We don't want no stinkin' tariffs!
Posted on 06/03/2019 10:45:54 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Mexico's top diplomats are knocking on doors in Washington this week, looking for a compromise to avoid the 5 percent tariffs that President Trump has vowed to impose on their exports beginning next week.
Trump said he would impose the tariffs and that they would escalate over time unless Mexico took unspecified steps to curb the immigration crisis at the border.
Mexico Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard told reporters in Washington on Monday that the tariffs would be counterproductive in combatting mass migration from Central America, and that the economic fallout could further weaken Mexico's ability to control migration in the region.
“What is Mexico's proposal? To work with the United States as we have, and the rest of the international community,” said Ebrard. “Particularly with the countries involved in transit as countries of origin in migratory flows, with the final objective of reducing forced migration.”
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sent Ebrard, Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colín, Agriculture Secretary Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for North America Jesús Seade Kuri and chief advisor Lázaro Cárdenas Batel to join Ambassador Martha Bárcena Coqui in Washington.
The delegation does not include top-level immigration or law enforcement officials.
The tariffs imposed by Trump are slated to bump up five percent each month to a maximum of 25 percent in October, unless Mexico can convince the White House it is doing enough to stop Central American migrants from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border.
Members of Mexico's delegation are scheduled to meet various administration officials throughout the week. Ebrard will visit Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday.
Trump administration officials have been vague in setting goalposts, and Trump dismissed the Mexican delegation.
“Mexico is sending a big delegation to talk about the Border. Problem is, they’ve been 'talking' for 25 years. We want action, not talk. They could solve the Border Crisis in one day if they so desired,” Trump tweeted Sunday.
“[Mexico's] strategy has to be to get the U.S. to publicly set some goalposts, set some metrics,” said Christopher Wilson, deputy director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
“If there’s not a clear definition for what that is, it’s very easy for the Trump administration to say Mexico isn’t cooperating,” he added.
ETC...
Good and reasonable.
Good and reasonable.
Knowing Mexico, they probably brought a plane full of bribe $$$ to pay off Senators.
We don't want no stinkin' tariffs!
Capitulation and immediate decisive action are required.
The Mexican government is mortally corrupt and is not capable of responding in a really meaningful manner.
But, but, but... democrats tell us tariffs won’t hurt Mexico they’ll hurt us. Guess that’s one more democrat lie...
The Mexicans know they can’t stop the cartels and this 5% tariff will escalate easily to 25%. They can read a map.
They need to repatriate 10 million as a good faith gesture before any talks begin.
No need for ‘goal posts’.
End it. Period. No more migrant flows.
What part of STOP is unclear here?
DC is something else.
Get control of your borders and the problem is solved. Easy enough.
“The Mexican government is mortally corrupt and is not capable of responding in a really meaningful manner. “
Unfortunately, you’re right. They haven’t blinked yet. They’re just waving their arms and making empty promises.
There is a solution.
Enforce your nation’s own laws and stop the illegals from Central America from entering your nation. Then stop everyone from rushing our border.
Absent that, you’ve got a serious problem that going to grow bigger each month. Enjoy...
No need for a summit.
“[Mexico’s] strategy has to be to get the U.S. to publicly set some goalposts, set some metrics,” said Christopher Wilson“
The goalposts have been set. “Stop” means “stop”.
Only a Deputy Director of some idiot left wing “think tank” would find that difficult to understand.
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Just stop the Invasion and you’re done ,easy
No, Mexico. No diplomacy.
You just round up the invaders and send them back to their respective shtttholes.
Correct. Let them feel the pain of a 5% tariff and make some corrective action. If they take steps to reduce illegal entry, then negotiate the 10%, but don't remove the 5% until every stinking illegal is sent back.
The solution is do do exactly what we said.
““[Mexico’s] strategy has to be to get the U.S. to publicly set some goalposts, set some metrics,” said Christopher Wilson, deputy director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center.”
The metrics are nobody coming across the border. And if you can’t figure out the metric, you better try twice as hard, just to be on the safe side.
Time for them to quit being able to game everything and do the bare minimum. SHUT THE DAMNED BORDER DOWN.
Problem with cartels, Sancho? Spec Ops and A-10s can help.
Just say the word...we could even throw in a few Arc Light missions for good measure.
Cartels don’t cause a lot of problems when they are rotting in the sun.
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