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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
they really dont have any cards to play. they are a smaller country w/no military that sponges off us legally & illegally
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Replying to @JasonHornbuckle
Nonetheless, still can't force them to pay for the wall. And they won't.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/01/news/economy/mexico-peso-money-transfer-trump-remittance/ … bottom line is that Mexico literally depends on that money. Trump has all the cards
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Replying to @JasonHornbuckle
Remittances? Unclear that plan can be made to work legally. And MEX could respond by deepening ties to China. Don't assume
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
if them deepening ties to China involves millions of Mexican illegals leaving here for there I think that's a Trump win
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Replying to @JasonHornbuckle
Trade & military ties, not exactly win 4 us. I'm not saying Trump shouldnt renegot NAFTA, etc Just that we're paying 4 wall
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
Mexico gets more money from US remittances than from oil. Its their biggest "export" & they can't get it from China
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Replying to @JasonHornbuckle
Countries don't always act logically & there is plenty they do w/ China that we wouldn't like. That's my point.
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Replying to @DavidMDrucker
well its certainly true that we can't guarantee that they will act rationally
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That's the broader point I think gets lost when people think about geopolitics. ... Good discussion.
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