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If the real issue is illegal migrants, enforcing E-Verify will go a long way into sending them back south of the border. So why won't the president enforce E-Verify? Simple: because a lot of businesses rely on illegal migrants to do the jobs Americans will not do at the wages provided. Example: Mar-A-Lago.

One month after shoulder surgery and I’ve finally been cleared to drive. I have never been so happy about something so small in my entire life.

1. The people at the border are seeking asylum. The Geneva conventions and other international law dictates that we must treat those people in a certain manner.... blowing them up is certainly not one of the options. This also addresses your last lines of number 2. 2. Due Process is part of the bill of rights. Sorry, not sorry. 3. The whole reason we have Gitmo as a detention center is that if the prisoners were brought to the US mainland, they got certain constitutional protections. Allowing doctors to refuse to treat Trans patients... no other group is subject to this right of refusal. Banning of transgender people in the military.... they've been serving openly since the Obama administration with no issues. Why ban them now other than to be evil to a group of people you don't like? Don't give me the "medical costs" argument... the military spends more on Viagra than they do on general medical care for Trans members. Changed the terms of student loan forgiveness applications so that now 99% of all applications are denied. This is supposed to go to firefighters, police, ems, teachers and other people who provide public service. Not only that, the Trump admin is also trying to say that the loan companies should be protected from lawsuits for deceptive practices surrounding the program. Locked kids in cages. Locked sick kids in cages and denied them medical care resulting in their deaths Locked kids in cages while their parents got deported with no known way of reuniting the families "Lost" over 1,000 kids. Running concentration camps. Arresting people who offer water to people who might be illegal. 5th and 14th amendment. I don't need to go further. Done.

my point has been missed in there somewhere.... increasing joblessness is going to cause more Mexicans to try and jump the border. It's not Mexicans that are causing the bulk of the immigration issue right now. its from countries further south than that. This tariff is like shooting yourself in the foot because your neighbor won't stop the guy two houses over from beating his wife.

The truly sad part about all of this is that the president seems to think that supply chains can be easily relocated to the United States at no cost to the supplier and/or automaker. He seems to think that companies who make their products in China can easily relocate everything to another country (especially the USA) at no cost to them. All of those relocation costs will be paid for by consumers period. I do not care what everyone else says about this new policy because higher prices are a result that neither the president nor anyone else who believes in mercantilism can bypass whatsoever. Do they want the 1970s all over again? Do they want the 1930s again?

Not putting all the eggs in the SUV/Crossover segment is a prudent move. Like most things, trends WILL change. Remember the 90s when SUVs were the fad? Then suddenly they weren't. Now CUVs are the fad and someday they won't be. For GM and Ford to basically abandon cars is a very dangerous move.

We were talking about older cars, when they used to be able to tow; '71 Pontiac towing guide- up to Class 3 / 6000 lbs with up to 600 lbs tongue weight.

Not under any circumstance. I will never let skynet drive for me lol.

1. The Military is not allow to be used for policing matters. It's called Posse Comitatus Act and has been around since 1878 2. None, but that wasn't what you we suggesting. You were saying that foreign nationals can't have a bank account or hold property here in the US or rent an apartment here in the US. That is, for many obvious reasons, not tenable. Also, anyone on US soil, regardless of citizenship status, is entitled to the protections of the constitution... which means due process. It is not up to a bank to decide the immigration status of a person. That's a job for a court. Furthermore, a person's "legality" can change, so how is a bank to know when a status changes one way or another? 3. Birthright citizenship is in the constitution/bill of rights. It's already been decided. Nothing for SCOTUS to do. You're the one who proposed concentration camps. We've already got those, and people are already dying in them.

Again @dwightlooi, all are against several international laws all run affront of the US constitution. Maybe your K-12 education didn’t cover those basic facts but they are in fact, facts. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act Regarding the idiotic use of land mines (and I honestly can’t believe that this even has to be explained) https://www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/landmines/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/03/united-states-landmine-policy-questions-and-answers

All three are 100% unconstitutional and to even suggest such things is agreeing to becoming a police state under military rule. Baffling how that simple concept escapes the extremist mindset.

