• March 28, 2024

Donald Trump Explains How Mexico Will Pay for the Border Wall

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For the first time, Donald Trump has explained how he plans on having Mexico pay for the border wall and believe it or not, it would work.  mexico’s economy has three main sources of income:

  1. Drugs
  2. Tourism
  3. Remittances.  That’s money sent home to Mexico

Trump points out that last year Mexico’s citizens received 25 billion in remittances and he would stop them until Mexico pays a one time fee of 5 to 10 billion to pay for the wall.  The WaPo tried to put a damper on it by saying 25 billion is worldwide, but the didn’t name any other country with a large illegal Mexican population.  Certainly not Canada that actually protects their borders.  I seriously doubt many of them can swim the Atlantic Ocean like they do the Rio grande River, otherwise they’d clean up in the Summer Olympics.  He also suggested  trade tariffs, visa cancellations and increasing border-crossing card fees to help make up the difference.  Trump estimates the cost of the border fence at 8 billion.

There are two reasons not to doubt him.  Trump is known for building 6 star hotels under budget and under schedule.  If anyone can do it, he can.  Secondly, he has built a tremendous campaign that he got the mainstream press to pay for.  Their constant articles bashing him gave him so much exposure, he doesn’t have to spend a fortune on his campaign himself.

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