Posted on 11/30/2016 8:36:03 PM PST by TigerClaws
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Officials in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon expressed disappointment Wednesday at Carrier Corp.'s announcement it will keep hundreds of jobs in the United States rather than send them south of the border.
Carrier said it had made a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep the jobs at its plant in Indiana.
Carrier currently operates one plant in Nuevo Leon and has built but not yet occupied another one there as part of a planned $200 million expansion.
"The implications are very serious, not only for Nuevo Leon, but for Carrier," Sen. Marcela Guerra said.
"The one who is going to suffer from this is the company ... because their products are going to be more expensive," she added.
Still, Guerra said she could understand Trump's fight to save U.S. jobs. "I understand the fight, because it is the same fight all we politicians carry out."
At a news conference, the mayor of Santa Catarina, the Monterrey suburb where the Carrier plant is, said he had not heard from the company.
"We haven't received any formal notification from the company. In fact, we are working normally with them," Mayor Hector Castillo said, adding that Carrier has already constructed the shell of the new factory building.
Monterrey, Santa Catarina and much of Nuevo Leon was gripped four years ago by a wave of drug cartel violence and killings. But the situation has calmed, in part because of greater law enforcement efforts but also because of increased job availabilities at new businesses, such as a new Kia Motors auto plant, that have opened nearby.
"By offering people working conditions that allow them to look after their families' welfare, they have been kept to some extent busy and on the road to progress" and away from illicit activities, said Jaime Garcia, director for economic development of Santa Catarina.
Like any city, Santa Catarina "would be grateful" for Carrier's jobs, Garcia said.
He declined to comment on Trump's effort, saying: "We are respectful but we keep our distance from the president-elect's policies."
Officials in the union for Carrier's Mexican workers could not be reached for comment. Calls to the union's offices went unanswered.
You see, Mexico is already paying for the wall.
“Mexico is praying none of them come home because they know if they do there will be yet another very bloody Mexican Revolution...”
Mexico has used our southern border as a pressure relief valve for a century.
As you said, if that border is shut, and ALL of the illegals are forced to go home, Mexico will undergo a major transformation from the internal pressure.
I’m very much looking forward to seeing that country adopt a more American way of running things, which will reduce the desperation of their poor to come here.
“You know if it didnt benefit the democrats they would be as against this as they are free speech for conservatives, and gun rights.”
You know if it didn’t benefit the Republicans they would be against this too, but they aren’t because they are bought and paid for by the likes of those who run Ford and Carrier et.al.
So I am left wondering which of these two parties are the worst in this race to the bottom trying to destroy our country. Without Third Party President Trump, it doesn’t really matter, because either party will trash the hard-working citizens and subjugate them to support their goals.
“The MSM lie is weve stayed at 11 million for ... decades.”
And they do it with a straight face, as though we’re too stupid to do simple multiplication.
But they have to, don’t they? If they were to admit to the true scale of the invasion, they know the American people would revolt, and throw the invaders out, themselves.
There is an aspect of Trump’s wall or suddenly obeying immigration laws, such that illegal immigration is reduced, that I don’t see mentioned much. And that is human lives that will be saved. Many, many people who cross the border illegally or are transported illegally, die of exposure. So, the wall should be presented as a life-saving, humanitarian project.
Sucks for Mexico that we have a President that looks out for Americans first. I’ll never get tired of winning, lol.
With all these jobs that we are keeping and more to come, I can’t wait to throw that in a libtard’s face, if Trump can succeed in these things, why didn’t 0bamma try to retain and bring more jobs back to America? Just another fact to throw in the libtard’s faces on how 0bamma is/was a failed pResident.
CGato
Its uniparty, but only part of our party is uniparty. The entire dem party is uniparty.
Agree.
Trump ran as a Republican, but he’s really a third party.
Also interesting to see that no other candidates are following Trump’s policies, which are obviously popular. Instead, the RINOs followed their marching ordered and shunned Trump.
Of course, that only helped him.
Trump was triangulating and did so brilliantly when he said Bush erred in going into Iraq.
Republicans attacking him helped him with independents and working class Democrats.
We see this ‘failure to follow’ in media as well. If Fox New is #1 again and again, why aren’t other networks changing to compete? If it were a reality show, there’d be a dozen clones. Instead, Fox is the only one even allowing conservatives and nationalists a chance to talk. Why is that?
Similar to politics. The folks that really run the show tell the MSM talking heads what to say and tell the politicians what to say.
Why don’t you put your best Mexican scientists and engineers on building a better Air Conditioner and corner the market?
Get ready for many more disappointments, maricons.
Trump makes alliance with Russia. Obama disappointed.
“ts uniparty, but only part of our party is uniparty. “
Quite true, but it remains to be seen if the GOPe has the guts to fight, because it will be a “new venture” for them if history is any indicator. I suspect that they will continue on their “quest” to return everything to “normal.” But I am betting that they’ve met their match with Trump.
I would like to see Trump make an alliance to end the war in Syria and create a Safe Zone.
Within the Safe Zone, repatriate the Muslims non-citizens from here in the U.S. and offer the same to Europe. Get Muslims back to the Middle East.
#WINNING
As you said, if that border is shut, and ALL of the illegals are forced to go home, Mexico will undergo a major transformation from the internal pressure.
Im very much looking forward to seeing that country adopt a more American way of running things, which will reduce the desperation of their poor to come here.
That really needs to happen in Mexico. The Catholic Church here wants us to help these illegals and that is something I mostly disagree with. Sure I understand helping people but what they are doing is not allowing Mexico to heal itself through its own citizens.
I guess they didn't learn from 100 years ago when all freedom of religion was taken away in Mexico. Mexico is still a leftist country so the threat of losing freedoms is still real. Only the citizens can fix that mess.
CGato
I thought they only wanted the jobs Americans didn’t want to do.
Doing the jobs Americans don’t want to do for shit wages perhaps.
Or the lazy class would rather just get handouts rather than get up and work. But that’s by design.
“Many, many people who cross the border illegally or are transported illegally, die of exposure. So, the wall should be presented as a life-saving, humanitarian project.”
I agree. It’s an aspect of illegal immigration that is rarely talked about, but it’s very real.
Might be worth passing that viewpoint on to the Trump team at their website. They’re inviting comments and suggestions of all sorts.
GOPe wont fight GOPe is uniparty.
Rino = GOPe = Vichy Republicans = uniparty.
There is no honor among theives, they'll take some pain and not say a peep while their former allies are destroyed in hopes they can outlast Trump.
JMHo
Gee that made me smile....and it’s the middle of the night.
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