases so that they stop producing taxpayer paid for surpluses in the first place.

But of course, sensible things like that would just upset all those rock-ribbed “Fwee Twade” teenyboppers on this thread.

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Oh man....now you got dem Fwee Twaders in a tizzy. Dump their subsidies....watch them squeal. Bad enough they will have to pay more for their lettuce, weed, and crack

[UCFRoadWarrior]

NAFTA is working as good as the EU....what a success story there /sarc

[1rudeboy]

That’s right, Warrior . . . the objective of the Federal Government is to make prices as high as possible. For our benefit.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

That’s right, Warrior . . . the objective of the Federal Government is to make prices as high as possible. For our benefit.

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You think the job of our Federal Government is to redistribute American wealth to foreigners. AS the EU crumbles, only an idiot and a fool would continue to simulate the EU with NAFTA. If the Free Traders have their way...the US will be Greece in a couple of years