trade Archives - The I Spy Radio Show

Trump's Promises - Fighting Illegal Immigration and Fighting For Fair Trade Deals

Trump’s Promises | Trade and Immigration

By Dr Mark | March 3, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment

Show Summary: Trump’s promises on trade and immigration reform were central to his campaign—and to his victory. Will he fulfill those promises?

All Stations Stream Live!
7:00AM Saturday: KUIK (Portland)
11:00AM Saturday: KBKR (Baker City) | KLBM (La Grande)
7:00PM Sunday: KAJO (Grants Pass)

Click the mic to download the show! (Shows are available by Mondays at noon) — To download the show, right-click the mic, then “Save Link As…” or use the handy player below

Air Dates: March 4 & 5, 2017 | William Gheen & Tom Stumo

There were two hot-button issues that were central promises Trump made during his campaign: fixing illegal immigration and getting us out of bad trade deals. We’ve seen the swamp’s alligators already fight back against Trump’s executive order on illegal immigrants, just imagine what will happen once he starts taking actions to renegotiate on trillion-dollar trade deals—which incorporate immigration policies.

We know what bad trade deals look like: the TPP. The Trans Pacific Partnership would have, among other things, done away with American sovereignty. It would have made our laws subject to a foreign court. But what would good trade deals look like?

Trump’s Promises

We talk with Michael Stumo, the CEO of Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) to understand what effective trade policies look like — and how our politicians have sabotaged U.S. interests, whether wittingly or unwittingly. CPA is a coalition of agriculture, manufacturing and organized labor associations, companies and individuals. CPA’s mission is to develop policies to balance U.S. trade, maintain U.S. sovereignty, and develop an effective national production and economic strategy.

But first we talk with William Gheen of ALIPAC about another of Trump’s promises: fighting for legal immigration. We found out how President Trump is doing on fulfilling his promises and what people ought to be doing to make sure he does.

President Trump, in his speech to Congress, mentioned a “merit-based immigration system,” similar to what Canada uses. Is this something the U.S. should use? Tune in to hear the merits of the merit based system and how this could be a step in the right direction to radically transform our current system, which rewards family ties over real contributions to society.

Links Mentioned

William Gheen (Segments 1–3)

Trump immigration position paper (pdf)
Biz owners defend firing no-shows on a Day without Immigrants (Twitter Link)
Another of Donald Trump’s promises: forms agency to publish list of crimes by immigrants http://ow.ly/bt8F309tATH
At Least 180 Companies Already Want To Help Trump Build The Wall http://ow.ly/7SO9309s1Ij via Daily Caller
Conservatives Wary of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s Past Advocacy for Immigrants via NewsMax.
Court Officer in Oregon, Helped Illegal Alien Dodge Arrest, Repatriation (Breitbart, Mar. 1, 2017)
Canada’s merit-based immigration system (USA Today, Mar 1, 2017)
How Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration System Might Work (NY Times, Mar 1, 2017)

Michael Stumo (Segments 4–6)

Video: Michael Stumo discussing WSJ article on Trump’s trade ideas
Ryan, Bannon Forge Unexpected Alliance on Border Tax (Newsmax, Mar. 1, 2017)
Trump Budget Plan Draws Strong Opposition From Republicans (Newsmax (Mar. 1 2017)
New White Paper on Donald J. Trump’s Economic Plan (Sept, 2016)
Reforming The U.S. China Trade Relationship To Make America Great Again (pdf, N/D)
Trump’s promises to be ‘More Aggressive’ on Trade, US Sovereignty (Newsmax Mar. 1, 2017)
European stocks cling onto their highest level in a year (Market Watch, Mar. 2, 2017)
Wanda’s Dick Clark deal shaky, but not yet dead: sources (Reuters, Feb. 21, 2017)
Coal mining begins seeing revival as Trump gives industry hope (Fox News, Mar. 1, 2017)
Russia’s Economy in 2017 (Geopolitical Monitor, Jan. 11, 2017)
21st Century Trade Agreement Principles (Coalition for a Prosperous America)

This Week on I Spy Radio - The Trans Pacific Partnership is a horrible deal. Which presidential candidates are secretly for it.

Why Trans Pacific Partnership is a Bad Deal for America

By Dr Mark | April 16, 2016 | Comments 0 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Show Summary: The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is Obama’s final nail in America’s coffin. If you thought Obamacare and the Iran Deal were bad, you haven’t seen anything yet. In an explosive interview, we dive into why it’s bad and why our Congressmen vote for such atrocities. And not just why but who is supporting this? Plus, could one of the presidential candidates, who publicly says he’s against it, might actually be for it?

All Stations Stream Live!
11:00AM Saturday: KUIK (Portland) | KBKR (Baker City) | KLBM (La Grande)
7:00PM Sunday: KAJO (Grants Pass)

Air Dates: Apr. 16 & 17, 2016 | Crista Huff (former Morgan Stanley VP

One of the questions we consistently try to answer here on the I Spy Radio Show, is why. Why does a government agency do this or why does a politician do that? But uncovering “why” requires digging deeper into motivations and a lot times those motivations are hidden away, lurking in the shadows where you don’t know what happened behind closed doors or what’s been promised.

On this week’s show, we’re talking about the monstrosity better known as the TPP – the Trans Pacific Partnership. This is Obama’s magnum opus for weakening America. And it must be stopped. The TPP is a major trade deal involving 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam and others. China is not a signer, yet, because after the agreement is signed China can come in later through a back door. Why, do you ask? Oh, you’ll find out why.

Trans Pacific Partnership = Anti-American

It’s amazing that anyone who calls themselves an American is backing this agreement. Foremost it represents a stunning loss of U.S. sovereignty. But beyond that, common economic sense says this will harm the US economy–especially given that even its own supporters say it will result in only a 0.13% increase in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product by 2025. (See links, below, for citation.)

But even that less -than-rosy projection is based on the assumption of the U.S. being at full-employment. (How’s that worked out the last seven years?) So why take a huge gamble and throw our economy into upheaval for not even 1/50th of a percent increase per year over nine years?

It boggles the mind why would anyone in the U.S. support this. And not just why, but who is supporting this? Tune in to learn the answers, including whether one of the presidential candidates might be misrepresenting their position on the Trans Pacific Partnership. And find out why, if this goes through, it really could be the end of America as we know.

Links Mentioned During Show

Crista Huff’s terrific website, Good Fellow, LLC. Be sure to check out her fantastic TPP blog page, frequently updated with the latest info
Check out Crista on Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival blogtalk podcast
If you want to stop the TPP, CALL the Capitol Switchboard! (202) 224-3121. Ask to be transferred to your Congressman’s office and tell them you want them to vote no on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal; do the same for both of your senators.
The Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee is Rep. Kevin Brady (TX).
Article via Drudge: New Balance publicly calls the TTP a bad deal (Apr 13, 2016)
Robert Zoellick and The Trilateral Commission and Robert (via FreedomWorks’ SourceWatch)

Tag: trade