This article was published at The American Thinker.
The Obama re-election campaign (aka "let's talk about everything except my record") has now taken a Mexican direction.
The Obama team is now blaming Romney for "outsourcing" jobs to Mexico. In fact, much of the "outsourcing" to Mexico has been in the form of "maquiladoras," or those twin plants that have done much to promote the economies of both countries.
For
example, there are hundreds of these operations in El Paso-Cd. Juarez
and San Diego-Tijuana. Just ask all of those Dems in South Texas about
the economic impact of these twin plants! I guess that most of these
South Texas Democrats must be appalled at Obama's incredible lack of
knowledge about what makes the border economy work.
These
twin plants have been supported by both governments and represent a
good example of Mexico and the U.S. working together with mutual
benefits. The plants have done a lot to keep Mexicans in Mexico rather
than crossing the border to look for opportunities. Finally, these
plants have fostered high-quality universities and schools in Mexico to
supply the engineering and managerial needs of these facilities south of
the border.
We've had two great economic success stories with Mexico since World War II.
The
first one was the "bracero" program, a plan that brought thousands of
Mexicans to work legally in the US. Unfortunately, the bracero was canceled
in the late 1960s by the Dems under pressure from labor unions. The
bracero program was the best illegal immigration program ever!
Our
second success story is "twin plants." They've created jobs on both
sides. Again, ask the mayor of El Paso, TX; Laredo, TX; Nogales, NM; or
San Diego, CA about the local benefits of these plants.
It's
been a win-win situation...unless your name is Barack Obama and you
want voters distracted from the sorry record of your presidential term.
I
guess that Obama does not think that creating prosperity on both sides
of the U.S.-Mexico border is in our national interest anymore (see video).
This
2012 effort to blame Mexico is very much in line with the 2008 version,
or when candidate B.O. blamed NAFTA for job losses in Michigan and
Ohio. You will recall that he ran saying that he wanted to renegotiate
NAFTA (see video).
We ask a simple question: does Obama understand the economic potential of the U.S.-Mexico border?
Tags: Does Pres BO understand that "twin plants" have created prosperity on the US-Mexico border
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