toomuchtime_
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Short term both countries would suffer, but while the US could adjust to a long term shutdown without too much trouble, Mexico would be devastated. This is one of the consequences to the Democrats' bogus opposition to border security.Trump is threatening to shut down the Mexican border.
Says he's not kidding.
Says it will be an economic boom for the U.S.
LOL!
What a fucking idiot.
I hope he does shut the border down, but it's the only way to get through the thick skulls of his supporters: through their jobs and the food on their tables.
""""Mexico is America's third-largest trade partner, and the two economies are deeply intertwined, with $558 billion in goods crossing the border in two-way trade last year alone. The Commerce Department estimated that in 2015, nearly 100,000 American jobs were supported by goods trade with Mexico.
If the border were to be shut down, experts say, the consequences would be immediate.
“The first thing you’d start to see is a spike in car prices and factories in trouble,” said Richard Miles, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’s Americas program.
A huge portion of American trade with Mexico deals in parts, so shutting the border would immediately throw a wrench into the auto supply chain, as well as other manufacturing.
Another major casualty would be agriculture, which would hit farm states already facing a squeeze from a trade war with China.
Miles noted that corn and soybean exports to Mexico are big business for farmers in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana.
American consumers would see the difference at the supermarket, said Wilson.
Many foods such as avocados, tomatoes, lettuce, celery and a variety of berries come to the United State by way of Mexico."""
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https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423150-border-closure-could-cost-billions
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