re: Reuters:Mexico will not accept new US immigration policies

I can't wait to see the spin when these policies are dropped or changed. Lol at you guys cheering for taxes on imported goods. Your the ones that would be footing that bill. Idiots.

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93 percent of Hass avocados sold in the U.S. come from Mexico [Hass Avocado Board, 2017]

• Currently, the U.S. imports 78 percentof Mexico’s avocado production [USAID, 2014]

• 71 percent of tomatoes sold in the U.S. come from Mexico [USDA, 2016]

• The U.S. imported over $1.3 billionworth of beer from Mexico last year [Statista, 2016]

• The U.S. imports about 79 percent of Mexico’s total annual exports of tequila[Tequila Regulatory Council, 2014]

• 15 percent of all sugar consumed in the U.S. comes from Mexico [USDA, 2017]

• U.S. consumers bought $58 million worth of trendy Mexican sparkling water Topo Chico between June 2015 and June 2016 [iRI, 2016]

• Mexican Coke enjoyed “double-digit growth” in U.S. sales between 2012 and 2014, although a spokesperson declined to give exact sales numbers to the New York Times. Could the Mexican Coke boom of the mid-2010s be coming to an end? [NYT, 2014]

Should the tax come to fruition, Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own: As Salon reported last week, “In a trade war with Trump, Mexico would likely slap taxes almost immediately on many of the American products purchased by its growing upper-middle class,” including, of course, U.S. produce and other agricultural products.

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. goods and services trade with Mexico totaled an estimated $583.6 billion in 2015. Exports were $267.2 billion; imports were $316.4 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with Mexico was -$49.2 billion in 2015.

Mexico is currently our 3rd largest goods trading partner with $531 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2015. Goods exports totaled $236 billion; goods imports totaled $295 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Mexico was $58 billion in 2015.

Trade in services with Mexico (exports and imports) totaled an estimated $52.4 billion in 2015. Services exports were $30.8 billion; services imports were $21.6 billion. The U.S. services trade surplus with Mexico was $9.2 billion in 2015.

According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods and services to Mexico supported an estimated 1.1 million jobs in 2014 (latest data available) (953 thousand supported by goods exports and 193 thousand supported by services exports).

Exports

Mexico was the United States' 2nd largest goods export market in 2015.

U.S. goods exports to Mexico in 2015 were $236 billion, down 1.6% ($3.9 billion) from 2014 but up 97% from 2005. U.S. exports to Mexico are up 468% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA). U.S. exports to Mexico account for 15.7% of overall U.S. exports in 2015.

The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2015 were: machinery ($42 billion), electrical machinery ($41 billion), vehicles ($22 billion), mineral fuels ($19 billion), and plastics ($17 billion).

U.S. exports of agricultural products to Mexico totaled $18 billion in 2015, our 3th largest agricultural export market. Leading categories include: corn ($2.3 billion), soybeans ($1.4 billion), dairy products ($1.3 billion), pork & pork products ($1.3 billion), and beef & beef products ($1.1 billion).

U.S. exports of services to Mexico were an estimated $30.8 billion in 2015, 2.7% ($807 million) more than 2014, and 36.7% greater than 2005 levels. It was up roughly 196% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA). Based on 2014, leading services exports from the U.S. to Mexico were in the travel, transportation, and intellectual property (computer software) sectors.
Imports

Mexico was the United States' 3rd largest supplier of goods imports in 2015.

U.S. goods imports from Mexico totaled $295 billion in 2015, up 0.2% ($667 million) from 2014, and up 73% from 2005. U.S. imports from Mexico are up 638% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA). U.S. imports from Mexico are up 638% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA).

The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2015 were: vehicles ($74 billion), electrical machinery ($63 billion), machinery ($49 billion), mineral fuels ($14 billion), and optical and medical instruments ($12 billion).

U.S. imports of agricultural products from Mexico totaled $21 billion in 2015, our 2nd largest supplier of agricultural imports. Leading categories include: fresh vegetables ($4.8 billion), other fresh fruit ($4.3 billion), wine and beer ($2.7 billion), snack foods ($1.7 billion), and processed fruit & vegetables ($1.4 billion).

U.S. imports of services from Mexico were an estimated $21.6 billion in 2015, 11.0% ($2.1 billion) more than 2014, and 50.0% greater than 2005 levels. It was up roughly 191% from 1993 (pre-NAFTA). Based on 2014, leading services imports from Mexico to the U.S. were in the travel, transportation, and technical and other services sectors.

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You just made the best case for a physical wall I've heard yet.

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What are you talking about? How will visa overstays be affected by a physical wall?

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That is what this is about. We can do whatever we want to secure our border. They're saying that they aren't going to accept illegal immigrants from Peru just because they look like Mexicans to us.

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This part.

You showed me that Mexico can basically tell us to pound sand and not take anyone back under the cover that they aren't their citizens whether they are or aren't.

Lol Mexico. What are they and the piss poor UN going to do?

Send us a strong letter?

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Apparently, were supposed to consult them to decide on how to secure OUR border.

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As far as deportation goes it ain't our border its theirs...

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You showed me that Mexico can basically tell us to pound sand and not take anyone back under the cover that they aren't their citizens whether they are or aren't

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That makes zero sense. Why in the world would Mexico take people that aren't their citizens?

Why would they take someone from Colombia who came here on a visa and overstayed?

I get dumping Mexicans over the border. Why should they take people from Costa Rica?