US President again Donald Trump, under advisement from his gods, has announced tariffs on Mexico and Canada of 25%. The Big T will only tax Chinese imports 10%. The purpose of these tariffs is to stop imports of fentanyl and undocumented workers.
Will it work? That depends on if PRC President for Life Xi Jinping god’s want him to cut supplies. It also depends on if the Mexican government can successfully stop the cartels in it’s country. Does fentanyl come through Canada? That’s debatable.
What will it do? Raise inflation; a tariff is a tax on the consumer as companies will pass on the cost. It will cause friction within the NAFTA trading bloc. Notice how Trump encouraged nations to join BRICS at the same time.
Of course if the gods decide, they can stop the fentanyl traffic.
- Tariff On Canada Not Justified By U.S. Immigration And Drug Claims Forbes
- In violent Sinaloa, Mexicans march for peace and appeal to US for help Reuters
From May 2021
On October 15th, 2020, DEA agents arrested Mexican General Salvador Cienfuegos, allegedly a member of El Sindicado ( The Syndicate). Military officers with overwhelming influence that supposedly “tolerate” the elected government.
US agents had determined that he was “El Padrino” of the H-2 Cartel. He was in charge of the government’s anti drug cartel effort and at the same time running a cartel. How convenient. It’s a similar situation to that of Genaro Garcia Luna who was the Mexican Secretary of Public Security. He accepted bribes from Jesus Zambada García, El Chapo’s brother, to the tune of $6 million.
The US held him until the 18th, when by request of the Mexican government they dropped the charges and handed him off to Mexican authorities. Trump’s Attorney General William Barr said he was promised the investigation would continue by the Mexican government.
In late December the Mexican government moved to restrict DEA agents immunity while operating in their borders. This action ended the long standing cooperative effort of the US and Mexico in the fight against drug cartels.
On the 14th of January, the Mexican government exonerated him of all charges (New York Times). This was an “unexpected” about face from their promise the general would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. In a statement on Friday, the Justice Department said, “The United States reserves the right to recommence its prosecution of Cienfuegos if the Government of Mexico fails to do so.” We’ll see.