Dear Flying Spaghetti Monster! This kind of thread is going to be something we are going to endure for the next 4 years, right?
While it's good to see some fellow Mexicans here on the forum worried about the state of things, and its certainly comforting reading some post with good spirit, centered and well informed opinions, I think we all have to be realistic in this situation we're facing.
Mexico is going to pay for Trump's wall, one way or another. FACT
I'm not saying it's "the way to go" or that it's the right thing to do or that it'll be easier that way or that I agree with it, far from it, but it's just a conclusion that it's been speculated (and now is a reality) since the US Republican Party campaigns.
The figure of the US president can (and will) invoke certain special powers onto itself which can grant it the capacity to emit bills, executive orders and decisions based on certain "special emergency states". This is not new nor rare, in fact Obama used this kind powers in its past administration to pass part of the Obama Care initiative and to reform certain aspects of the US immigration policies (both of this instances surely are going to be reversed now).
In this scenario, by declaring an "economic emergency state" (hence the "trade deficit") Trump can emit an order or bill to retain all US dollars sent to Mexico by the Mexican immigrants (legal or otherwise), this money is known here in Mexico as "remesas", and oh boy! you can bet all of your collective asses it's a lot of frigin money, it can pay for the wall during the the years of the Trum administration easily.
On the other hand, the Mexican government is a weak, ignorant, unprepared, selfish and self centered. This has been obvious the whole length of its administration, and cemented as true during this past 3 months. This government thought they could fly by 6 years basically doing nothing and hoping for the best and well, worst is knocking right outside the north door, and of course they don't know what to do now that it's the biggest ally is turning into some kind of resented and abusive husband that still has to tolerate with the ugly, unorganized, unattractive and costly wife (but still f**ks her from time to time, just to leave clear who's the MAN)
This leaves us with two heads of states, one with all the power and authority over the submissive and powerless one.
It's not difficult to see where this is going.
In the past, not once Mexico has stood opposite to the US, not once since the swift US invasion in which the US troops took the Castillo de Chapultepec and Mexico loose horribly, Mexico has always been the submissive wife, idiologiclally, economically and politically.
I think I t's best to sit back a little while, read more about the history of the complex relationship between MX and USA, observe without any kind of prejudice the actions of both governments and learn, really LEARN about what's happening, because at the endo of the day it's our responsibility wats happening right now, and it's our responsibility to try and succeed in preventing this kind of situation again.
Oh! And brace ourselves and try to prepare ourselves, it's going to be some very difficult and rough 4 years (maybe more...)