Threatening tarrifs on Mexico and Canada made Mexico head and dancing head of Canada already agree to Trump demands.Amazing when you replace a candy ass President with one who other countries fear what those countries will agree to.Biden legacy about to take first of a lot of big hits.
Trump Laying Down The Law On Border
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Not sure what demands you believe Trudeau agreed to?
The use of tariffs is good to encourage people buying American products instead of foreign products.
If Canada started dumping cheap products into the US and it was hurting manufacturing here, then a tariff makes sense to increase the price of Canadian products so the US could complete. That's not what is happening here though. Tariffs on goods from Canada would just raise the price of those goods to the consumer. The biggest thing we import from Canada is oil.
We wouldn't stop importing oil from Canada. It would just be more expensive to import it and consumers ultimately will pay those costs.
Biden failed on the boarder so I'll give Trump credit when he deserves it on immigration, but the cheerleading for tariffs is odd.
Tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports do not make sense.
I'm most curious to see how Trump handles the border crisis.
- The security piece - Combination of barriers, agents, technology and support from Mexico.
- Deportation strategy - There is a wide gap between what Homan is saying and what the MSM is crying about (MASS deportations and deporting your abuella...). Also how he manages the jackass mayors and governors that are already resisting.
- Using tariffs as a stick - Mexico is so economically dependent on the U.S., so he has some leverage. It's funny that Trudeau is already freaking out because they expect illegals to head north to Canada.
- Path to citizenship - If Trump wanted to create a legacy, he can use this moment to create ways for the law abiding illegals that have been working here for years to obtain citizenship. It's a stretch, but if there is a time to get support this would be it.
That 2-year old girl that was all alone on the news last night was heartbreaking. The immigration mess sums up the Biden administration: Undo what Trump did and then follow up with inaction. Pathetic.
Mexico put 6,000 troops on the border and enforced remain in Mexico so I expect something similar this time that is what I was referring to.Trudeau is dancing weak guy who will do what Trump demands.If far left mayors resist criminal deportation then they have higher chance of being defeated next time.Hard to believe Biden and the left believed the country wanted open borders and billions to feed and provide hotel rooms for migrants.Vermont might elect socialists who actually believe that is a great economic system Bernie might want to explain how Argentina when from 9th in per capital GDP in 1900 to 49th in 2000 do cry for me Argentina
I expect it to look a lot like the Lankford bill.
Agreed, the mayors and governors resisting are morons. Just say you will work with the Trump administration to assist in deporting those who are a danger and will encourage a path to citizenship otherwise.
I think the tariff talk is more political spin than anything else.
Placing a tariff on Mexican imports would hurt us more than help us. Trump using the "threat" is because eventually there will be some kind of border deal between the two and he can use the "threat" as the reason why it got done.
Agreed. That would be a legacy builder for him.
Left seems to be forgetting Obama deported over 5 million Trump over 1 million maybe they feel Obama was a racist on this issue.
well they certainly don't give him credit for the same issue? how many pro border people would want obama back.
and again with the tarriffs?
So Homan should pass 100-0 in the Senate since he was the head of ICE under Obama. Why would a Dem Senator oppose him?
Wrong border. Mexico agreed to send 6k troops to the border of Mexico and Guatemala.
there’s a humanitarian piece of this to which he seems fairly cold so far and will certainly have some opposing him because of that.
Not a bad pick though. He will get through the senate.
He’s been pretty clear that they are prioritizing criminals and terror watchlist subjects. I think most Americans prefer his direct approach. Funny how the MSM can turn on someone though.
The humanitarian piece is overblown. Adults making bad choices get separated from their families quite often. Those people who broke the law have about 50 days to get out with their children to avoid separation and come back in legally. If you don’t want to be separated from your child you have a chance to do the right thing now.
Tariffs represent a dangerous game that will be hard to get right as the media is going to jump all over price increases without giving air time to any positives coming from them. I don't quite get the Canada tariff threat, but the oil point is a non-issue given I expect us to become a net exporter of oil again under Trump. I do understand Mexico more although there is a fair amount of Mexico manufacturing that then becomes American assembly jobs so he'll have to be careful there.
Family separation is part of it, as would be exporting people who have been here for years if not decades with nothing to return to.
Not sure how far we'll go with it, so I'm really giving an opinion on what we might do. I'll wait to see what we actually do.
It's a shame that people don't realize that US oil production is the highest it has ever been, and we've been exporting far more than we import.
Because there isn't much positive news associated with tariffs unless we are doing it to prevent a country from sending cheap goods which will disrupt an industry in the US.
If Canada found a gigantic supply of easily obtainable oil and started dumping really cheap oil in the US, the US oil companies could not compete. It would then make more sense for US refining companies to only buy the cheap Canadian oil, so the US would have to place a tariff on Canadian imports so the US oil companies could compete again. That would make sense.
Tariffs for any other reason do not make any sense.
Like anything, the devil will be in the details. I believe automobiles are Mexico‘s number one export with a US being its largest destination. If you use that example, if the prices on those automobiles rises, consumers may choose other brands and options. Like I think there’s a large EV manufacturer that produces all of its vehicles in the US.
My point is no matter how you slice it, we're only breaking up families who broke the law coming in here. We don't give a pass to American adults who break laws, why should we give a pass to non citizens who broke the law crossing the border illegally. I'd like to see us start with those who broke other laws, but eventually people have to come here the right way.
Yes, people do need to come in the right way.
That doesn’t mean we have to kick those who have been here for many years out.
I don’t think we need to grant automatic citizenship to everyone here, but a path of they have been here with no criminal offenses for a certain number of years and have shown they are able to be productive members of society.
Do you honestly believe that if someone has been here for 10-20 years, has been working, had kids etc should be kicked out?
Again, I don’t know what we will actually do. I just hope we approach the issue seriously to make the border more secure, we deport those who committed criminal offense, and we show humanity towards those who are here with nothing to go back to.
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The question is do we go after people who committed crimes a decade ago or not. I'm not really sure why breaking in the country a decade ago is any different than finding the guy who broke into your home a decade ago. I'm sure in the first instance they're not people with bad intentions, but you have to think they haven't taken things away from Americans and added to the spending.
Great example actually. We have a statute of limitations in NJ on breaking and entering of 5 years... so no, we would not go after a guy who broke into your house 10 years ago. We have a 1 year statute of limitations for misdemeanors, which is what crossing the border illegally is.
My view is that we can, and should do the same for illegal immigrants. A path going forward where if they are here today, they can get citizenship after a certain number of years if they meet certain criteria - working, no crime etc.
They haven't taken anything away from Americans. We exploit them for the cheap labor and every economic study on this shows they have been a net benefit to our economy overall.
Exactly right, best thing Trump can do is remove the criminals and create a path to citizenship for those living and working in USA for more than one year. It is the right thing to do plus would flip the tables politically to Republican side. Absolutely crazy to think we would remove everyone, it would cripple the economy. Give 15 million people citizenship and Dems can kiss the next few elections good bye.
That could be his legacy. The issue will be that people here illegally will have to self report. It sounds easy but will most trust the system?
I’m all for some kind of consistency. Whatever it is spread it across the board.
Can’t say that they haven’t take anything away. Resources have been used on them, saturated the housing market, literally not paying taxes and you can come up with your own examples I’m sure. That and having a net benefit are two different things.
