Screw Mexico - we don’t owe them squat.
I agree we don’t owe them squat but there are much bigger issues. I heard O’Rielly on the factor today ranting about not spending any tourist dollars in Mexico because of the beheading’s in TJ. We should do the opposite, spend our tourist dollars in the beach cities of Mexico. The more jobs lost here the more they move North. Keep the dollars in North America. Mexico is far from perfect but has there ever been a study that adds all the drug related crimes in America, robberies, beatings, lost time at work, child abuse. The USA has more drug deaths than Mexico. Corruption is in Mexico, but the USA has corruption, it is called pork, and no bid contracts.
All this to say that we need to support Mexico more not less. They are our neighbors, like it or not, and what ever happens in Mexico will effect the USA. There are Pro-Chavz politicians in Mexico City that are getting very popular. A prez like Hugo in Mexico City would be a major disaster. A major war on our border would not be wise.
I live in Mexico, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would live here. I bought a vacation home and stayed. The Mexican people are not the problem. A corrupt political system is the issue. The USA is not far behind in this area. Mexico has all the natural resources and cheap labor force but Mexico does not spend money on infrastructure. Why does the USA outsource everything to China and Korea? Send it all to Mexico, keep jobs in North America. America is addicted to drugs and cheap electronic products. We get the drugs through Mexico and the cheap products from China. That’s my story. Thanks to FreeRepublic for the soap box.