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31. Mexico is more than cheap labor.

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 03:05 PM

Jan 2017

Not everybody in Mexico is dirt poor, after all. They are tourists that visit and shop. They also have many relatives living here. Last I checked, the factories where all the "cheap labor" works are located in Mexico. Surely the Mexican government has some say about what enters and exits their country.

We will be the losers in this when China and Russia step up and make friendly overtures to all our allies Shit Gibbon alienates and pisses off.

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Mexican President comes out swinging & orders consulates in U.S. to protect Mexicans [View all] riversedge Jan 2017 OP

Mexico will lose metroins Jan 2017 #1

China will offer safeinOhio Jan 2017 #8

this harun Jan 2017 #17

What specifically leads you to believe that...? LanternWaste Jan 2017 #11

Because there is cheap labor all around the world metroins Jan 2017 #20

I don't have the figures watoos Jan 2017 #24

Mexico is more than cheap labor. tazkcmo Jan 2017 #31

The World will follow Mexico bravenak Jan 2017 #12

It's about to become fashionable to give whiny, loser Trump the finger. randome Jan 2017 #14

I agree with you, yep. bravenak Jan 2017 #16

40% of Mexican exports to the US are originally US-sourced. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #23

"what happens if Mexico legalizes pot and cocaine and/or refuses to cooperate in drug interdiction?" tazkcmo Jan 2017 #32

Can Pena's order protect Americans of Mexican descent? LeftInTX Jan 2017 #2

Strong diplomatic pressure bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #3

Trump is turning the USA into a pariah nation Zorro Jan 2017 #44

Pollute and kill bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #45

They're going to get Trumped IronLionZion Jan 2017 #4

One idea I saw was to put a tax on christx30 Jan 2017 #10

Unintended consequences. If Mexico hurts, then more Mexicans will come to USA. NCjack Jan 2017 #18

I also saw a plan to allow people to pay for work visas IronLionZion Jan 2017 #40

actually, it will be US consumers and merchants who pay for that, not Mexico. nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #25

Depends on how they implement it IronLionZion Jan 2017 #33

The US can't tax companies in Mexico. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #34

Companies don't pay bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #47

slightly more complicated as this is the elimination of a tax deduction more than an actual tax nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #48

It would hurt them too, but we get hit as well. Lucky Luciano Jan 2017 #35

It really doesn't touch Mexicans directly at all. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #36

Not true Lucky Luciano Jan 2017 #38

indirectly it does hit them, but all of the direct costs are born by American geek tragedy Jan 2017 #41

20% tax on imports from Mexico IronLionZion Jan 2017 #46

Plus, finding some way to prevent family here from sending $ to relatives back home. eom elfin Jan 2017 #39

Nations build walls between them when they are enemies. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #5

One of the talking heads last night wondered if Mexico might turn to China meadowlark5 Jan 2017 #6

Many countries are looking to China: EU, UK, Canada, Philippines, ... . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #15

our former allies will be the ones building a wall. a wall of resistance. mopinko Jan 2017 #7

President Nieto has infinitely more patience and tact than I do. justhanginon Jan 2017 #9

American citizens in Mexico. notdarkyet Jan 2017 #13

those expats bring in tons of $$, not likely to be a target of retribution nt msongs Jan 2017 #19

Damn it - in it's purist form it's just downright racism packman Jan 2017 #21

Trump is going to isolate us from our closest friends. Otoh, good for Pena. Hekate Jan 2017 #22

You go President Nieto nt irisblue Jan 2017 #26

I think it is a record for the shortest time it took a new president to create an international still_one Jan 2017 #27

Trump wants Chinese troops on our border. Oneironaut Jan 2017 #28

All of this is totally unnecessary. Why is this The_Casual_Observer Jan 2017 #29

The Rethugs liked to play 'shut down the government'! SCVDem Jan 2017 #30

And it's turning out to be quite the dangerous game at that. Initech Jan 2017 #43

Yeesh we live in interesting times... n/t Anonymous Bosh Jan 2017 #37

Someone or multiple countries are going to declare war on us in the next 100 days. Initech Jan 2017 #42