Trump Unleashes Tariffs On Mexico "Until Illegal Immigration Stops"

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Following an earlier leaked story from the Wall Street Journal, President Trump has confirmed that he will impose tariffs on Mexico until the illegal immigration problems at the southern US border are fixed.

Amid negotations and escalations in the process of moving USMCA through Congress, Trump has decided to go after one on America's closest trade partners: "On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied, at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow."
On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019​
....at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019
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More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019...ariffs-mexico-until-illegal-immigration-stops



This should also help stop the USMCA
 
Unfortunately, extremist conservatives like Breitbart, Coulter, Bannon etc might not be swayed and might even see it as a plot to reduce employment there to further push cheap labor towards US. However in reality it's very doubtful that MAGA's top donor would approve any such plot to induce cheap labor.

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enhanced_deficit said:
Unfortunately, extremist conservatives like Breitbart, Coulter, Bannon etc might not be swayed and might even see it as a plot to reduce employment there to further push cheap labor towards US. However in reality it's very doubtful that MAGA's top donor would approve any such plot to induce cheap labor.

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LOL

you are pathetic, killing the USMCA and pressuring Mexico to stop the invasion are good things.
 
Higher tariffs will start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly until reaching 25% on Oct. 1, unless Mexico takes immediate action, he said.
"If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the tariffs will be removed," Trump said.


Trump said he was acting under the powers granted to him by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He campaigned for election in 2016 on a vow to crack down on illegal immigration.
"Mexico’s passive cooperation in allowing this mass incursion constitutes an emergency and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States," Trump said in the statement.
"Mexico has very strong immigration laws and could easily halt the illegal flow of migrants, including by returning them to their home countries," he said.

More at: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-dramatic-statement-border-week-175439693.html
 
"If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the tariffs will be removed," Trump said.
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I'd like to see what he specifically is hoping they'll do.
 
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The plan is probably to score an easy political victory by forcing the Mexicans into a humiliating (even if meaningless) concession, to the applause of the nationalist rabble. However, there's politics in Mexico too, and - whatever the economics - I don't see them backing down, at least not before massive damage is done. Much of that damage will be to the already very weak US auto industry, whose supply chain goes back and forth across the border.
 
r3volution 3.0 said:
The plan is probably to score an easy political victory by forcing the Mexicans into a humiliating (even if meaningless) concession, to the applause of the nationalist rabble. However, there's politics in Mexico too, and - whatever the economics - I don't see them backing down, at least not before massive damage is done. Much of that damage will be to the already very weak US auto industry, whose supply chain goes back and forth across the border.
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So we should just turn a blind eye to their collaboration with the invasion?


It's time we became less dependent on hostile foreigners and quit rewarding them for stabbing us in the back.

The next step should be to tax all foreign remittances that don't provide proof of citizenship/legal presence.
 
r3volution 3.0 said:
The plan is probably to score an easy political victory by forcing the Mexicans into a humiliating (even if meaningless) concession, to the applause of the nationalist rabble. However, there's politics in Mexico too, and - whatever the economics - I don't see them backing down, at least not before massive damage is done. Much of that damage will be to the already very weak US auto industry, whose supply chain goes back and forth across the border.
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A 5% tariff on the amount of trade goods coming to the US, for one year, would raise about... $10 Billion.

By the time negotiating even began, the tariffs would be gone, and wall paid for.

Almost, at 6 million a mile, that's about 1667 miles. Border is about 2000. Keep the tariffs for another 3 months. 15 months, wall paid for.
 
Swordsmyth said:
So we should just turn a blind eye to their collaboration with the invasion?

It's time we became less dependent on hostile foreigners and quit rewarding them for stabbing us in the back.
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...except there's no invasion, the foreigners aren't hostile, and the only one stabbing you in the back is the orangutan you voted for.

...well, more like stabbing you in the front, right in the face, as you watch him do it, and applaud.

The next step should be to tax all foreign remittances that don't provide proof of citizenship/legal presence.
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Yes, if we just keep growing the federal government, we shall surely reach the MAGA-rific promised land.
 
r3volution 3.0 said:
...except there's no invasion, the foreigners aren't hostile, and the only one stabbing you in the back is the orangutan you voted for.

...well, more like stabbing you in the front, right in the face, as you watch him do it, and applaud.
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LOL
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r3volution 3.0 said:
Yes, if we just keep growing the federal government, we shall surely reach the MAGA-rific promised land.
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It's not growing government to crack down on invaders.
 
Swordsmyth said:
Exactly, it's more like a fine.
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Great, after that, let's try this:

-Eliminate all taxes
-Pass law making it illegal not to donate money equal to old taxes to the IRS
-Set fine for violation of said law at that same amount

No more taxes!
 
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