Posted on 06/08/2019 8:37:55 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Most Democrats and pro-migration advocates stayed silent after President Donald Trump announced he had gotten the reluctant Mexican government to agree to keep all migrants in Mexico until their U.S. court hearings.
The “Remain in Mexico” deal allows Mexico to say it did not give in to Trump’s push for a “safe third country” deal. But it gives Trump’s border agencies a legal way to ignore the establishment’s catch and release policies, which allow economic migrants to get U.S. jobs when they merely carry a child across the border and ask for asylum.
Under the deal, migrants who arrive at the border will have to remain in Mexico until their court dates. The means they cannot get into the United States, cannot get U.S. wages, and cannot repay smuggling debts to the cartels.
Trump’s win gives him more leverage in the back-and-forth negotiations with Democrats and business over U.S. economic and immigration policies — and demonstrates the value of his tariff threat amid complaints from Democrats, establishment Republicans, the media, and nearly all of the Washington, DC, establishment.
GOP Sen. Marco Rubio acknowledged Trump’s win and focused attention on the media’s sour reaction:
Rubio scoffed at coverage by Politico, saying, “A good example of how hard it will be for some in media to be fair in covering deal with #Mexico This [Politico] story opens with ‘Trump dropped his unpopular plan to impose tariffs after deal was reached’ as if the tariffs had nothing to do with getting the deal.”
Politico’s headline hid the deal and portrayed Trump as escaping a trap he set for himself:
Trump drops tariff threat on Mexico after migration deal reached
The move avoids a possible confrontation with Congress over the tariffs, which experts have warned could drastically damage the U.S. economy.
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Trump should put tariffs on the Congressional salaries until they start doing something.
I read Don’s comment to be sarcasm aimed at the dems and media. I’m not sure why you took offense, lewislynn.
LOL! No doubt. He’s surely no obxxx. :-)
“Trump will put tariffs on them if they do not act...a tweet somewhere.
I read and/or heard that too this morning, that if there isn’t some concrete headway in stopping this “invasion”, on go the tariffs.
They are f#ckin beaners, I trust them about as much as I would trust SATAN whispering in my ear.
President Trump already said the tariffs are being “held off” the threat isn’t going away and he insisted on a signed deal so they know they can’t weasel out.
Tariff first, ask questions later. You know we should act like them.
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