Not GOP
Well-Known Member
It's not our job to keep Mexico's labor rights in check, or Cuba for that matter. Who would have known "hope and change" was about making the rest of the world great. At least when you hear "make America great again", we know which country people are talking about. That's refreshingIts not a coincidence that Mexico has both terrible working conditions and practically no unions. US corporations have been complicit with the Mexican govt in keeping Mexican labor rights in check. Living conditions for most in Mexico is hard, which creates pressure for illegal immigration into the US. There are plenty of employers in the US that hire them. Along comes along this jerk, Trump who pulls the demagogue trick of bashing illegal immigrants to pander for votes of less educated working class white men. Then he promises to take away work from Mexican laborers in their own homeland by imposing tariffs on companies importing into the US. Basically he says he will unilaterally break treaties. While I'm no fan of NAFTA, it's not a good idea to wreck the economy Mexico by simply backing out of the treaty. Not to mention the effect on Mexican economy with the loss of income to families with a worker in the US who had been sending money home. From there, it all spirals downward as Mexico's unemployment rises and more people become desperate to find work in the US. On top of that, an upheaval in our own country begins when trade between Mexico and the US ends. I don't know how that will all end but it looks like nothing good.
If we really want to reduce illegal immigration, it makes better sense to work with Mexico and foreign companies in Mexico to improve its working conditions and wages. Start off with US policies that protect rights of workers in both the US and Mexico. What Trump proposes would wreck Mexico's economy and exacerbate already poor working conditions and wages.
What's going in in this country is an erosion of workers rights and conditions. Mexico and China are a template for what the 1% see as a proper condition. I see nothing in Trump's behavior or speeches that tell me he would do anything except take a wrecking ball to workers rights and jobs in the US and Mexico.