1. Is illegal and unconstitutional, also breaks international law. 2. Papiere bitte. Also likely at least partially unconstitutional. 3. Unconstitutional. All of the above ignores what is actually happening at the southern border, violates Geneva conventions, the US constitution, several international laws, and many U.S. laws.. It's also highly likely to backfire.

The issue of FCA's sales reporting being suspect has been in the news for a while. I don't blame him for not wanting to take the fall for it if he truly didn't institute the practice.

I can’t help to note the unspoken parallel here: most of the tariff fallout worry centers around price increases , yet almost no one talks about the same issue in discussions about electric cars, which START at 25% higher and go to 100% more.

The jobs will end up in India, Vietnam, or some other technologically developed country with cheap labor.... Not the US.

Very true, I heard this morning that it will take 180 to 360 days to move sub assembly to other manufacturing plants either in the US or other countries where we have no Tariff war for computer parts. Whole assembled computers with are many companies that build them in Mexico are looking at 18 months to 2 years to move. So guess what, Monday is coming and all prices across the board go up 5% ON TOP of existing Tariffs and then they change to 10% on July 1st, 15% on August 1st, 20% Sept 1st and 25% Oct 1st. Many do not realize we already do have tariffs on existing products from manufactured goods to food such as Avocado's. Get ready for your costs to jump big time this month and the rest of the year. Those interested in the tariff schedule: MEX_Tariff_Sched.pdf

It's not just the cars that have final assembly in Mexico that will be affected... ALL cars will be affected.

'54 Firebird I ~

5 days till Mexico Tariffs hit the US. Yes this goes in effect on the 10th of June and Tech companies are going to be hit hard as many vendors have Server assembly and subassembly built in Mexico. This is going to hurt everyone big time as US bound products are built in Mexico. Hurting our trade friends and consumers here in the US.

Lil fella was perturbed when I disturbed his nap under some leaves I was raking.

Well I thought it was awesome. There were a million "predictions" before the election as well... how'd that pan out for ya? Trump won Pennsylvania on his way to the White House. That was fantastic. It was like "The Attack of the Black Tahoes" over there today. A lot of heft.

More towing options than many trucks these days.

That goes both ways. Just because YOU say it doesn’t make it so and I got news for you on this. The facts, the law, and the constitution are not on your side here. Go ahead and send the military to shoot unarmed “foreign invaders” (they are not, no matter how many times you spit that BS) and lay out some land mines. See how that works out. (That was full on sarcasm btw) It has been very clearly laid out by others and myself why your suggestions are utter BS. You are not as educated as you think you are and your last few posts have proven that hand over fist. We shouldn’t and he doesn’t. His words are almost straight lifted from far right wing extremist websites and their supported propaganda. Like yesterday, I’d up vote this a thousand times but alas, I’m out lol. Im thinking this conversation has probably run its course but that’s just my opinion. Back to some pool therapy for me. Peace.

Why should we believe anything you say? What is your proof for your statements? Your comments appear to be right-wing propaganda.

Don't tell me what to do!!! What is he doing/has done that is "evil"? That's a pretty strong word to use.

Everything is going to shit... just taking longer to get there. Plus he's doing stuff that is unnecessarily evil. At least we haven't gotten to land mining our own citizens yet though.... I mean, clinton totally would have done that. ?

Furthermore, the people who are coming here currently are requesting asylum. There are rules and regulations regarding how we have to handle them. To our own detriment. Land mines and concentration camps are not unreasonable? It's not what most countries do at all.... well, maybe DPRK. But that's just the one.

LOL... (1) Why do we even have a military if it cannot defend the borders of the country? And, which international treaty to which the USA is part of prohibits the construction of border defenses? (2) And, which international treaty or part of the US constitution requires that we provide FOREIGNERS with education, employment or shetler them from inquiry into their legal presence in our country? (3) That is for the SCOTUS to decide, not you are I. I take the position that the off-springs of FOREIGN INVADERS incurring and occupying US territory in violation of US laws are not "persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" and therefore not citizens. None of my propositions are extreme or unreasonable. In fact, that is what most countries do to keep their countries secure and to control immigration. What would be extreme would be to send troops door to door to root out illegal aliens, summarily execute them and make lampshades out of their skin -- you know, things the NAZIs did?

