Comments by "Steve Davenport" (@stevedavenport1202) on "Paul Warburg" channel.

  1. I will weigh in with my opinion: I speak fluent Mexican Spanish and lived in Mexico for a year, interacting with government officials, business owners, campesinos and people from different regions. I have also interacted extensively with illegal immigrants here. Mexicans are extremely patriotic and DO NOT want to live in the USA. They come here out of sheer desperation. Yes, correct, government corruption leads to an under developed economy. What you are describing is the "push" factor for why people want to leave Mexico. The "pull" factor is that many businesses need these migrants as cooks, farm labor, construction workers, cleaners, etc. Most Americans don't want these jobs because they have better options. That being said, illegal immigration is not the solution. We need to massively boost temporary work visas to fill these positions. AND we need employers to pay for their health insurance instead of having them live off of public welfare. By doing this, we curtail the illicit trafficking of humans across our border and allow this work force to be here worry free and in constant fear of being deported. We would also reduce resentment towards this population amongst Americans. By the same token, we still need to reinforce our borders to disincentive illegal crossings and to interdict drugs. We also need to halt the flow of fire arms into Mexico. Last, but not least, sanctions must be placed upon business that hire illegals.
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  2. Are you speaking to real academic abilities or actual educational attainment? I believe 37% of US adults have a university degree.
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  3. 100%
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  4. ​@PatriceBoivin US too 😂
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  5. Am feeling that exodus at my local Walmart. Nowadays, I hear as many people speaking Russian as I heat Spanish.
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  6. Yeah, paying 20 trillion in reparations to Ukraine would collapse their country.
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  7. Cant really see true independence for Siberia. They would become a puppet state of China
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  8. Hard to say. Short to intermediate term, things DO NOT look good for Russia. Long term, if Russia can manage to secure its borders and reverse its demographic implosion, might enjoy a golden age in a warmer climate.
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  9. Great advice. Some steel producers actually try this. I suspect the reason that this happens in Sweden is due to the smaller resource base. You don't have the labor force to employ a bunch of people in "mass production" industries like we do in the USA.
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  10. Contrary to popular belief, politicians are not stupid. At the federal level, they have access to all kinds of expert advice. They implement tariffs because they are pandering to their constituents who think punitive tariffs actually work.
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