Why Be Dumb?

       Here's an interesting opinion piece from the Washington Post titled " Mexico might Strike Back, Here's How." It points out a number of ways Mexico could cause America severe pain for Trump's immigration plans, including a wall. America is strong and could inflict substantial and financial pain upon Mexico that could cripple its economy. But Mexico is not without its own measures to get even.
       For starters, America cannot deport undocumented Mexican immigrants without those immigrants having proof of Mexican citizenship. Mexico doesn't have to accept them. Imagine the buildup of people in makeshift camps for as many as millions of deportees along our border, and imagine the costs of housing and feeding them, perhaps for years according to the article.
       And that's not all. So far Mexico has been stopping more than 140,000 Central Americans from crossing Mexico on their way to America. Then there's the drug wars. How would that go without Mexican cooperation, organized crime, human trafficking, snuggling, the list goes on. Mexicans are already mad as hell at Trump. They can cost America a world of pain. Sure, we're bigger and stronger than Mexico, but they're not without resources to strike back.
       With all the rhetoric coming out of the White House, we're just begging for trouble we don't need, can't afford and would bring world opinion against us. It just isn't worth the aggravation just to prove we're not being smart. What happens when all those illegal immigrants are needed to work all those seasonal jobs that no other Americans will do. Think about that the next time you make spaghetti sauce without tomatoes.