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A key aspect of Trump's immigration policy is the removal of millions of undocumented immigrants. He called for the deportation of individuals in the U.S. illegally, with a particular focus on those who had committed crimes.
However, critics have pointed out that Trump's mass deportation proposal will be a huge "blow" to Mexico's economy, according to Ismael Plascencia López, a specialist with the Northwest Mexico Federation of Economists.
Experts estimate that Mexico will need to invest millions of dollars to provide care, food, housing and transportation for deported migrants, as well as for those arriving from other countries.
Banxico, Mexico's National Bank, reported that migrants in the U.S. sent $63.3 billion to Mexico in 2023. From January to October of this year alone, the amount has already reached nearly $55 billion.
Experts estimate that Mexico will need to invest millions of dollars to provide care, food, housing and transportation for deported migrants, as well as for those arriving from other countries.
Why is it that immigrants are always talked about as if they are not human beings capable of doing anything for themselves? Like it's always like someone else's responsibility to provide shelter and care for them?
There's just something weird in the way immigrants are talked about. It's not anyone's responsibility to take care of you. If you can't take care of yourself in the country you're migrating to, why did you migrate?
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Keynesian socialist world view
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12 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 7 Jan
Why do you think they came here
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People immigrate to USA to create a better life, a richer life, etc.
I don't think immigrants, legal or otherwise, seek welfare or government assistance per se but we insist on giving them everything for 'free'
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