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[–] 17932758? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Or in other words slightly under 3%.

But a 3% hit to their GDP would be enormous.

The US could ban it, which would make much of it disappear and move the rest to illegitimate services, which could then sometimes be found and confiscated. Or it could be taxed; probably not more than a few percent, or that would also tend to drive it underground. It'd definitely help with paying for the wall though.

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[–] 17934894? ago 

3% GDP is a big hit, and probably a lot bigger of a hit for the central American countries which would be affected approx 15 billion total. More importantly it deincentivizes this behavior and makes it less profitable to exploit the USA as they have been for many decades.