Facts Matter, Border Wars
Feb. 3rd, 2025 01:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribPosted here so I can find them later:
Canadian tariffs:
The problem is that we are NOT being "flooded" with illegal immigrants on fentanyl from Canada. Facts:
A) just 1.5% of illegal immigrant enter via Canada. More people illegally crossed from the US into Canada then the other way.
B) A grand total of 43 pounds of fentanyl was seized coming in from Canada, while 17.6 pounds was seized going into Canada from the US.
Both these numbers are about 1% of the relevant traffic from Mexico. We are pissing on an ally and asking them to stop doing something they are not doing. From: Forbes
Mexican tariffs:
Biden got the exact same deal from Mexico in 2021. From: AP News
Canadian tariffs:
The problem is that we are NOT being "flooded" with illegal immigrants on fentanyl from Canada. Facts:
A) just 1.5% of illegal immigrant enter via Canada. More people illegally crossed from the US into Canada then the other way.
B) A grand total of 43 pounds of fentanyl was seized coming in from Canada, while 17.6 pounds was seized going into Canada from the US.
Both these numbers are about 1% of the relevant traffic from Mexico. We are pissing on an ally and asking them to stop doing something they are not doing. From: Forbes
Mexican tariffs:
Biden got the exact same deal from Mexico in 2021. From: AP News
