This wouldn’t be the first time President Trump mused about closing the south-west border. Frankly, Trump’s recent remarks have been meer reality show threats of shutting it down completely, as we’ve learned before, he likes to threaten actions rather than actually do them. But that’s not to say that this isn’t in the works. So what if the border actually becomes closed?
Well for one, this would majorly affect agriculture: specifically avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and mangoes. Many news outlets have commented on how if the border does close it would cause a shortage, that would result in prices of all of these products to skyrocket in as little as three weeks. Not to mention the manufacturers that rely on the export of goods in and out of Mexico or the use of Mexican materials.
So why is our main focus on avocados?
For lack of a better term, this is the news way of tricking people into caring. Avocadoes has been hailed as a brunch, Instagram-worthy staple while also boasting many benefits that defy it as a superfood. They’re everywhere, these little green fruits live in our grocery stores and restaurants so why else would journalists use this as their hook for people to care about the ongoing border crisis? I mean of course it’s way more interesting to imagine not being able to get our hands on avocados rather than the fact that many manufacturers will be losing millions in revenue.
From Trump’s point of view, closing the southern border would be a punishment to Mexico for how they’ve been handling their immigration situation. He’s been saying that closing the border would in some way “save America” halting drug trafficking and given that we buy more goods from Mexico rather than sell anything.
More often than not Trump accredits himself with boosting the economy in hopes of raising the stock market. However the U.S. chambers of commerce says otherwise, “Closing the U.S.-Mexico border would inflict severe economic harm on American families, workers, farmers and manufacturers across the United States,” said Neil Bradley, the Chamber’s executive vice-president and chief policy officer. Meaning it’s likely that the stock market will take a hit more than it already has from the President pulling out of nafta and the newly placed tariffs on trade with China.
Additionally, Americans often take for granted that Mexico is still considered to be our ally, the cities that lie around the border could take a large hit. In aid with things like water use and drug trafficking. As noted before, one of Trump’s largest concern has always been illegal migration. Yet if there was a border closing it would cause more unemployment and ironically an uptick in people attempting to cross the border.
Well for one, this would majorly affect agriculture: specifically avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and mangoes. Many news outlets have commented on how if the border does close it would cause a shortage, that would result in prices of all of these products to skyrocket in as little as three weeks. Not to mention the manufacturers that rely on the export of goods in and out of Mexico or the use of Mexican materials.
So why is our main focus on avocados?
For lack of a better term, this is the news way of tricking people into caring. Avocadoes has been hailed as a brunch, Instagram-worthy staple while also boasting many benefits that defy it as a superfood. They’re everywhere, these little green fruits live in our grocery stores and restaurants so why else would journalists use this as their hook for people to care about the ongoing border crisis? I mean of course it’s way more interesting to imagine not being able to get our hands on avocados rather than the fact that many manufacturers will be losing millions in revenue.
From Trump’s point of view, closing the southern border would be a punishment to Mexico for how they’ve been handling their immigration situation. He’s been saying that closing the border would in some way “save America” halting drug trafficking and given that we buy more goods from Mexico rather than sell anything.
More often than not Trump accredits himself with boosting the economy in hopes of raising the stock market. However the U.S. chambers of commerce says otherwise, “Closing the U.S.-Mexico border would inflict severe economic harm on American families, workers, farmers and manufacturers across the United States,” said Neil Bradley, the Chamber’s executive vice-president and chief policy officer. Meaning it’s likely that the stock market will take a hit more than it already has from the President pulling out of nafta and the newly placed tariffs on trade with China.
Additionally, Americans often take for granted that Mexico is still considered to be our ally, the cities that lie around the border could take a large hit. In aid with things like water use and drug trafficking. As noted before, one of Trump’s largest concern has always been illegal migration. Yet if there was a border closing it would cause more unemployment and ironically an uptick in people attempting to cross the border.