I was listening to Edd Hendee on Friday morning and heard him talking about the Billion Dollar foreign aid package to Mexico. (I can’t recall if it is 1.5 B$ or 2.5 B$; whatever it is it is substantial.)
If we did it right, if the Mexican government really wanted the money, it could be utilized to solve a lot of our problems.
Here is what I propose:
Let’s be really generous and give them 5 Billion. Before you start screaming, keep reading.
Put the money in escrow for a year. In other words, the money is not payable for 2008 until January 15, 2009.
Every time we (the U.S government or some local government within the borders of the U.S.) have to pay a Mexican citizen’s bill, the bill amount is deducted from the 5 Billion.
That means everytime we find a Mexican citizen illegally here in the U.S. and deport them, we “deduct” $10,000 from the 5 Billion (for all of the associated fees).
Everytime we arrest and put a Mexican citizen that is here illegally in one of our jails, we deduct the price of the court proceeding as well as the cost of incarceration
Everytime an undocumented Mexican citizen seeks medical care and they cannot pay the bill, the bill amount is deducted from the 5 Billion.
I think you get the idea.
In the end, the Mexican government will probably owe us money.
It would be interesting to see if this is done, how the Mexican government would handle this: would they decline the money out of hand? Would they want their citizens to continue here and wire home money or would they want to take a chance at the 5 Billion? Would they post troops at the border to keep their citizens in Mexico? Would they “punish” those citizens caught and thereby costing the government money?
In the end, I think if something like this is done, it might help stop the illegal exodus.
What the “human rights” and “Mexico First” activist must realize is that the Mexican Government doesn’t care about their own citizens: they care about money. That is the way it has always been and will be until the citizens of Mexico stay in their own country and change their government.
That my friends, may be the dirty little secret as to why the Mexican government does not want their own citizens in their own country.
By the way, I think this should be done with every foreign aid package for every country, not just Mexico.
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Excellent post Ree-c and I think it’s an excellent plan. Have you thought of starting an online petition of said idea…… or writing up the plan to send to us pesky anti- illegal people, so we can send to the powers that be?
Very clever, Ree-C. The single, largest incentive for the Mexican government to continue the status quo is the inflow of foreign currency, US dollars to be exact. This exceeded 26 billion in 2007 and has now dwarfed tourism as a major source of dollars.
The amount of money paid to the Mexican Government would have to exceed the amount sent home by illegals. I think this is about 40-80 billion.
On the flip side if you remember Kink’y idea of hiring the Mexican Generals and paying them each 100 million. By deducting say $10,000 for each illegal caught in the General’s territory you would have ZERO illegal traffic. Both drugs and people. It would also be a whole lot cheaper to the US government taking into account foreign aide and freebie social services.
Oh but that is politically incorrect. Sorry.
According to the US Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in 2006 Mexicans in the USA sent home 23.1 billion dollars. The annual rate of increase since 2000 has been 20.4%. The figure I arrive at for 2007, using those numbers, is $ 27,692,000,000. That does not reflect cash physically taken over the border or, of course, illegal drug money, etc.
http://www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2007/swe0704b.cfm
Didn’t we already try someting like that down near Laredo or Brownsville in conjunction with a Mexican General about incursions and crossings–for every one he stopped he got paid out of a coffer?
anybody rememeber that? How well did it work?
Hey, maybe we can take this intolerant, insenstitive drivel to the next level…
For every anchor baby or illegal that dies for the country in combat lets add some back in - how about a million or so - naw 100 million going back to the 60,000 or so that fell in WWII thats some doin
Ditto for all the police, fire, rescue etc
After all - lets be fair…..
BL–don’t think those that served in WWII or in the Armed Forces were Illegal.
What anchor babies have died in Combat??
Ree-C, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who heard that Friday morning. I was beginning to think I was the only one who almost swerved off the road, in spite of Edd’s warning, when he said that Congressman Ciro Rodriguez told the border sherrifs that if they needed money for law-enforcement along the border, maybe they should apply to Mexico for funding from this grant. It makes my blood pressure skyrocket just thinking about it!
There’s no appeasement like Mexican appeasement–oh wait, there is there’s Euro-appeasement, Saudi-appeasement, etc.
100+ Died In Iraq & Afghanistan
The last time I posted about it (September 07 ?), there were over 100 members of the U.S. armed forces killed in combat who received their citizenship posthumously. Each one had enlisted as an illegal alien resident of the US.
Sorry, didn’t know that–interesting–how, would be the question? And the anchor babies dying in combat?
I am confused here (nthing new) but you want to put our money in escrow and pay ourselves back?
I have a better idea. How about completely shutting down the border and start making demands. Demand the mexican government start taking care of thier own citizens. Force them to make the necessary changes to make mexico a viable country.
None of this will happen of course since this gov wants mexico poor. Poor people have no power. People with no power have no voice.
My solution is simpler. No aid (disaster, foreign, health, educational… whatever) at all. Never Ever Ever. United States sits back, holding itself in reserve, and waits for other nations to ante up. Then we DOUBLE that amount.
New PR campaign slogan… “America. We’re twice as nice.” To paraphrase McDonalds… “Billions Saved.”
