Moving jobs no matter how many, out of this country does hurt. That is what has hurt this countries economy now more than anything. At the beginning when Nafta deal was in place it was a good idea but, nobody then, looked further down the road.
That will be 300 people, less likely to be able to pay all of their bills or want to buy a new vehicle or even used one, and or purchase a home or travel within the US. All of which contributes to our ecomomy. That is alot of money that will not be spent in their City and State due to those 300 jobs not being paid to US citizens. Hershey is not that big of a city. I've lived in much bigger. and it will hurt them especially if more companies in PA, say..if they can do that we can do that too. With the Banks issues, and the Auto industries issues and those industries having to lay off thousands of folks, THAT hurt the Us in a big way. Any time jobs are lost in this country to another country, it hurts us.
Nobody can afford to go out and buy anything or pay for services without a job. It is good for Mexico and those folks that will work in the factory, that is already there. It will help them out alot.
and Joe, I know what you mean about moving to Mexico, there are many Americans that work on the US side and bank on the US side but live on the Mexico side or used to. It is no secret it is cheaper to live there and it sure helps out the folks in those towns that are employed by the Americans that live there. I'm thinking for about 500-800 a month there you could live like a King and your wife live like a Queen. Serious, you could have a taxi pick you up every day to take you to the border, you can have a gardener and your wife could have a maid and cook and somebody to do your laundry.
This is of course if you live in the smallker towns AND if you are not robbed and beaten by the local police or banditos that look for (in the crimiinals minds) rich Americans to rob and steal from, not to mention having to put up with the drug lords and their people.
It was very popular and cool idea back in the 80's, but any more it's far too dangerous. Especially, for Americans. Heck, check out Tucson AZ, or any border towns in Texas, AZ and CA, where there have been numerous folks robbed, kidnapped held for ransom, by criminals from Mexico coming over looking for easy money or worse yet....the Americans taken from their homes, or vehicles, and never seen again, probably abused in some way, killed or sold into sex slavery. It happens alot in Lower Texas and AZ and CA. It's not publizised alot though. Once in a while you will hear a story.
and really there is no war on drugs, that is what our Government wants the general population of this country to believe. We would have won that one by now if there was such a war. That war is an easy one to tackle since it is on our land, don't you think?
TJR, they are looking the other way, for a reason. You would not believe how many folks come over legally to set up house. They help family and friends who are not legal to get get their utilities on, but use Cell phones and phone cards only. Those folks get jobs, under the table until they can get a green card and then go legal.
But once this is done they bring in more folks from Mexico, all of them find jobs working under the table, until they can get their documents in order, whether legal or not, then, that group moves on to open new houses up to assist in bring more over and helping them and a new batches come in.
Can you imagine how many of these hard working people here illegally, are working for Local, State and Federal employees. It is a network inside a network and I know that even though, I am for the hard working Mexicans that just want a better life for their kids are mixed in this. There are bad Mexicans, the real criminals, that are just here to rape and pillage.
As for the war on drugs, it is a smoke screen for something bigger that goes on.
With all the citizens against drugs, all the schools, goverment offices, police (all areas of the justice systems Local State, and Federal) Then, Ex gang members preaching against drugs as well as famous people paying for their ads (for punishment for gettting caught with drugs) Now you would think, with all of those people, orgaizations and Official offices ....that we would, by now be a drug free country. NOPE. We hear, now and then, about drug trafficers getting caught.
There is always one person/mule, the drug lords can sacrifice for our government to look good. For every one truck or car that gets caught, I guarantee there are 10 more getting through the borders.
You just don't hear much about that. Every once in a while, somebody that is honest, will tell the media the real story about the borders and drugs, or the crime on our streets and how the fight is going. Funny after those HONEST folks speak up, their offices don't allow them to speak to media again, or they get transfered to a different job or something is offered to them, to quietly and casually get them out of the lime light so to keep a hush on the real deal.
Our country never does something for nothing. Nor do other countries...it's a give and take somewhere with all of them it's all about making the deal and what can be gained.
Both countries do look the other way. Bottom line, it is all about the money. Do not think for one minute that when a huge drug bust is made whether in the National news or a local news, that somebody around that bust, has not lifted SOMETHING, to make some money. It is All about the money.
Now, I know I sound down on our county, But, I am not. I am very HAPPY to be an American and respect all that we are
suppose to stand for as a Country. I am down about the criminal activities that go on daily with in our Country or outside our country that our Government contributes to in some way, in by doing the crimes or allowing the crimes to go on.
I am not too keen on jobs going to other countries, since I personally, have been affected by Naftas action to allow companies to move jobs over seas and in other countries. Am I greedy NOPE but more than just myself have been effected by this, all I want to do is work and be able to live and prosper in my own Country.
btw, great discussion here. glad we can either all agree or disagree in peace
:lol: @ what Caymen said, ain't that the truth!
