Article

2017-01-27 Caribbean-Latin America

Trump on Mex visit: 'Such a meeting would be fruitless, and I want to go a different route'

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2017-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Need to update the Vera Cruz soundings.

Posted by Shipman 2017-01-27 08:35|| 2017-01-27 08:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Have it your way, Enrique. But I have a feeling that one way or another you will pay.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-01-27 09:25|| 2017-01-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 on a serious note, i have seen nothing about how this affects maquiladoras; US owned companies ship raw material to Mexico and the lower cost labor completes the product and ships it out, through a US- based bonded warehouse. title on the goods remains w/ the US company. at least 3 of my major suppliers operate this way and our contracts with our ustomers were priced on this model. might get a bit dicey up in comptroller-land.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2017-01-27 10:32|| 2017-01-27 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 You know, if you shut the dumping down, all this would go away. Ever grasp that? Must be a lot of graft and political pressure to keep the peasants down in play in Mexico.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-01-27 11:44|| 2017-01-27 11:44|| Front Page Top

#5 The argument for maquiladoras was that if Mexicans could get jobs in Mexico they wouldn't come here. Nobody stopped to think that, either way, they are taking jobs from Americans. You could counter argue that with the fact that a lot of American labor unions demand more pay for their workers than the workers are worth. The best bet would be to bring these jobs back to right to work states.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-01-27 12:22|| 2017-01-27 12:22|| Front Page Top

#6 I suspect Trump will have a meeting with friendly latin american nations in the near future. Bi-lateral trade pacts and such to show Mexico isn't the only game in town. I'd love to see a photo op of Trump signing a deal with Guatemala right next to the Mexican Southern Wall.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-01-27 14:32|| 2017-01-27 14:32|| Front Page Top

22:54 newc
22:40 M. Murcek
22:14 Sock Puppet of Doom
22:04 Phaper Crugum8267
21:25 Silentbrick
21:05 Frank G
21:05 Hupuck Gray8571
19:54 Rambler in Virginia
19:37 Rex Mundi
19:30 Barbara
19:25 Barbara
19:20 Barbara
18:41 Bobby
18:31 Rex Mundi
18:07 Procopius2k
17:51 Joluse Spomomp9704
17:43 Rex Mundi
17:41 CrazyFool
17:39 Rex Mundi
17:15 rjschwarz
16:50 Mercutio
16:49 Alaska Paul
16:46 Mercutio
15:38 Iblis