DJ: agree with 1st 2 oaragraphs, wholeheartedly! not so much the latter–seems a little on that conspiratal end of things.
Speaking of conspiracies–did you see my plan yesterday? Whaduthink?
FourAlarm–same thing we should do with Berkeley!
kent
I saw you plan and responded. Its workable.
In the next 12 months I think you will se more of what I spew as real and not so much conspiratorail.
That’s right–you’re the only one thta thot it might be a good idea–sorry that forgot–geez, man, who’d thot we’d ever think similarily–spooky, huh?
#16 - and when “the master plan” doesn’t come to fruition in the next 12 months will you be willing to say there is no master plan, just a bunch of greedy politicians looking out for their own best interest?
18: goes without saying, so how do we change that?
The master plan has already come to fruition.
hamous
Before they were all inpet. Now they are just greedy. Whatever the case its all coming together quite nice. Drink some champagne, laugh it up. Everything will be fine.
Adios BRO!
#20 I see no evidence of that. Oh, that’s right. I’m just a blind sheeple drinking the kool-aid ; - )
21: Aren’t we all in DJ’s vision?
Here’s some possible other solutions:
1) How about we tax those funds wired back to Mexico or any country south, an amount equal to the federal income tax rate and social security. Since the government takes about 25% then that will be the rate. Those funds go into the respective departments.
2) How about we bill all those countries where services are provided to their illegal citizens working in this country? We just have to ask one question, what is your country of origin? Let those countries send auditors to audit their bills.
3) How about we seize all properties of illegal aliens like we seize all properties of drug dealers, since all were ill gotten gains acquired thru illegal/breaking the law means??
Here try one of these.
23.2: Robert–that Sheriff in Maricopa County, AZ does that–sends bills every month the teh Mexican Gov’t for roomo and board for the inmates that are illegal–don’t think he’s been paid yet, tho.
Reply to No. 24: That’s okay for now. If we ever think about giving foreign aid, the state can get the money from the government before the foreign aid is sent.
I wonder what the federal government would do if that state started deducting that amount from the tax dollars sent from the state for taxes collected for the federal government.
That’s an interesting idea–which Governor would do that? Doubt Ricky would. Nor KBH, the next Gov.
Reply to No. 26: Don’t you know that would make for good liberal media press!!! Don’t you know if we had a Dimwit president and Congress, it is more likely to happen, after all what are a few tax dollars among those “tax and spend” Dimwits.
Oh, silly, me–I’m so naive.
I think we are spending PLENTY here on Mexico.
A buddy recently got the idea he wanted to hunt next season “communist free”. In other words, he’s tired of the shoddy products from China, and decided he’s spend the Spring buying as much American made products to hunt with as possible. I think he may be onto something . . .
Now, with Texas becoming a “sanctuary State” after recent laws actually being enforced in OK and AZ, maybe the everyday guy is gonna have to start voting with his dollars, too. Refuse to do any sort of business with a company hiring illegals of any sort. And hope you don’t need a roof! Start videoing construction sites, home sites, and areas where the day-laborers hang out.
The problem isn’t sealing the border, it’s the fact that a porous border is making powerful people a lot of money. Banks, home builders, contractors, and churches seem to be howling the loudest over OK’s new stance. Hmmmmmm . . ..
And Tricky Ricky is gonna do what the Insurance Lobby tells him to. They have kept the receipt.
How about Texas keeps the Fed’s gasoline taxes rather than sending them in? Instead use the revenue to secure the border and give the sheriffs the help and equipment they need. Self-defense for the citizens of Texas. Of course to do that we will need an executive and legislature with a backbone….
Foreign aid to Mexico? President Duncenandez has already given our country to Mexico.
How about Mexico paying us billions in aid.
Can’t understand why so few this train wreck coming and no one wants the responsibility of throwing the switch.
Just give me 10 years of unmolested clean living then when I finally do fall out of the saddle, all this mess and madness will be someone else’s problem.
I’ve been thinking about this issue a long time. I supported NAFTA,(I DID NOT support CAFTA or any furthering of NAFTA into the rest of the world) hoping that Mexico would produce a middle class with a living wage. Instead they have continued to exploit their workers for a few rich, corrupt families who live on the backs of slave labor. We didn’t demand that our companies (who fled south of the border to produce cheap goods) pay a wage to their workers that would allow them to feed their families. So, NAFTA needs to be revised to require that our companies pay at least half of our minimum wage. Maybe some of them would even keep the manufacturing base here. And, if they don’t then a tariff should be imposed equal to the wages they did not pay. Until we find a way to stop the incentive to come here, and stop the desperation, we are fighting a losing battle. Of course, we should seal the border, of course we should impose sanctions on employers. And anyone who spent even one day here illegally should never be eligable for citizenship. But we should also eliminate foreign aid to Mexico, and demand that our corporations pay a decent wage. They are getting a free ride down there. I would support boycotting Mexico products until something is done. In reality, the border should be like that of Canada. But it won’t be because the people are desperate. I would also support a constitutional amendment that rids us of the anchor baby scenario and duel citizenship. In the meantime, anchor babies should live with their parents in their home country - they can come back here when they are of legal age