One of the promises made by Donald Trump was that he was going to force the cancellation of NAFTA. Trump then soften his promise a bit by stating that he was going to renegotiate NAFTA. NAFTA, according to Trump, was a job killer. Trump argues that jobs would return to the country as soon as […]
Posted inPolitics
Carlos Slim: Patrones & Peones
Carlos Slim Helú, one of the top ten richest men in the world met with Donald Trump last Saturday. Although we do not know the details of the meeting, we know that the meeting was cordial. Donald Trump described the meeting as “a lovely dinner with a wonderful man,” per a quote in the Washington […]
Posted inPolitics
Illegitimate President: Part 2
Donald Trump spent years arguing that Barack Obama was an illegitimate president because of the questions about where Obama was born. Trump was an enabler of the birther movement. Whether you believe there are questions about the legitimacy of Obama’s birth certificate is immaterial. The fact is that Donald Trump challenged the birth certificate for many […]
Posted inPolitics
The Illegitimate President
I thought that by now nothing would surprise me about Donald Trump and his upcoming presidency. Apparently, I’m wrong. You would think that growing up in Mexico that I wasn’t preoccupied with World War III. The Cold War was a fuse ready to explode at any moment. Mexico wasn’t and isn’t militarily capable of participating. […]
Posted inPolitics
The Corruption of Jim Tolbert
During the last couple of days, I shared with you how the local chambers of commerce and the news media incubates and encourages corruption in El Paso. One of my statements elicited a strong response with emails demanding that I retract my statement that corruption is still a serious problem in El Paso. One email, […]
Posted inPolitics
Ike Monty Details Corruption
Low income housing credits have started to make annual headlines in the El Paso area because of the controversies that follow them. As a government device, they tend to be complicated for the community to understand. Like all government programs, there is a mystic about them and a lack of understanding as to what they […]
Posted inPolitics
Local Politicos, News Media and Chambers Enable Corruption
Corruption exists because the voters allow it to happen. When voters are aware that politicos tend towards corrupt practices and still vote them into office, then they only have themselves to blame. Since the voters have no problem with corrupt practices, then the chambers of commerce and the news media outlets become complicit in the […]
Posted inPolitics
Are My Immigrant Maps Useful?
As you likely know from yesterday’s post, the numerous metrics I compiled did not conclusively answer the question I posed about immigrants, whether they are a benefit to the country or a detriment. The question asked of me by some of my friends was whether the work was worth it. Yes it was, because it […]
Posted inNews Desk
Answering the Immigrant Question: Are Immigrants Beneficial or Detrimental to the US?
Last week we spent a significant amount of time looking at different metrics that I have dubbed the “quality of life metrics”. I appreciate your patience in delving into the data metrics I created for you. I wanted you to look to see if a correlation exists between the immigrant population in the United States […]