We should all pay more for jeans. That's great for the economy.

According to Pastor:

1) Foreign investment in Mexico is growing; the American percentage of that is actually declining. (a 10% decline).

(But feel free to hang on to your xenophobic dreams.)

2) The bulk of the increase in trade of course went in to the U.S. Canadians invested at a "more rapid pace" in the U.S. than Americans did in Canada.

3) You want to know what will resolve the immigration issue? It isn't Dobb's walls. It's NAFTA. Mexico's GDP is estimated by the World Bank to be 4-5 percent higher due to NAFTA. It's exports are estimated to be 40% higher due to NAFTA (as cited by Pastor). Building the economy is what will resolve the immigration issue. Building the economy is what will resolve the wage issue. Not xenophobic walls.

4) All North Americans benefited from more choice and lower prices (and most would argue higher quality).

5) The export sectors of all 3 economies grew - wages grew too.

6) meanwhile the steal industry claims they lose between $300 million and $600 million a year due to delays at borders - representing a lack of spend on infrastructure.

You are paying higher prices for that.

Fortunately for me - I'm dead and beyond paying.