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It’s like saying to a US state, would you rather have seats in Congress, or would you rather federal law be optional.
by Brakenshire 6y ago
It’s like saying to a US state, would you rather have seats in Congress, or would you rather federal law be optional.
- Balgair 6y agoOh, also, now that your state has 'left', you've got to get a visa to go over to the rest of the US now. And you'll need to pay tariffs to get good in or out. And you'll need to abide by our laws on those import and exports, things like emissions for cars, pesticides, safety regulations, that stuff.
- Brakenshire 6y agoyou've got to get a visa to go over to the rest of the US now. For business yes, for tourism no. And you'll need to pay tariffs to get good in or out. This is a zero tariff agreement. And you'll need to abide by our laws on those import and exports, things like emissions for cars, pesticides, safety regulations, that stuff. Yes, but that applies for all exports/imports under any circumstances.
- selimthegrim 6y agoPR, Guam, Saipan and CNM, USVI (except visafree)
- Brakenshire 6y agoOh, interesting, I hadn't considered how those territories worked. They're not in a customs union with the US then?
- selimthegrim 6y agoNot entirely, see the Jones Act for example and various carve outs for Saipan and Micronesia, maybe Samoa
- selimthegrim 6y agoI guess PR is but the others aren't - see https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/19/7.2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/19/7.2
- iso947 6y agoBusiness meetings will mean an esta - like America, same as tourism. Work will mean a full blown visa. For each country. Imagine if you were a musician and needed a separate work visa for each US state. Goods like instruments and laptops still mean a carnet (although most countries ignore the requirement for carnet for things like phones and laptops) Limited to 90 days a year in Europe. lol on the quitter wimps that voted for brexit who own a house in Spain. They can rot in hell.
- rvba 6y agoThey wrote that if some state left USA then the citizens of that state would need a visa to travel or work. Say Texas left. Then Texans would need a visa to go or work in Florida.
- djmobley 6y agoExcept none of that applies to the deal that’s been negotiated between the UK and the EU...
- BurningFrog 6y agoAn independent Texas, California or other US state would be in the same situation as Canada. This doesn't seem bad at all to me.
- nradov 6y agoPuerto Rico is part of the US, but not a state. They have no seats in Congress, but don't have to pay federal income tax. Seems fair.