I live in the United States and pretty much everything that is sold in stores comes from China. The products, for the most part, are extraordinarily mediocre in quality, yet are (unsurprisingly) inexpensive to obtain. Our children have been exposed to dangerous amounts of lead from Chinese toys and other household items have been found to be just as dangerous to adults. I've bought a few things from Mexico, which were by far of better quality to the products I have from China.
Many people here in U.S. have a problem with illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico. We need to stop and think about why they do this? They have no work opportunities in their country - and if they do have work, it is usually too little to survive on. And the idea that "the United States is paved in gold" sounds very appealing when you are on the brink of starvation!
The most obvious best solution to all of this would be to stop importing so much from China and instead build factories in Mexico where poor Mexicans can have an incentive to staying in their country. They will then have good paying work and will not risk themselves by the dangerous crossing of the border and life in a country hostile to them. We will be making our nations more prosperous as a result. Our nation was once powerful because it didn't rely on outside economic forces. It is high time we strengthen our neighbours and ourselves and take back what once was ours.
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