Comments on: Mexico’s president responds to Trump’s imposition of tariffs https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/mexicos-president-responds-to-trumps-imposition-of-tariffs/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 09:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/mexicos-president-responds-to-trumps-imposition-of-tariffs/#comment-1067682 Sun, 02 Jun 2019 09:28:37 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=58559#comment-1067682 Yes, Bob, behind all the bluster and socialist boilerplate, the Mexicans are now coming to DC, cap in hand, and it’s Trump who has the whip hand. We may finally be on the verge of getting a long-term, comprehensive deal with Mexico to radically abate the illegal immigration problem. I wouldn’t even be surprised if part of the deal is that Mexico pays for at least some of The Wall. Trump can perhaps toss Obrador a fig leaf by allowing Mexican construction companies to do a modest part of the work. At a minimum, we’ll soon see an end to this “caravan” nonsense.

It would be even nicer if Mexico gets its own house in order, but I’m more skeptical that that will happen. Perhaps, though, once running away to El Norte is no longer a realistic option, the Mexican people will rise up and put paid to both their cartel problem and their government corruption problem. That is likely to be quite bloody in the short term. But, as long as it’s mostly the right sorts of people doing the bleeding, as in Chile in the 70’s, things may work out in the long term.

]]> By: Chris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/mexicos-president-responds-to-trumps-imposition-of-tariffs/#comment-1067660 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:31:41 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=58559#comment-1067660 While he’s at it President Trump should demand that the raw sewage flowing into SanDeigo’s shores must stop or the “tariff fan” will continue to spew toward Mexico.

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