Mexico’s nominal GDP
is $1.2 trillion with a population of 132 million. Poverty is 46%, but
unemployment is under 4%. The average daily wage is $5.50 per day. President Obrador is addressing the issues to
raise wages and add migrants. See
article below:
Mexico Steps Up Its Fight To Stop The Caravan- This
Just Might Work! [Video], by Simon Daily, 1/3/19.
Our Mexican border is
getting bombarded by The Caravan and Trump is struggling to get the Democrats
to do their jobs in protecting America. But luckily it seems like Mexico is
making a move to encourage migrants to stay.
“Mexican President, Andrés Manuel
López Obrador,
announced last Saturday what is called
the Tax Incentive Decree for the Northern Border Region that will create a “free zone”
along the border with the U.S that is 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) wide. It
encompasses nearly 2,000 miles, all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the
Pacific coast.
For communities within the border strip,
such as Tijuana, the Mexican government will:
·
reduce
income taxes from 30 percent to 20 percent
·
slash
the Value Added Tax for goods coming into the country from 16 percent to 8
percent
·
boost
the minimum wage 100 percent to 176 pesos ($8.80) per day, and
·
make
fuel prices the same as those in the U.S.
“It’s going to be the biggest free zone
in the world,” López Obrador — who is also known by his initials, AMLO — said. “It is a very important project for winning investment, creating jobs and taking advantage of
the economic strength of the United States.”
“He said the plan is to develop areas
from south to north so Mexicans can stay in their native lands because they
have no need to emigrate. “Migration should be a choice, not forced,”
López Obrador said.”
“The Mexican president noted that his government has begun to
launch projects like planting a million hectares (2 million acres) of fruit
trees and timberland, which will create some 400,000 jobs in the southeastern part of the
country.
In that region, the Maya Train will be
built with 1,500 kilometers of tracks, for the development of five southeastern
states, which in turn implies a need for many more workers.
Also in the works will be construction
of the Dos Bocas refinery in Tabasco state and the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec railroad in the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, which
will connect the Pacific Coast with the Gulf of Mexico and give the country an alternative to
the Panama Canal, the president said.
This could a big deal considering most of the migrants are
job-seekers. This could put a stop to the horde of migrants trying to invade
our country. After all Mexico would be giving them exactly what they were
looking for.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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