Posted on 02/25/2016 10:48:13 AM PST by Blue Turtle
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says his nation will not pay for Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
“I declare — I’m not going to pay for that f---ing wall,†he told Fusion's Jorge Ramos during an interview Thursday. "[Trump] should pay for it. He’s got the money.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The timing of this news release is interesting given tonight’s debate is supposedly going to be slanted towards immigration. I hope Trump is on his game.
Trump’s getting under the skin of all the folks who are ripping off the United States...
There’s a simple solution to that: Leave Mexico.
Sounds like he doesn’t plan on paying for a wall.
Well, well, well. Does Fox still believe he is relevant?
10% of 25B per year is more than we need. There is nothing they could do about it. At the same time we need to expand border facilities to handle keeping track of all the exits from the US..which we don’t do today..so the excess could help pay for that.
He is also living rent free in a lot of people’s heads. List grows every day.
Then you no get any f.....ing! money from the US..
And that includes not letting any of your illegals here in the US..transfer or transports ...ANY money.. out of the US to good old Mexico...
No Western Union, no wire transfer, no mailed checks to Mexico to be honored, not even carrying freaking cash in pockets across the border
That that like half Mexico’s GDP?
Wikipedia says $560MM in foreign aid went to Mexico in 2014.
“Former”, who gives a crap what he says...
IBT20FW/21FLA
In Before The 20 Foot Wall/21 Foot Ladder Argument
I agree. Those who say it can't be done, or where are we going to get the money miss that fact.
HOWEVER, I wonder if that money is 'there' ? I would guess that our politicians SPENT that money on something else. Which would be completely illegal, but we are currently under a completely ILLEGAL administration.
Could also involve wire fraud, US govt fraud and money laundering if it involves:
<><> cashing US govt checks using multiple identities.
<><> cashing EITC checks claiming children they do not have.
<><> falsifying US documents to collect unemployment, Workmen/s Comp, SSI, Social Security, etc.
Mexico is prolly collecting billions in fees from the US-documented 144 countries gathering at their borders to slither into the US.
Probably living in California or Texas.
These 14 walls continue to separate the world
LOL - there are sooooooo many ways to make them pay for the Wall...
the way to pay for border enforcement and deportation is a 25 percent tax on money orders to Mexico and Central America.
“Sheriff Joe Arpaio Stumps For Trump In Las Vegas: Mexico Will Pay For The Wall, When We Offer To Cut Foreign Aid”
WIKI---With the Merida Initiative set to expire on September 30, 2010, the U.S. State Department (under SoS Hillary) has proposed a major renewal and expansion of the program. If approved, starting in 2011, $310 million would be granted to Mexico, another $100 million for the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), and $79 million for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).[28]
The U.S. Congress has now authorized $1.6 billion for the three-year initiative (2007–2010). The U.S. Congress approved $465 million in the first year, which includes $400 million for Mexico and $65 million for Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. For the second year, Congress approved $300 million for Mexico and $110 million for Central America, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. A FY09 supplemental appropriation is providing an additional $420 million for Mexico; and $450 million for Mexico and $100 million for Central America has been requested for FY10.[20]
Only about $204 million of that, however, will be earmarked for the Mexican military for the purchase of eight used transport helicopters and two small surveillance aircraft. No weapons are included in the plan.[21][22][23] The bill requires that $73.5 million of the $400 million for Mexico must be used for judicial reform, institution-building, human rights and rule-of-law issues.
The bill specifies that 15% of the funds will be dependent on Mexico making headway in four areas relating to human-rights issues, and on which the U.S. Secretary of State will have to report periodically to Congress.[24][25]
An additional $65 million was granted for the Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama); the House also included Haiti and the Dominican Republic in this bill for Central America, which is a comprehensive public security package that seeks to tackle citizen insecurity in Central America by more effectively addressing criminal gangs, improving information sharing between countries, modernizing and professionalizing the police forces, expanding maritime interdiction capabilities, and reforming the judicial sector in order to restore and strengthen citizens’ confidence in those institutions.[26]
Much of the funding will never leave the United States. It will go toward the purchase of aircraft, surveillance software, and other goods and services produced by U.S. private defense contractors. While this request includes equipment and training, it does not involve any cash transfers or money to be provided directly to the Government of Mexico or its private contractors. According to U.S. State Department officials, 59% of the proposed assistance will go to civil agencies responsible for law enforcement, and 41% to operational costs for the Mexican Army and Mexican Navy. While the initial cost for equipment and hardware that the military required is high, it is expected that future budget requests will focus increasingly on training and assistance to civil agencies.
As of November 2009, the U.S. has delivered about $214 million of the pledged $1.6 billion.[27]
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