tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post2366382811868218637..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: The New Mexican War, RevistedDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-77949477762489956142019-06-16T00:02:47.135-04:002019-06-16T00:02:47.135-04:00Trump seems to have forced Mexico’s compliance.
M...Trump seems to have forced Mexico’s compliance.<br /><br />Mexico can do their usual words only, companies will flee Mexico, tariffs will happen, and their economy will crash.<br /><br />Or after 45(?) days if no improvement sign the third part asylum rule.<br /><br />Or just reduce immigration.<br />Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-30397340894584960232019-06-07T10:58:57.739-04:002019-06-07T10:58:57.739-04:00Oops! Never elected Franklin, except to the Conti...Oops! Never elected Franklin, except to the Continental Co<br />ngress and the Constitutional Convention.<br /><br />MFAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352174311146177708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-8409800074180021662019-06-07T09:05:43.965-04:002019-06-07T09:05:43.965-04:00Gavin, Very nicely done.Gavin, Very nicely done.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-20771317725296404952019-06-06T19:09:41.534-04:002019-06-06T19:09:41.534-04:00The Spanish government, then, in 1820 the newly in...The Spanish government, then, in 1820 the newly independent Mexican government thought that importing Scots-Irish settlers to deal with the Comanche threat to Mexico proper was a nifty idea. The archives in DF show that the next chapter was to drive out the Anglos when we were no longer needed. We became a serious threat to Mexican central authority when our peopole aided the revolts that erupted in northern Mexican states, e,g, Coahuila. The Mexican revolts failed, the Texican revolt succeeded. <br /><br />We still had to deal with the Comanche, though, and with Santa Anna's attempt to do over the Revolution. The solution, probably unavoidable, was annexation. <br /><br />But and however, Mexico only ruled el Norte for twenty six years. Before that, for centuries, it was Spanish colonial territory. The US has ruled the area for one hundred seventy one years. Dibs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352174311146177708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-47767758928398900592019-06-06T17:08:16.755-04:002019-06-06T17:08:16.755-04:00That is an interesting comment, Anonymous. Sounds...That is an interesting comment, Anonymous. Sounds like there are some rather large "externalities" involved in your neighbor hiring a (presumably low-cost) maid. <br /><br />The neighbor can hire a maid who will work for a relatively low wage. The maid can afford to work for a relatively low wage because her significant living costs (housing, child care, food) are being paid by someone other than the neighbor (ie by the US taxpayer, many of whom cannot afford to have a maid at all).<br /><br />Lefties used to be big on "externalities" -- the industrialist should pay the costs of pollution imposed on other people, etc. Sounds like this is an externality which ought to be fixed -- make those who hire maids pay the full cost, preferably directly to the maid.<br /><br />If maids were being paid their full cost to society, then maybe being a maid would turn into one of those jobs that Americans will do. Gavin Longmuirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-13403433139446724672019-06-06T14:13:56.425-04:002019-06-06T14:13:56.425-04:00I live in the Palos Verdes area and one of my neig...I live in the Palos Verdes area and one of my neighbors told me her maid was bragging about how the Los Angeles Unified Schools were providing her with all day care for her children including two meals a day. Of course, the maid was living in subsidized housing and was also getting welfare benefits. America is great!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-47466138565855678032019-06-06T10:01:07.904-04:002019-06-06T10:01:07.904-04:00... "alone...as 'he' was 2 yrs ago&qu...... "alone...as 'he' was 2 yrs ago"<br />All he has is voters."<br /><br />Based on The Commander in Chief's performance, whilst under constant fire from pretend friends and foes, I'll take his millions of hardcore deplorable voters in a heartbeat, Doc! Btw,sorry too to see McSally fold-up like a cheap-trick! Shee too can be replaced, by a bonafide American Patriot. Took US decades to get us in this cesspool, not surprised that it may take US some time to crawl-out. With some help from our Faith, Fight, and Belief in the Dream of our Fathers~~~<br />On Watch~~~<br />"Let's Roll"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-12842860248276176302019-06-06T09:27:09.617-04:002019-06-06T09:27:09.617-04:00"Play it southward!"