Thanks. I still have four months or so before I’m totally recovered (according to my doctor today anyway) but not being to drive the past month has literally been driving me insane. This is at least a step in the right direction. On a side note, on way home from the doctor I spotted a dark gray CTS-V wagon with the tag that read “1 BD WAGON”. I have to say I agreed with that tag 100%. That is a bucket list car for me.

Way to go, Congratulations! ?

In the past, a country will DECLARE WAR on a neighboring state which permits, aids and abets a FOREIGN INVASION by allowing such a force to transit its territory and stage incursions from their side of the border.

What hurts American pocket books is FREE TRADE, or rather the tariff free imports from countries which may or may not allow tariff free access to their markets. That bleeds American Industry, American Jobs and American Wealth to other countries. A 25% tariff on Mexican and Chinese imports will not make everything 25% more expensive, it'll at most make Mexican and Chinese imports 25% more expensive. In reality it'll be less than 25% part of the tariffs will be absorbed by Mexican and Chinese exporters because they have to compete in the market with other goods which are not subjected to the 25% tariff. In addition, this WILL also be partially offset by increased US production and more US jobs which means more US wages and more money to spend by American workers and American companies. It WILL also be partially offset by increased imports from other trade partners not being targeted. Regardless, even a 25% increase in all consumer good prices does not make things crazy expensive; the de-industrialization of America is Crazy expensive (to the future of this nation). As far as Panama is concerned, we should NEVER have turned over sovereignty of the Canal and the Canal Zone to the Panamanians. The USA built the Canal, the USA owned the Canal and to give it up was a Jimmy carter folly, just like giving up ICANN to a supranational body was an Obama regime folly. I'll be looking forward to increased tariffs and the re-vitalization of US Manufacturing. It is about time the USA totally abandon the stupidity of Free Trade and adopt the proven stratagem of Mercantilism. I'll also be looking forward to the demise of Globalism as countries -- not just the USA -- adopt Nationalism and back away from the globalist order.

Yet it does hurt the Americans in their pocket book. The gov is another mess all together and I just do not see this changing anything versus getting an agreement to send advisors to work with their military on the southern border. We have tried the Bully with a big stick approach before and look what it got us in Panama. A General becomes dictator and biggest drug lord that then has to be removed by us after we put him in there. End result is the Tariffs are the wrong approach I believe.

That is the error in his logic as it will not hurt americans except in the pocket book and it will not stop people from attempting to come to America for a better life. Also Mexicans make up a minority of people attempting to come into our country. Good read here on this subject as 2007 was our highest rate as 12.2 million illegals and yet Nafta has helped to reduce that amount to 10.7 million by 2016. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/28/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/ This is additional good info on the subject of illegals: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/12/03/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico/ NPR also backs that Mexico is no longer the lions share of illegals. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/25/525563818/mexicans-no-longer-make-up-majority-of-immigrants-in-u-s-illegally

Agreed, the Tariffs will not change the immigration of people attempting to come to the US for a better life. It will also not bring back those jobs already moved offshore.

I understand what you are saying but in reality, I doubt much if any of the jobs will come back to the US versus going to another country that has low labor costs and no tariff war with the US. Perfect example of this is I can see much of the computer assembly work being done in Mexico going to 3rd world Asian countries like Malaysia.

