Sad.
Central and South America is a mixed bag of nuts but there is a general trend for the worse. Some are getting better like El Salvador. Some are economically in trouble but stable like Argentina. Others are slowly sliding back into disaster like Columbia. While others have been shit holes and remain shit holes like Nicaragua.
It’s not just our Southern border. That’s “Hispandering” by the Democrats.
We have been focusing all our effort in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Africa and ignoring Central and South America. Our backyard has a bad weed problem and we’ve been ignoring it.
That’s of course part of the reason why you have hundreds of thousands trying to come in from the South. Many, most even, are NOT Mexican, that’s just cliche. These people walk through Mexico but usually come from places like Honduras, Guatemala, Columbia, El Salvador. The Mexican authorities are actually quite mean to these folks. But that’s just personal observation.
Having spent a good portion of my childhood in Mexico I can certainly vouch for how badly Mexican authorities treat others from foreign countries.
They wouldn’t hesitate to deport you in a heartbeat.
The political corruption of Latin American nations make them a bad starting point. The only way to end that is to hit the reset button and start over Revolution style.
The corruption is in their DNA I think. My grandfather was assassinated trying to fight it.