Indeed, and Why Not..."Play it southward!"<br />Indeed, and Why Not?!<br /><br />Till then Tariff the "remittances" out of the S-O-B, SOBitches! GOP, get your heads in the POTUS' plan or get your obstructionist asses out of Congress, you won't be missed!<br />On Watch~~~<br />"Let's Roll"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-85067074122305583062019-06-06T06:56:29.384-04:002019-06-06T06:56:29.384-04:00Undoubtedly an invasion, but a soft sell, a real t...Undoubtedly an invasion, but a soft sell, a real tearjerker for gullible Amercanos to swallow the poison pill prepared for them by the Progressive Party of anti-American Democrat Socialists!<br /><br />Hard to see how the POTUS can turn this into a win, other than a go along to get along with Granny & Gramps!? At least for the near term, have a little want more folks -- vote to close the Barn door on the southern border! Apparently the GOPe are about to fold on Tariffs, and continue allowing American taxpayers to foot the bill for the invasion. 2020 will tell the tale, whether The Swamp continues to be drained by The Donald and Friends, or the Dark Forces within and surrounding US will defeat US!<br />On Watch~~~<br />Let's Roll<br />P.S. Tks Anon consul, for your clarifying insights, and link...Romero León looked at the family’s three cars parked outside. On the refrigerator, there was a newspaper article naming Chelsy student of the week. There was a photo of Guillermina’s basketball team. There was a tax form from the IRS.<br /><br />“They have their lives here,” Romero León said.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-84471467340615463202019-06-05T21:59:00.330-04:002019-06-05T21:59:00.330-04:00After all, once of Mexico's biggest sources of...After all, once of Mexico's biggest sources of national income is from remittances sent by migrants, both legal and illegal, in the USA.Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-18945679243280450612019-06-05T14:59:41.584-04:002019-06-05T14:59:41.584-04:00Mexican consulates provide cash assistance to thei...Mexican consulates provide cash assistance to their citizens and give lessons on how to avoid being deported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-44355319977082458512019-06-05T14:57:28.530-04:002019-06-05T14:57:28.530-04:00In Texas alone they have consulates in Brownsville...In Texas alone they have consulates in Brownsville and McAllen - only 60 miles apart. Plus, others along the border in addition to San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Houston, and Austin. I think they just build consulates wherever their bureaucrats want to live and raise their children.<br /><br />On the shooting war, isn't that how the US ended up with Texas between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers? Anglo immigrants overwhelmed the area and when the Mexican government tried to crack down on their rights, Zachary Taylor went down there and kicked some arse. Are we seeing the opposite in process now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-50070704099357621082019-06-05T14:48:18.181-04:002019-06-05T14:48:18.181-04:00Dip,
Having been a mid-level consular manager at ...Dip,<br /><br />Having been a mid-level consular manager at a Mexican border post I saw all that I could take with the fake midwife births and DOS refusing to verify the identity of applicants. Then I came across this article in WaPo last week:<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/24/my-daughter-my-grandchildren/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0b122b2a1afe<br /><br />The money shot was this quote (emphasis on the last clause):<br /><br />“We believe we have between 600,000 and 800,000 undocumented Michoacanos living in the United States, and this program is for them,” said José Luis Gutiérrez, the secretary of migration in Michoacan. “It’s a way for us to tell them they’re important to us, that we appreciate the remittances and that we care.”<br /><br />DOS truly is a threat to the national security of the USA and the cabal of CA clowns who are Mexico sycophants need to be cleared out. Apparently a similar program has existed in Mexico City that's called the "Abuelitas" program to send these grieving grandmothers to Chicago. <br /><br />On another note, a USBP buddy is TDY in Yuma processing the catch and release folks. He said, anecdotally, that 95% of the folks are illiterate and about 5% don't even speak Spanish but rather their Amerindian tongue. Of course, the 60 South Africans he processed spoke neither.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-1194124831517330792019-06-05T14:33:57.742-04:002019-06-05T14:33:57.742-04:00Universal suffrage failed about 140 years ago. Yo...Universal suffrage failed about 140 years ago. You could tell it was a bad idea by comparing the results of universal male suffrage (which put up men like Lincoln and Davis) versus limited male suffrage (which elected Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Franklin).Hammerli 280https://www.blogger.com/profile/14198273434960578215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-4865682819604366572019-06-05T14:07:08.329-04:002019-06-05T14:07:08.329-04:00The political class seems to be in opposition to T...The political class seems to be in opposition to Trump just as it is in Britain against BREXIT. The Republican Senate seems ready to try to stop the tariffs on Mexico. I am not sure the GOP will keep the majority next year. I have worked and donated to Martha McSally in AZ but she is joining the no tariffs crowd, funded by the Chamber of Commerce. Trump is just as alone, it seems, as he was two years ago. All he has is voters.