Seemed relevant. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27702580/car-prices-us-tariffs-mexican-imports/ Here are the 39 new cars and trucks currently built in Mexico and exported to the U.S. (all plant and production data sourced from Automotive News? Audi Q5 BMW 3-series Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Equinox Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Chevrolet Trax Dodge Journey Fiat 500 Ford Fusion Ford Transit Connect GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab GMC Terrain (certain models) Honda Fit Honda HR-V Hyundai Accent Infiniti QX50 Jeep Compass Kia Forte Kia Rio Lincoln MKZ Mazda 3 Mercedes-Benz A-class Nissan Frontier (certain models) Nissan Kicks Nissan Sentra Nissan Versa Nissan Versa Note Nissan NV200 Cargo Ram 1500 Regular Cab Ram 2500/3500/4500/5500 Ram ProMaster Toyota Tacoma Toyota Yaris Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Tiguan

Maybe because this is a preexisting platform by 2021 there will be a heavy refresh or new one on deck already..? The only reason I remember this is because I remember thinking it was ridiculous that their new, large,CUV, that is supposed to compete with the big BMW and Merc, didn't have their latest and greatest technology. I remember specifically being disappointed in its lack of SuperCruise.

That may be the case since is it based on a pre-supercruise platform. If so, then the XT5 may not get it either. However, I do remember Cadillac saying that the entire lineup would have SC available sometime in the very near future. I want to say MY 2021 or something (which would be the correct timing for the new Escalade)

All the way to the left, the ghostly shape, is a human foot.

There has been some confusion regarding my stance on Trumps taxes so let me clarify myself. While his personal taxes probably don’t matter (because they really won’t reveal much in the grand scheme of things), his corporate taxes are very important to know, ie the hundreds of LLCs and shell companies he owns. This article here sums up why very nicely and that is all I’m going to say about it because while two people have now insulted my “education” or knowledge of this, they have failed themselves failed to prove how they know any better. Here you go. Time for me to sit in the pool and relax for a while. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1258781001

People have specifically challenged / questioned his net worth, then advocated for tax returns as if that would answer that question. I've read such in forums and I've seen talking heads on TV express it. I didn't realize so many people have never done their own taxes before. OK, so specifically talking about where his past wealth came from- I have some issue with that as it occurred as a private citizen before he took public office. Anything since should be on the table, or perhaps as far back as his official announcement of candidacy, but prior to shouldn't be pertinent. This country has recently gone down the path that any nefarious event that happened in any point of a private persons life, even decades & decades earlier, should 'rightfully' prevent that person from earning a living in the present or future. Too commonly; it amounts to a vindictive overreach. Or 'vigilante social media vengeance', if you like. surreal : What specifically would -in an ideal situation- you expect to learn from his personal tax return? As dwight alluded to; you're not going to see -for example- a 1099 from the Kremlin. There's just not much information on them as to sources of income. And dwight is correct; if it was illicit, you're not going to see it at all. But dwight- they don't teach tax code in K-12, bud. Until personal tax report release becomes a legal condition of the office, as opposed to voluntary as it is now, I would defer to the decision of the candidate. That said, if he clearly said he would release them (which he did, but only did what- 1 year?), then he should uphold that 'promise'…. but I never hold my breath waiting. Interesting accounting of the Trump Organization; it is bewilderingly multifaceted : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization

Trump’s China Tariffs Could Cost 400,000 Manufacturing Jobs

You're in the wrong country in the wrong era.

So then you will be admitting that the EV has a place in society and should be embraced and supported. To Quote: The administration currently has 25% tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. Tariffs on an additional $300 billion would cover virtually all imports to the U.S. Trump has said the increases were to pressure China to reaffirm pledges it made in previous trade negotiations. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/trump-administration-advances-plan-for-300-billion-in-new-china-tariffs Seems having a 25% tariff on everything from China will make things crazy expensive here. Interesting read on the $300 Billion in additional Tariff's. https://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/International-Trade/USA/Arent-Fox-LLP/Additional-duties-proposed-on-another-300-billion-worth-of-Chinese-products

It was just a joke. Calm down buddy(or don't calm down because you dislike it when people tell you what to do).

*hug* proud of you. First step toward recovery is admitting the problem.

