Texas Border Towns Voted For Trump, Now They Face Bankruptcy - The Logical Leftist

[TexasTowelie]

They voted for a tight border, but did they vote to go broke? In this video, we investigate why Texas border towns that swung hard for Donald Trump are now facing an economic death spiral.

We break down the hard data: a $48.1 BILLION retail industry in the Rio Grande Valley is at risk because the "America First" policies these voters supported are choking off the cross-border trade their towns survive on. From McAllen to Laredo, business owners are realizing that "shutting down the border" means shutting down their own cash flow.

It’s a classic case of voting against your own interests. We look at the numbers, the bankruptcies, and the harsh reality settling in for the Texas GOP.

[Ray Bruns]

1. They should call someone who gives a damn

[wolfie001]

2. I wouldn't feel safe riding anywhere south of the VA/NC border with my Maryland tags

Fuck that. I always had the feeling even back in the '80s when I was in my 20s. "Easy Rider' left an impact on me. Seeing those skinheads kill the stars left an impression that was rooted in truth.

[enigmania]

4. I remember being cut off and run off the road by drooling rednecks in the '70s.

They would stop and stand on the sidewalk, pointing at me, in the little towns, as I waited for the freight trains to pass through.

[wolfie001]

5. I picture those mountain morons from 'Deliverance'

[BonnieJW]

11. Me too

I live in Virginia and years ago my husband's company offered to transfer us to South Carolina. He said he was considering it and I asked him how often he would come to see me in Virginia.

[wolfie001]

13. ......

Good for you!

[LymphocyteLover]

3. MAGA morons FAFOed

[Chili Pepper]

6. Truly stupid people

No sympathy from me.

[mwb970]

7. I was so sad for them when I read the headline.

No, I wasn't. FAFO.

[GiqueCee]

8. They cut their own throats...

... and then probably blamed Biden.

[dlk]

9. Cutting off your nose to spite your face never ends well

They are getting exactly what they asked for. Actions have consequences and some people require learning the hard way.

[bronxiteforever]

10. Trump's immigration policy is modeled on Abbott's. N.t.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

12. What, they can't just sell Turnip 2028 merch and MAGA hats to get by? What happened to...

...pulling yourself up by the bootstraps?

Will there be a One Big Beautiful Border Bailout Bill of 2026?

[Vogon_Glory]

14. I'm not surprised those towns are in dire straights

I lived in Texas most of my life and in south central Texas for the last couple of decades. What a lot of people don’t know is that before the Republicans/right wing (reactionaries) started their border hysteria, a LOT OF Mexican nationals would cross the US border not to “smuggle drugs”, not to “take American jobs,” but to go shopping. In fact, business used to be so brisk that tour companies would charter busses to take their Mexican clients from the border up to outlet shopping malls in San Antonio and other outlying areas to assist them on their shopping sprees.

That’s largely gone now. Can anyone guess why those shoppers choose not to cross borders and face ICE’s humiliation and abuse?

I’m sure most progressives and moderates can, but not the dumb-@$$s who’ve chosen to let right-wing think tanks and highly-paid liars working for right-wing propaganda organs do their thinking for them.

Think about this the next time some fool spouts BS about the Republican Party being the friend of small business.

[pfitz59]

15. Trump is clueless how much daily cross-border traffic we have

I should say 'had', with both Mexico and Canada.