Mexico's president will be among the first foreign leaders to meet with Trump this month

[WVU82_rivals]

http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-na-mexico-trump-20170121-story.html

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke to President Trump by phone Saturday morning to congratulate him on his inauguration and set the tone for upcoming talks between the two countries.

Trump and Peña Nieto will meet in Washington on Jan. 31 to discuss trade, immigration and security, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in Washington.

The Mexican president’s early visit to the Trump White House underscores the importance that Mexico City places on having smooth relations with the new U.S. administration, despite candidate Trump’s many broadsides against Mexico and Mexicans.

According to a statement released by the Mexican government, Peña Nieto told Trump on Saturday that he hopes to work together "with a focus on respect for the sovereignty of both nations and shared responsibility."

There is deep concern here that some of Trump’s campaign threats — such as undertaking large-scale deportations and renegotiating trade deals — could send Mexico into an economic tailspin. Mexican officials are keen to demonstrate good will and to short-circuit any U.S. actions that could further unsettle the Mexican economy.

Mexico’s peso went into a steady decline against the dollar last year as Trump rose in the polls, and dropped to new lows following his election.

Peña Nieto's approval ratings have also fallen at a swift rate -- down to 12% last week -- in part because he has been seen as placating Trump.

Peña Nieto has been forced to walk a fine line when it comes to Trump, whose disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants have made him a near universally reviled figure here. He risks angering Trump if he attacks him too much, and angering voters if doesn't do so enough.

This month, Peña Nieto struck a more defiant tone, warning that Mexico will push back if Trump attacks the country on trade or other fronts — using its cooperation on crucial issues such as immigration and security as leverage.

Two Mexican Cabinet members — Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo — are scheduled to travel to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the “bilateral relationship” with members of the Trump administration, the Mexican Foreign Ministry has announced.

 

[WVPATX]

I'm not sure what if any leverage Mexico has in these negotiations. They believe they have some leverage regarding security and immigration, but I am not certain that that is true. Trump is going to build his wall and beef up border security significantly.

They may deny our deportation requests, but I think Trump would hold trade up as our leverage to force them to repatriate there felon citizens

 

[Original Mountaineer1]

I'm not sure what if any leverage Mexico has in these negotiations. They believe they have some leverage regarding security and immigration, but I am not certain that that is true. Trump is going to build his wall and beef up border security significantly.

They may deny our deportation requests, but I think Trump would hold trade up as our leverage to force them to repatriate there felon citizens

Are the Mexicans bringing a check?

 

[WVPATX]

Are the Mexicans bringing a check?

No but I suspect that the $28 billion per year sent by illegal aliens back to Mexico will be taxed or fees will be charged in some fashion to pay for the wall. Trump holds all the cards.

 

[WVU82_rivals]

Remittances sent home by Mexicans working outside the country surpassed petroleum revenues in 2015 for the first time. There was a 4.75% increase in money sent from abroad, most of which comes from the U.S., to total US $24.8 billion last year, up from $23.6 billion in 2014, said the Bank of México.

---------- more than enough to pay for 4 walls over a 2 year period------------

Illegal immigrants send home $50 billion annually but cost taxpayers more than $113 billion

Illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. send $50 billion in remittances to their home countries each year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The World Bank estimates that number is even higher, closer to $120 billion.

To put that figure into context, $50 billion is the same amount as the U.S. government’s annual foreign aid budget, notes the New York Times. It’s the operating budget of a midsize country, or in America’s case, enough to fund North Carolina and Maine for an entire year.

Nearly a quarter of that money is sent to family members in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Those three countries collected $11.8 billion, adding 10 percent to each nation’s gross domestic product.

Approximately 126,000 illegal immigrants emigrated from these three nations to the U.S. since last October and federal officials estimate at least 95,500 more will enter next year.

The Central American governments have encouraged the high levels of emigration because it is earning their economy billions of dollars! For every illegal alien that sneaks into the U.S. and remits money back home, that grand total remittance number only grows. But what if the millions of U.S. jobs now filled by illegal aliens were done by American workers earning better wages, paying more in taxes and spending their money in their communities rather than sending it abroad ?

Americans are the ones forced to pick up the $113 billion tab for taking care of the country’s 12 million illegal immigrants. Is it the responsibility of taxpaying citizens to cover the cost of illegal immigration and the government’s aid to these countries while illegal workers continue to send their money overseas to send $50 billion overseas?

 

[WVPATX]

Remittances sent home by Mexicans working outside the country surpassed petroleum revenues in 2015 for the first time. There was a 4.75% increase in money sent from abroad, most of which comes from the U.S., to total US $24.8 billion last year, up from $23.6 billion in 2014, said the Bank of México.

---------- more than enough to pay for 5 walls------------

Illegal immigrants send home $50 billion annually but cost taxpayers more than $113 billion

Illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. send $50 billion in remittances to their home countries each year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The World Bank estimates that number is even higher, closer to $120 billion.

To put that figure into context, $50 billion is the same amount as the U.S. government’s annual foreign aid budget, notes the New York Times. It’s the operating budget of a midsize country, or in America’s case, enough to fund North Carolina and Maine for an entire year.

Nearly a quarter of that money is sent to family members in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Those three countries collected $11.8 billion, adding 10 percent to each nation’s gross domestic product.

Approximately 126,000 illegal immigrants emigrated from these three nations to the U.S. since last October and federal officials estimate at least 95,500 more will enter next year.

The Central American governments have encouraged the high levels of emigration because it is earning their economy billions of dollars! For every illegal alien that sneaks into the U.S. and remits money back home, that grand total remittance number only grows. But what if the millions of U.S. jobs now filled by illegal aliens were done by American workers earning better wages, paying more in taxes and spending their money in their communities rather than sending it abroad ?

Americans are the ones forced to pick up the $113 billion tab for taking care of the country’s 12 million illegal immigrants. Is it the responsibility of taxpaying citizens to cover the cost of illegal immigration and the government’s aid to these countries while illegal workers continue to send their money overseas to send $50 billion overseas?

That kind of money can build a very nice wall

 

[WVU82_rivals]

so basically in the past 8 years, obamapuppet has allowed $200B to seep through the southern border and did nothing about it...

and people are still asking about where the money will come from...

******* amazing...

 

[CAJUNEER_rivals]

Are the Mexicans bringing a check?

No. We’re accepting vanilla extract, an agreement to hold the Lucha Libra World Championships in a Trump owned venue for the next twenty years, and permanent residency of Vicente Fernandez in a Las Vegas Wynn casino as payment for the Trump Taj MaWall.

 

[WVU82_rivals]

“This GAO report helps us determine how massive the remittances problem is with illegal immigrants sending billions out of the U.S. – money they likely haven’t paid income taxes on. Basically, we would be able to improve on our border security while making illegal immigrants pay for it.” by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)

 

[CAJUNEER_rivals]

“This GAO report helps us determine how massive the remittances problem is with illegal immigrants sending billions out of the U.S. – money they likely haven’t paid income taxes on. Basically, we would be able to improve on our border security while making illegal immigrants pay for it.” by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)

My reply was more interesting.