re: Why are immigrants sneaking past the Mexican border bad from an economics standpoint?

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We can send them books and instructions on how to farm and negotiate imports/exports. How is that for an investment?

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Bad.

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What more do they need?

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Right now? Safe (from gangs) sweatshops. Move lower-level manufacturing from China to Central America.

They can hopefully work their way up the manufacturing ladder in a generation or two.

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So why aren't the central Americans stopping and staying in booming Mexico.

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Just because the Mexican economy in 2022 is better than 1972 doesn't mean they can account for all of these illegals. I mean our economy faces issues from these people and we're a lot bigger/stronger than Mexico.

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Also, why aren't the Hondurans, Guatemalans, etc... moving to South America instead of the US?

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Opportunity.

IF you had to choose between moving to Canada or Panama, which would you pick?