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-37944765283637374712019-06-05T12:11:40.430-04:002019-06-05T12:11:40.430-04:00Isn't the whole US/Mexico situation a perfect ...Isn't the whole US/Mexico situation a perfect example of how utterly worthless are the politicians WE -- yes, US! -- elect. Our Political Class is ignoring existential threats to the whole country, and even facilitating those threats. And yet we (i.e. us, "We the People") keep on electing those people to make the situation worse.<br /><br />Universal suffrage democracy has failed. But it is hard to see how the situation could be improved short of a major collapse.<br />Gavin Longmuirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-35851710627105637872019-06-05T10:22:20.915-04:002019-06-05T10:22:20.915-04:00
If the United States was responsible for boostin...<br /><br />If the United States was responsible for boosting its southern neighbor, Mexico, economically ... why isn’t Mexico then not obligated to stabilize Central America’s economies? Play it southward!<br />George W. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559745926094694653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-3466133045821165592019-06-05T07:52:08.314-04:002019-06-05T07:52:08.314-04:00I just looked....we have 9 consulates in Mexico in...I just looked....we have 9 consulates in Mexico in addition to the Embassy. Mexico has 11 in Texas alone and 10 in California. Ridiculous! I'd insist on reciprocity. They can have 9 in the US, period. I don't care where. Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12855521422992221591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91127939648093313052019-06-05T03:20:09.015-04:002019-06-05T03:20:09.015-04:00On Target as always WLA! And concur with you Hamme...On Target as always WLA! And concur with you Hammer', and observe that the "shooting war" with MehHiCo is already well underway! The latest reveal that 80% of the developed Mexican territory is under the control of 'Cartels should serve as a wake up last call - boots n' saddles, lock n' load...<br />Om Watch~~~<br />"Let's Roll"<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-19547408971121324722019-06-05T02:57:00.446-04:002019-06-05T02:57:00.446-04:00Pincer< is apt as are the decaying social insti...Pincer< is apt as are the decaying social institutions within their grasp, thank G-D for DJT and pass the ammo!<br />On Watch~~~<br />"Let's Roll"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-64333120649485505732019-06-04T23:09:24.014-04:002019-06-04T23:09:24.014-04:00It would be interesting to figure out how many con...It would be interesting to figure out how many consulates Mexico SHOULD have in the U.S. An embassy in Washington, obviously. A consulate in Southern California, a second in Texas. Their U.N. delegation.<br /><br />I'm not sure I see the need for anything more.<br /><br />To be quite honest, I suspect that a shooting war with Mexico may not be that far-fetched. Certainly they have done their best to overload the U.S. with their surplus population. A war would offer the opportunity to shorten the border...and eject every Mexican national in the United States. With the added benefit that any judge who objected would be up on Treason charges...and I mean that quite literally.Hammerli 280https://www.blogger.com/profile/14198273434960578215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-44481377861344958802019-06-04T23:08:40.188-04:002019-06-04T23:08:40.188-04:00Mitch McConnell is well positioned to do the biddi...Mitch McConnell is well positioned to do the bidding of China.Merkwürdigliebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633547688991082358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-65971629459989077662019-06-04T21:53:35.953-04:002019-06-04T21:53:35.953-04:00And San Diego...
See also the Chinese deep penetr...And San Diego...<br /><br />See also the Chinese deep penetration of Canada and Canadian politicians.<br /><br />Can we all say "pincer"?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304578359829864643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-27902599728474263982019-06-04T21:47:01.793-04:002019-06-04T21:47:01.793-04:00Has anyone else been keeping tabs on Chinese influ...Has anyone else been keeping tabs on Chinese influence in Mexico?<br /><br />Not just the regular "hardware upgrades" either.<br /><br />Remind me again about who owns the Panama Canal while we are discussing the region.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304578359829864643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-20722006177661028112019-06-04T19:05:10.609-04:002019-06-04T19:05:10.609-04:00Trump has indicated in the past that his preferenc...Trump has indicated in the past that his preference would be for Congress to do its job and either enable better enforcement and/or reform the immigration laws so as to address the particular abuses of existig law, and the volume of human migration, that are now present.<br />If I recall correctly, all he's gotten from Schumer and Pelosi is a hard, "No" to undertaking anything of the sort.<br />Go Trump. Beat Mexico.ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.com