Actually it is very simple... (1) Deploy the US military for border defense. Increase the Combat Engineers headcount by 10x and task them to construct border fortifications. Lay a few mine fields, a few moats, lines of spikes and a scattering of booby traps. Turn the US-Mexican Border into the 38th Parallel. Anyone that doesn't come across border and custom check points literally risks life and limb, and if caught MUST be held indefinitely in CONCENTRATION CAMPS until deported. This WILL cut off the flow. (2) Create a total lack of opportunities and a climate of fear for in-country illegal aliens. Raid work places, universal immigration status inquiry during all law enforcement encounters. Draconian fines and jail time for employers hiring illegals and landlords renting to illegals. Ban school and university enrollment of illegal aliens. Ban bank accounts and property ownership by illegal aliens. Ban ID and Driver licenses for illegal aliens. Cut all all Health and Medical assistance to illegal aliens. This will eliminate the motivation. (3) Eliminate all hope of reprieve or legalization for Illegal Aliens. If a foreign national enters the USA illegally or overstays his/her visa by more than a year, he is banned from entry into the USA for 10 years and is forever banned from acquiring US employment Visas, permanent residency or Citizenship. End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens-- a person born in the USA to both parents who are foreigners illegally present in the USA is NOT a citizen of the USA. This will end all speculation or hope. Once we have done ALL OF THE ABOVE, we can have a conversation about what we should do about the ILLEGAL ALIENS currently in the USA. One possible compromise is a one time amnesty for previous immigration violations -- any illegal alien in the USA who comes forward and register will be able to LEAVE the USA and apply to enter legally without pass transgressions counting against them and a quota of agricultural or unskilled labor Visas will be added which they can apply for in addition to existing categories. Anyone who had been brought to the USA as young children may have the option to stay as foreign students and apply for residency like other foreign workers and students based on merit and employment.

WRONG. (1) The Military is prohibited from being deployed to for implementing domestic against the American Populace. Defending the Border against FOREIGN INVADERS is neither domestic policy nor against the AMERICAN populace. (2) Due process is established by LAW and REGULATIONS. There is no due process that congress cannot eliminate and no due process they cannot add. The USA can and should pass laws and regulations that states very simply: "Employment, asset rental and transfer of property within the USA requires that the transferee(s) demonstrate legal presence within the USA or physical presence outside the USA. Facilitating asset acquisition or employment without such proof is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or a prison term no exceeding 6 months or both." In otherwords, if you want to take title to a house, get hired for a job or acquire property in the USA you must show a valid VISA, a permanent resident card, US Passport or ID establishing citizenship such as a Birth Certificate or Real ID. If you are executing a transaction while NOT physically in the USA, you must be able to demonstrate that you are outside the USA. Congress can ALSO pass a law stating "The granting of refugee status shall be the exclusive purvey of the State Department and not subject to judicial review as it is a tool of foreign policy and not a legal matter." Very simple really. (3) Actually, no. First of all, SCOTUS has NOT ruled that ILLEGAL ALIENS and FOREIGN INVADERS operating within US territory are "subject to the jurisdiction" of the USA. They clearly are not subjecting themselves to US laws and while we may be trying to subject them to such, their physical presence means that we have failed to do so. Secondly, SCOTUS can and do reverse their previous rulings hence SCOTUS can ALWAYS do something about it.

Lovely another WASTE of Tax payers dollars on a company visit to really hid the cost of being used to stump for re-election of Potus45. https://www.abc27.com/news/local/carlisle-west-shore/vp-pence-to-attend-pa-gop-state-dinner/2053594541 Pretty clear this is a fund raising / re-election visit than a valid company visit. Need to stop of Political people from abusing the system this way. Seems since December 47,000 manufacturing jobs have been shed. Guess the Trump Bump is over. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-05/manufacturing-jobs-boom-is-fading Harvard University economist Robert Z. Lawrence described this phenomenon in 2017, writing that it suggested “a tradeoff between the ability of the manufacturing sector to contribute to productivity growth and its ability to provide employment opportunities.” In the booming 1990s, big gains in manufacturing productivity were accompanied by more or less flat manufacturing employment; in the less-booming early 2000s and in the immediate aftermath of the last recession, spectacular gains in manufacturing productivity were accompanied by plummeting manufacturing employment.