The leading Republican candidates for president want to unleash military strikes inside Mexico against the cartels — with or without Mexico’s permission — and have not voiced concern about the likely blowback. Donald Trump has promised a naval blockade in a second term. At the debate he skipped last week, rivals promised to counter the border “invasion” with assets shifted from Ukraine. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to send special forces into Mexico “on day one.”
  • thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world
    314·
    2 years ago

    Good! Hurt corporations and force them to bring those jobs back to the US or go bankrupt. At this point I think we should just rip the band-aid off.

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      2 years ago

      Then the costs of labor jump considerably and cars suddenly cost 2x as much. Economics and geopolitics isn’t as simple as you’re making it out to be. Cars are far from the only thing Mexico exports a lot of to the US.