One of the chief advantages the US has possessed as a competitor with China is relatively small and friendly neighbors. Of course, Trump is doing his best to change that.
Trump is determined to change the terms of trade with Mexico in a way that will enrich the US and impoverish the Mexicans. If you want to encourage illegal immigration, that’s a great way to do it.
And so, the plan on one hand is to spend untold billions building a wall, and to provide additional incentives for illegal immigrants on the other. That’s making America great again?