1. What is the potential direct impact on goods if a 20% tariff was placed on goods coming into the United States from Mexico, if President Trump is able to push that legislation through Congress to pay for his proposed Border Wall?If a 20% tariff was placed on goods coming into the US from Mexico, the direct impact would be americans paying very high taxes on goods from Mexico, and it would have a negative impact on both the US and Mexico economy.
2. What are the three exceptions that Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez would not require a judicial order or warrant to enforce any ICE detentions requests?
Three exceptions that Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez wouldn't require a judicial order to enforce any ICE detentions requests are "inmates who have either been charged with or convicted of capital murder, murder, aggravated sexual assault or human smuggling."
3. Why did the Austin City Council approve a six-month pilot program to allow amplified music later at night than ever before in the Red River District?
The Austin City Council approved a six-moth pilot program to allow amplified music later at night to see how much it would affect the struggling businesses and noise complaints. They're trying out he extended time for 6 months to see if it will be a positive or negative change.
4. What is so unique about how Stitch Fix operates its business?
Stitch Fix is unique because it uses data to predict what its given customer would like, and they create it, and ship it to their door.
5. Where would you take a date for Valentine's Day from the list in the story inside Austin 360 page 8 and 9?
I would take my Valentine's Day date to either Three Forks or Trace. (holy yum)
6. Long Response
A few of the many potential problems with building a physical wall along the border of the US and Mexico are the cost of it and how that would affect the economy and the negative impacts it would have on the environment. It could cause lots of damage to the surrounding areas, such as flooding, destruction of habitats, and further endangering already endangered species. The wall also brings up ethical issues. Many people think it is "offensive" and morally wrong to close off the borders of our country with a physical concrete wall. There are many economical effects the wall would bring. For one it would cost between 12 and 15 billion dollars to complete the project. Trump is planning on raising tariffs on goods from Mexico, and wants the government to spend the citizens' tax dollars to finish the project. Trump wants to build the wall in the first place to stop immigrants from illegally coming into the US from Mexico. He doesn't think security / border patrol are doing a well enough job. He blames a lot of crime on immigrants and thinks they don't believe they belong in America (even though we all immigrants ourselves???). A wall would impact my life because it's a family tradition of my family to go on trips to Big Bend NP for New Years. It would break my heart to see a wall in place of the gorgeous landscapes next time I went down there. It's one of my favorite places on earth, and it would negatively impact that region so much. I think building a wall is an absurd idea. It's not like the American image to close off our borders like that. It's honestly very unrealistic to build one for many reasons. The landforms like mountains and canyons that form some of the border would make it very hard, if not impossible, to build a wall. The wall would cause economic and environmental grief. It would also further impede America's diplomatic relations with Mexico. I think building stronger fencing in some areas is completely necessary. I don't think building a complete barrier is necessary or will go through. I know that he will find some unpopular way to enforce border security, but I don't think his "big, beautiful wall" idea will go through. If a wall was to be built it makes sense that citizens would be paying for it with our tax dollars. I think it's a terrible way to spend tax dollars, but it's what our government would do.
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