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This reminds me of the first bullet point here: https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/Pay_for_the_Wall.pdf https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/Pay_for_the_Wall.pdf In wh
by heartbreak 8y ago
This reminds me of the first bullet point here: https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/Pay_for_the_Wall.pdf https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/Pay_for_the_Wall.pdf
In what is known as the most heartless plan imaginable for paying for "the wall."
> On day 2 Mexico will immediately protest. They receive approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens. It serves as de facto welfare for poor families in Mexico. There is no significant social safety net provided by the state in Mexico.
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- onion2k 8y agoI guess it depends on your definition of "significant" but there is a social welfare system in Mexico. There are several programmes, and it's helped millions of people - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Welfare_in_Mexico https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Welfare_in_Mexico
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- heartbreak 8y agoWould you expect the author of the linked PDF to know that?
- r00fus 8y agoMore importantly would the "build a wall" folks care about any facts or arguments against?
- DanAndersen 8y agoFrom the perspective of impacted Mexican populations I imagine it would seem heartless, but it's not an unprecedented sort of action. Economic sanctions are a common tool of governments and have a similar impact on various populations around the world.
- heartbreak 8y agoEconomic sanctions are not typically enacted specifically to target starving Mexican children.