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<blockquote data-quote="LarryBird" data-source="post: 4082453" data-attributes="member: 76548">This isn&#039;t a smart move. This will do nothing to slow illegal immigration. It could even lead to an increase if the tariffs become large enough to do real harm to the Mexican economy.These people are coming here for economic opportunities, so logic would dictate that you do not slow this illegal immigration by inflicting more economic hardship on Mexico and killing more Mexican jobs. Hurting Mexico just increases the numbers of people who are desperate for employment - people who will end up here working the agricultural fields, putting on roofs, doing landscaping, as maids at hotels, and cleaning the homes of Americans. If we keep it up, they&#039;ll be enough of them vying for housekeeping jobs, that every middle class American household can afford to have their very own Mexican maid. You should all be personally looking forward to that, they&#039;re very thorough. I think you and your family will be very pleased.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LarryBird, post: 4082453, member: 76548"] This isn't a smart move. This will do nothing to slow illegal immigration. It could even lead to an increase if the tariffs become large enough to do real harm to the Mexican economy. These people are coming here for economic opportunities, so logic would dictate that you do not slow this illegal immigration by inflicting more economic hardship on Mexico and killing more Mexican jobs. Hurting Mexico just increases the numbers of people who are desperate for employment - people who will end up here working the agricultural fields, putting on roofs, doing landscaping, as maids at hotels, and cleaning the homes of Americans. If we keep it up, they'll be enough of them vying for housekeeping jobs, that every middle class American household can afford to have their very own Mexican maid. You should all be personally looking forward to that, they're very thorough. I think you and your family will be very pleased. [/QUOTE]

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