Pride of Place

I hate to use the term "logic" when it comes to anything President Trump does, but is it possible that what seems like the wild actions taken by the President could lead to beneficial results for the country? 

Take for instance the order to place National Guard Troops along the Mexican border. While it makes no sense from a tactical standpoint--just like building a giant wall--consider the psychological effect it could have on those in Mexico's government.  At some point, don't the Mexican people have to get embarrassed that their neighbor has to resort to such steps to stem the tide of residents fleeing their country?  Will this help them realize that drastic change is needed to provide them with a way to make a living in their own country?

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is a media darling because of his often profane insults hurled at President Trump about how Mexico will never pay for the wall.  But under Fox, the US saw the highest numbers of illegal immigrants enter the country from Mexico--and El Presidente was fine with that, saying at the time that if he tried to stop illegal immigration, his country would "be like Cuba".  It still can't be a ringing endorsement of your leadership when people can't wait to go through proper channels to get out of your country. 

What the US needs to do is send some of our leading "economic experts" to Mexico to help them provide more opportunities for their own people.  Bernie Sanders can head down there and help them establish astronomical tax rates on their corporations and wealthy residents for "residistribution" to those trying to sneak across the border.  Former President Obama can help Mexico pass laws requiring everyone have health insurance so they don't have to come to the US to pay for medical expenses anymore.  We could even send Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to some "sister cities" in Mexico to lay out streetcar routes that don't take people to anywhere they may want to go.  Of course, if illegal immigrants stayed in Mexico, those Democrats could never hope to someday have them as voters here in the US.

There is a reason why the United States has never seen a mass migration OUT of the country.  Even during our worst times (like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl) people moved to different states or parts of the country--but few got onto boats and headed back to the "old country".  And I'm guessing that if millions tried to leave, our neighbors wouldn't be welcoming them with open arms.