Last Monday, Donald Trump trumped up his wall rhetoric by stating that Enrique Peña Nieto, the Mexican president, had called him to compliment Trump about lowering undocumented immigration on Mexico’s southern border. The only problem is that Donald Trump lied. The Mexican government issued a statement on Monday denying that the Mexican president had called […]
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The Immorality of Veronica Escobar
One of the most difficult aspects of dealing with immigration issues, especially about Mexican immigrants, is the constant misuse of the immigrant narrative by politicians. It is difficult enough having to dispel the many myths about immigrants, but it is even more difficult trying to pierce the political noise created by the politicians to be […]
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The GOP Checkmates Trump on Russia
To understand how ineffective the Donald Trump administration is, look no further than the Republican Party. Remember that Donald Trump ran on the Republican ticket. The congress is Republican controlled. Up until the Trump administration, both the Democrats and the Republicans kowtowed to their president, sometimes screaming and kicking. But the two-party system assured that […]
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The Do Nothing President
As you likely know by now, the repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act, better known as ObamaCare failed last week. There is much noise about the debacle of repealing ObamaCare with much of the noise being driven by Donald Trump and surrogates that want to distract the voters from the facts about the latest Trump […]
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Car Shoppers Still Buying Mexican Made Cars
Also lost in the noise and the distractions about the Russian scandal and healthcare reform is another little piece of information that Donald Trump and his supporters do not want you to notice. In the first six months of this year, U.S. consumers are still buying Made in Mexico cars over the U.S. versions. This, […]
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NAFTA Negotiations
As you likely remember, Donald Trump called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the worst trade deal the United States has entered. During his presidential campaign, Trump argued he was going to end NAFTA. After the election, he toned down his argument, instead now arguing that he would renegotiate NAFTA, and if need be, […]
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Additional Seasonal Work Permits
Lost in last week’s noise about the Made in America week circus, the Russian scandal and healthcare reform, there was a little nugget of information that many voters missed. On Monday, last week, the Trump administration issued an additional 15,000 visas for temporary seasonal workers. This additional worker visa allotment allows foreign workers to shore […]
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The Emasculation of Donald Trump
Whether you believe that the Russian scandal is a “witch hunt” or the search for the truth, there is one reality that must be accepted by all. The Donald Trump administration has been emasculated by it. The first six months of the Trump presidency can be characterized by two issues: the Russian scandal and the […]
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Pardon Me?
The Washington Post reported late on Thursday, July 20, that unnamed sources had indicated that Donald Trump had inquired of his lawyers the extent of his power to pardon criminals. Typically, the sources remain anonymous and thus it is difficult to establish how true the accounts of Trump considering pardoning himself, family members and himself […]