President Trump has been hammering Mexico and the Democrats for the last two days regarding illegal immigration. It’s clear based on the statistics that our border problem has grown to a level unseen in America before. Now, the President is threatening to close the border if that’s what it will take to get Mexico to take the problem seriously.
The DEMOCRATS have given us the weakest immigration laws anywhere in the World. Mexico has the strongest, & they make more than $100 Billion a year on the U.S. Therefore, CONGRESS MUST CHANGE OUR WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW, & Mexico must stop illegals from entering the U.S….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2019
….the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week. This would be so easy for Mexico to do, but they just take our money and “talk.” Besides, we lose so much money with them, especially when you add in drug trafficking etc.), that the Border closing would be a good thing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2019
CBP has been hammering all of DC, including the President, in recent weeks as they have become overwhelmed by the sheer mass of people crossing the border illegally. But with little hope for action now that Democrats control the House of Representatives, calling on Mexico to stop the flow may be the best move the President can make.
It’s simple in concept. Make our problem their problem. If we can’t keep our borders secure, then closing the border will turn the challenge over to Mexico who needs the border open in order to trade with the United States. They desperately need this; trading with America is the only thing keeping Mexico from being in a worse situation economically than their neighbors in Central America.
There would be major pain felt on both sides. Just as they need our trade, we need theirs. The difference is we have the economic strength to survive the loss of trade. There will be companies in America that are harmed greatly by the move, so it would behoove the President to help them find alternative trading partners temporarily to keep them afloat through the hardship that will come. But the effects south of the border will be catastrophic.
Mexico has the power to drastically slow the flow of illegal immigrants, drugs, and criminals coming into America. First, their own southern border is smaller and easier to secure from the migrants coming up from Central America. If they can be stopped there, they won’t even try to make it thousands of miles to America. Second, they have the power to stop illegal immigrants anywhere in their lands. But once they step foot on American soil, they’re protected. That’s the biggest problem we face right now. They feel if they can just get a foot on American soil, the worst that’ll happen to them is they get a paper telling them when to appear for their asylum hearing.
Many never come.
Will it cause turmoil? Yes. Will some America companies and citizens be harmed temporarily? Yes. But right now Mexico is a willing participant in our border security problem. If closing the border will make them change their ways, it must be done.
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