25% tariff on goods coming in from Mexico announced

Yeah, saw that, 8 winners this year. No latino from memory. No idea how they came up with the spelling of some of the last proposed words, I could have at best spelled correctly a couple of those, which came from french - with some luck...
Indians are quite complicated with all the castes, I used to deal with many of them, who did quite well financially, but they were merchants, from castes related to trade, and just passable academic results were expected from their kids as far as I could feel.
Quite curious about those indian kids topping national exams in the US, not the first time I notice them. Suspect they come from more academic oriented castes.

Outside of rural villages in India, the caste system is essentially dead.
 
Outside of rural villages in India, the caste system is essentially dead.


Thanks, fwiw in the years around 2010 I've known quite a few indians who got married in Thailand as well as in continental Europe (recent immigrants in Europe) , all from merchant families. My understanding was all those marriages were arranged, families were looking for a good match, similar socio professional scene (I thought same caste but might be wrong there), close physical features (like a short girl for a short boy), fitting respective horoscopes and probably a few more elements I forgot.
The huge majority was vegetarian, I remember quite well a couple of brothers eating meat among the indians I knew in Bangkok, there were also from merchant families but just visiting Bangkok on business, and explanation was they were from a different caste which members could eat meat.
Used to deal with a few indians in London as well, who looked more westernized than in other places I was familiar with, but didn't know them well enough to talk about wedding or caste details.
 
Ignore completely the financial burden that illegal immigration places on American citizens.

Pretend that Mexican authorities couldn’t return these Caravans back to the Guatemalan border.

The New Mexico Governor, who claimed this border crisis was a Trump fabrication and disbanded the National Guard troops who were sent to her border in February - is now in Washington, D.C. begging and pleading for Federal money and assistance in order to cope.

It's been addressed, I know you're slow, but try to keep up:

Cost of tweet on the "big 3" automakers market cap: 17 billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/japanese-automobile-stocks-drop-on-trump-s-mexico-tariff-tweet

Yearly cost on America from illegal immigration according to Trump's tooth fairy sources: 19 billion

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/trump-cost-illegal-immigration.html
 
Ignore completely the financial burden that illegal immigration places on American citizens.

Pretend that Mexican authorities couldn’t return these Caravans back to the Guatemalan border.

The New Mexico Governor, who claimed this border crisis was a Trump fabrication and disbanded the National Guard troops who were sent to her border in February - is now in Washington, D.C. begging and pleading for Federal money and assistance in order to cope.
I don’t think they should give her a single penny of Federal funds.

https://www.koat.com/article/govern...ss-nm-border-situation-seeks-funding/27562571
 
Futures looking not too shabby:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...c4eaac-863c-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html

GOP lawmakers discuss vote to block Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico, in what would be a dramatic act of defiance

Congressional Republicans have begun discussing whether they may have to vote to block President Trump’s planned new tariffs on Mexico, potentially igniting a second standoff this year over Trump’s use of executive powers to circumvent Congress, people familiar with the talks said.

The vote, which would be the GOP’s most dramatic act of defiance since Trump took office, could also have the effect of blocking billions of dollars in border wall funding that the president had announced in February when he declared a national emergency at the southern border, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks are private.

Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Mexico — with which the United States has a free-trade agreement — rely on the president’s declaration of a national emergency at the border. But the law gives Congress the right to override the national emergency determination by passing a resolution of disapproval.

Congress passed such a resolution in March after Trump reallocated the border wall funds, but he vetoed it. Now, as frustration on Capitol Hill grows over Trump’s latest tariff threat, a second vote could potentially command a veto-proof majority to nullify the national emergency, which in turn could undercut both the border-wall effort and the new tariffs.
 
Lol, nobody in the history of humanity has ever solved illegal immigration? Tell that to Japan, Israel, and Australia, among others.


As to Trump's strategy, it's definitely aggressive, risky, and unorthodox. It's also very likely to work, if he follows through. Definitely has logic to it since he's been totally boxed in when it comes to the border crisis, by Congress and the judiciary. Looking forward to the volatility this will cause.

Japan and Australia? They are isolated by water, it's much much easier to monitor sea borders. Israel doesn't have half of central America wanting to immigrate either.
 
Trump just put another tax on the U.S. consumers & businesses who pay the brunt of this. Trump speaks or tweets with his 8th grade level English, & 'Homer Simpson' like ignorance is going to end very badly for us.

The last time the U.S. put on trade wars like this it was catastrophic, it gave rise to Hitler/WW2!

Globalization is good for U.S. consumers, it gives us incredible buying power & access to any products we want.

When the richest people try to sell you on the notion that some poor hard working immigrants are the ones causing you all your problems - don't believe it for a minute. Illegal immigrants have always been a significant profit center for the U.S..

Trump is making China great again, pulling out of the TPP enabled China to take lead of the Asia rim & to get more business from our Euro allies.
China's Xi said Trump is just a showman with no real strategy, the easiest president to deal with so far. Xi considers China to be lucky to have Trump.

Trump did concede that he and Xi were very good friends (still are, and probably better than very good friends now).


Companies are moving back to the US from Mexico folks. Trump plays the long-term game.

Sarcasm?

Most liberals hate America so they don’t want to see the U.S. prosper.
Jobs and factories are coming back.
Awful one-sided trade deals are being ended and fair and equal deals will be implemented.
MAGA
God bless Trump

Sarcasm too?
 
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Trump did concede that he and Xi were very good friends (still are, and probably better than very good friends now).




Sarcasm?



Sarcasm too?
Another globalist caught napping in Austin? Will any of them ever wake up? Doubtful. LOL
 
Futures looking not too shabby:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...c4eaac-863c-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html

GOP lawmakers discuss vote to block Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico, in what would be a dramatic act of defiance

Congressional Republicans have begun discussing whether they may have to vote to block President Trump’s planned new tariffs on Mexico, potentially igniting a second standoff this year over Trump’s use of executive powers to circumvent Congress, people familiar with the talks said.

The vote, which would be the GOP’s most dramatic act of defiance since Trump took office, could also have the effect of blocking billions of dollars in border wall funding that the president had announced in February when he declared a national emergency at the southern border, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks are private.

Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on Mexico — with which the United States has a free-trade agreement — rely on the president’s declaration of a national emergency at the border. But the law gives Congress the right to override the national emergency determination by passing a resolution of disapproval.

Congress passed such a resolution in March after Trump reallocated the border wall funds, but he vetoed it. Now, as frustration on Capitol Hill grows over Trump’s latest tariff threat, a second vote could potentially command a veto-proof majority to nullify the national emergency, which in turn could undercut both the border-wall effort and the new tariffs.

hope y'all bought low
 
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