Reply to post: Re: 1st amendment

Re: 1st amendment

What most people don't realize is the President is far less powerful than they think he it. Some campaign promises can't be met. What can the President do to increase manufacturing? Congress needs to do the work to make it more advantageous for companies to locate factories in the US. They tend to do the opposite. Fender Guitars moved most of their production to Mexico except for the really high end models. They are subject to several overlapping regulators, state and federal, to be able to paint. This means that roving bands of inspectors drop in on them out of the blue forcing the plant shut down while measurements are taken. Each band having sometimes conflicting requirements/regulations. To hell with that. Move south of the border where there isn't all of this red tape or it's easily negotiated.

The border wall was a key issue and Mr Trump had to pull out all of the tricks to make it happen. Even so, the vast majority of the work simply replaced the rusting swiss cheese that had been the "wall" previously. If the UK abutted all of the 'stans, it would have the same problems as the US. Most of the drugs entering the US come through the southern border. Even an incomplete wall can push it to known and difficult to pass choke points. The same goes for people smuggling/human trafficking. In a perfect world, there would be lots of opportunities in Mexico and people there would prefer to stay, but that's not the case. The US gives away all sorts of free stuff, has better health care, more job opportunities and less corrupt police. There also isn't the problem of violent drug cartels to the same extent. Of course many Mexican citizens and those even further south would like to come to the US. Even with generous quotas, the US has limits on how many people it can absorb annually. I know a couple of people that have emigrated legally. It's not hard, it just takes some time. They see the illegals in the same way as people barging into queues at a shop. "Wot?, Too important to wait your turn?"