Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (203) |
Author: Dope1   😊 😞
Number: of 84358 
Subject: Re: NYC HS Students Forced....
Date: 01/12/24 1:16 PM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 2
Yes, you require a blood test, then delay taking that, which leads to the question - what do we do with all those people until you draw the blood? Do they go to Mexico? But AMLO has said no. So do we shut down all border traffic until AMLO relents? Sweeten the pot till he changes his mind?

I think he thinks of it as a spigot you can turn off - and those who don't agree with him aren't clever enough to see what he sees. So he proposes to make serial administrative changes, throwing multiple pretextual road blocks up, possibly throwing the trade at the border into chaos, and use the leverage to shut off the spigot.

Enquiring minds want to know the details of this fabulous plan.


LOL. You were one of the ones that WANTED to hear administrative proposals to help stem the tide. I've now come up with several.

And yes, several of your compatriots either forgot that or just don't understand the nature of high level interactions between nations or how high stakes negotiations with lots of variables play out.

For the record: this exercise has taught me how diabolically clever some of our laws are from the point of view of creating situations where we as a nation are held hostage by our amnesty policy. I strongly disagree that walls aren't the answer; and by "walls" I mean enhanced border security using natural barriers in places where you can't build a physical one.
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to Dope1 here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 84,309 posts about US Policy. The article-length ones it recommended most:
It's going to get worse · 33 recs · 2025
G’day Donny · 30 recs · 2026
Old Related Story · 28 recs · 2026
HCR is a national treasure · 27 recs · 2025
Fascism in America · 27 recs · 2025
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (203) |


Announcements
US Policy FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community