And he may just get his way. He's not messing around and he would really have the Mexican government by the short hairs.
Mexico gets about $25 billion a year through foreign remittance, and is the biggest source of foreign exchange flowing into the country, even more so than oil. Stopping that would basically destroy the Mexican economy. Oh, and for you law abiding US visitors, you'd need to show a passport or residency card.In his proposal, Trump threatened to change a rule under the USA Patriot Act, an anti-terrorism law, to cut off a portion of the funds sent to Mexico through money transfers known as remittances. His plan would also bar non-Americans from wiring money outside of the U.S. unless they can provide documentation establishing their legal status in the country.
This part is really interesting, "business and tourist visas for important people in the Mexican economy". He'd revoke the visas for the rich Mexican 1%'s. That probably has the elite's attention almost as much as stopping remittance.The memo also lists other potential areas for leverage, including threats of trade tariffs, cancelling visas — including targeting "business and tourist visas for important people in the Mexican economy" — and increasing visa fees, including includes fees on border crossing cards.
I honestly don't care who pays for the wall, ~$10 Billion is a bargain if it keeps ~12 million illegals from getting back in once deported.
Now I did read one interesting comment, called Trump an idiot because there wont be much of a remittance anyways once the illegals are removed. But I think Trump already knows that
