President Donald J. Trump

[Burls]

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[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by Burls

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...40657621438464

More taxes... more economic harm...

Good way to torpedo both NAFTA and his NAFTA with Calcium...

This is what Socialist Command Economies do...

[JustRalph]

Love it

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

Love it

Just like you "loved it" when he was going to shut down the border?

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by elysiantraveller

Just like you "loved it" when he was going to shut down the border?

Even more love this time.

[Clocker]

Originally Posted by Burls

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,..

So Trump is going to punish the American consumer with higher prices on imported goods because his administration is totally inept at stopping illegals from entering the country?

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by Clocker

So Trump is going to punish the American consumer with higher prices on imported goods because his administration is totally inept at stopping illegals from entering the country?

Yes. PUNISH.

HULK SMASH!

[Tom]

Maybe he can put a tariff on Cnandian posts.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by Clocker

So Trump is going to punish the American consumer with higher prices on imported goods because his administration is totally inept at stopping illegals from entering the country?

How is it that you, apparently, only see "his administration" as being "totally inept at stopping illegals..."? Like Mueller not taking a look at the role the Hillary campaign played with the Russians (the "THIS includes" in his statement), now you are ignoring the Demos' hand in playing interference/obstruction against any positive cooperation with the "administration" to help with a real crisis at the border. Why is that?

[Clocker]

Originally Posted by MargieRose

How is it that you, apparently, only see "his administration" as being "totally inept at stopping illegals..."? Like Mueller not taking a look at the role the Hillary campaign played with the Russians (the "THIS includes" in his statement), now you are ignoring the Demos' hand in playing interference/obstruction against any positive cooperation with the "administration" to help with a real crisis at the border. Why is that?

What has Mueller got to do with illegal immigration?

The illegal issue was YUGE in his run for president, and likely what put him over the top against Hillary. Like most of his promises, he had and has no real plan so he blames it all on others, and the American public pays the price. Tariffs are certainly not going to put an end to the problem.

That the Dems were not going to help him with this was a given from the start. With a Trump White House, a GOP Congress, and a conservative leaning SCOTUS, he made little or no progress. So now he blames Mexico.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by Clocker

What has Mueller got to do with illegal immigration?

The illegal issue was YUGE in his run for president, and likely what put him over the top against Hillary. Like most of his promises, he had and has no real plan so he blames it all on others, and the American public pays the price. Tariffs are certainly not going to put an end to the problem.

That the Dems were not going to help him with this was a given from the start. With a Trump White House, a GOP Congress, and a conservative leaning SCOTUS, he made little or no progress. So now he blames Mexico.

Did I say that Mueller had something to do with illegal immigration? The key word was "like," as in analogy, which doesn't have to be a same-subject issue. Hard to believe that you wouldn't catch on.

As to your impression of the unfortunate character of most Demos in Congress, I was, once-upon-a-time, a little more optimistic about their willingness to work for the good of the people...clearly shown to be wrong.

So, you're worried about some tariffs in an attempt to goad the Mexican government into action. Are not the American people already paying an astronomical cost for illegal immigration? Which burden would you rather bear...a, likely, temporary increase for your cost of avocados, etc. or a, likely, long-term, escalating cost for education, medical care and social welfare for unwelcomed illegals...that cost to the tune of $116 billion per year?

The costs of illegal immigration are comprehensive. Even after deducting the $19 billion in taxes paid by illegal immigrants, the 12.5 million of them living in the country results in a $116 billion burden on the economy and taxpayers each year. About two-thirds of this amount is absorbed by local and state taxpayers, who are often the least unable to share the costs.

One of the major drivers of the increasing costs is the 4.2 million children of migrants, who automatically become American citizens. Taxpayers are indeed on the hook for over $45 billion in state and federal education spending annually, not to mention the added burden of increased social welfare dollars. Much of the almost $30 billion in medical and assistance funding is sparked by the fact that noncitizen families in the United States are twice as likely to receive welfare payments than native born families.

Your taxpayer dollars are footing the spiraling costs of illegal immigration

Shame on anyone (including RINO GOPers) defying the efforts of the President to protect the well-being of the nation and its people.

[Clocker]

Originally Posted by MargieRose

So, you're worried about some tariffs in an attempt to goad the Mexican government into action. Are not the American people already paying an astronomical cost for illegal immigration? Which burden would you rather bear...a, likely, temporary increase for your cost of avocados, etc. or a, likely, long-term, escalating cost for education, medical care and social welfare for unwelcomed illegals...that cost to the tune of $116 billion per year?

The majority of illegals living and working in this country entered the country legally and overstayed their visas. Which group is imposing more costs on the country? Which is more likely to take jobs away from legal citizens? What is Trump doing about this issue?

Trump’s claims about the southern border also fail to emphasize that the majority of illegal immigration occurs when immigrants overstay their temporary visas. During fiscal 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that 701,900 immigrants with visas remained in the U.S. past their expected departure date, more than double the 303,916 immigrants apprehended at the border during that same time frame. A report by the Center for Migration Studies found this pattern to be true for every year since 2007.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/desp...rn-border.html

[Show Me the Wire]

Originally Posted by Burls

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...40657621438464

Applause for this action.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by Clocker

The majority of illegals living and working in this country entered the country legally and overstayed their visas. Which group is imposing more costs on the country? Which is more likely to take jobs away from legal citizens? What is Trump doing about this issue?

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/desp...rn-border.html

Isn't everything combined a major problem? So, what is the answer...do nothing about any of it? What have the Demos done about visa overstays for the last ten years? Nothing! Nothing, because they don't care; they don't care to start the ball rolling from any direction. What they DO care about is just letting more in. Bottom political line...votes matter more, and who cares if it's the American people, in general, who pay for those anticipated DEMO votes!

[Show Me the Wire]

Originally Posted by Tom

Maybe he can put a tariff on Cnandian posts.

Why would a Canadian subject of the Crown be concerned about a tariff on imported goods from Mexico? The action has no impact on Canadians. What is his concerns?