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I think the USA needs to annex Mexico and make it our 51st state.
That country is, and has been, in the shitter for decades with no real way to catch up in the modern world. The people are oppressed with corrupt government and law officials. A large amount of Mexicans are already here or headed north anyway. The wave is coming, its been coming, may as well rethink this whole thing and come up with a different solution.
Discuss.
That country is, and has been, in the shitter for decades with no real way to catch up in the modern world. The people are oppressed with corrupt government and law officials. A large amount of Mexicans are already here or headed north anyway. The wave is coming, its been coming, may as well rethink this whole thing and come up with a different solution.
Discuss.
You might want to rethink your position
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Im not saying its a perfect idea, I know it will cost the USA money but Mexico is costing us anyway. Their drug problem is a total clusterfuck and their government turns and looks the other way. That drug thing spills over to here bigtime.
At the end of the day, the average Mexican family are God fearing, hard working, family oriented people. They just want a better life. I just think we can make that work for all parties if it was done right.
If you know someone that is in debt up to their ears and can barely keep the lights on you don't tell them to go buy another house!
Thats exactly why I can't understand why people blame them for coming here.
It's not their fault, it's the USA's for making it so easy.
All this resent and animosity towards these people who only want to work. I am just trying to think out of the box, how to turn all these hard working, eager people into something that average fat, lazy Americans would embrace? Could we turn Mexico into an investment of sorts? Where all parties win with collaboration?
Why couldnt everyone sit at a table and discuss the possibilities?
Dont like it? Take a bullet.
Hard times need hard measures. Either comply or die. Its pretty easy.
Racer, if Mexico was a state, it wouldnt be cheap anymore, and Pemex wouldnt be 1 dollar a gallon.
They would push it right to 2.99 and 9/10ths.
The truth? This idea would be like Donald Trump buying a trailer park in Arkansas.
I still firmly believe that bringing the troops home and having them patrol our border would solve a couple of problems simultaneously.
But if Mexico was a state, we wouldnt need border patrol. (we still need to GTFO of the middle east though)
Blake is right about the fuel thing though. How much is gasoline over there anyway?
Not that I think it's a desirable solution... Just the one that seems inevitable.
I like DF's idea of bringing the troops home and patrolling the border. I also think a mass deportation is in order. I know this opens up a plethora of issues but in the end (provided our weak, bloated and useless government took the proper steps) it would be better for OUR country.
JMO right or wrong
So, where does that leave things once you rule out all the stuff that we all know wont ever happen?
Pit Row
They seem to think it's your drug problem that's spilling over into their country.
The drugs go from Mexico into the US and the guns go from the US into Mexico.
You guys have the sweet end of that deal.
There you go.
(provided our weak, bloated and useless government took the proper steps)
They haven't enforced the policy they have and want to fight with AZ for trying to do so. I have big issues with the impotence of our gov. Even when they do make a decent choice they don't follow through. As a result I agree that it will never happen.
How sad is it that a good portion of US citizens have zero faith in our gov to do the right thing...or to actually do anything for that matter. I'm so hungry for a government of action I "almost" don't care if it's the right action.
Minerals: The mining sector was dominated by hydrocarbons, with some of the world's largest deposits of petroleum (17th) and natural gas (18th). Mexico is also ranked in the top 5 producers of silver (13% of world production), bismuth (20% of the world's total), celestite (7% of world output) and fluorspar (18% of world output); sixth in molybdenum; among the top 10 in barite, bentonite, arsenic, diatomite, graphite, cadmium, gypsum, mine lead, manganese ore, salt, sulfur, and mine zinc; and in the top 15 in mine copper, cement, gold, and crude steel (second largest producer in Latin America).
Fishing: With 9,330 kilometers (5,798 miles) of coast along the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, fishery is very extensive in Mexico with a total catch of 1.02 million tonnes for 2007, accounting for 1.4% of the world's production and ranking at the 17th position.
Agriculture: This economic activity is another important area. Main crops include corn (ranked 4th worldwide), sorghum (4th), and beans (5th). Mexico is also a major producer and exporter of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, being among the top 10 producers of avocado, cacao, coffee, lemon, mango, orange, tomato, sugarcane, honey and banana. Mexico also has the climatic conditions which allow the production and export of cattle, pigs, goats and sheep.
Forestry: 39% of the Mexican territory is composed of forests and woodland. This includes scrub, oak and pine forests, low jungles and tall deciduous forests, combined with mangroves, marshes, and savannas. These forests are commonly used for providing timber - however wood production costs are 35-40% higher due to topography - as well as ecological and wildlife reserves and untapped pharmaceutical stores due to Mexico being a megadiverse country (see related questions).
BTW: keep in mind of how much food could be grown in the mexican climate, considering food shortages are eventually going to be one of wall streets big plays.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe that we have a lot of meth coming from mexico. The majority of meth is cooked up here at small shops in rural areas.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe that we have a lot of meth coming from mexico. The majority of meth is cooked up here at small shops in rural areas.
I talked for a bit this summer with a Mexican truck driver who did some work for me and he said he likes to go back to Mexico during the winter so he can do nothing...just relax and hang out. He told that when he is here, in America, he feels like he has to work all the time and keep busy.
Lazy culture?
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