> Even the Mexicans most favorably disposed to the United States could easily be mistaken for enemies.
CatoRenasci: This is absurd. I’ve met thousands of Mexicans in my work and travel and I’ve never had anyone even say anything offensive. The same is not true in Europe, where people get in your face (not so much in the last 2-3 years) and say “I don’t like your president!”
> The Mexicans are still smarting from their utter humiliation in the Mexican War …
That is also absurd. Find me any credible source at all that would support this view of Mexican culture. A book, novel, TV show, anything at all that displays shame over the US/Mexican war. Where you do see this is in the Balkans and in certain parts of the ME.
> … despite being a tremendously wealthy country in resources, Mexico is still a third world dump.
They are climbing out of that. They advanced from nowhere to our 3rd largest trading partner in a few years. The question is whether that will continue or not because of the security problems they are having. That’s why I support US/Mexico security partnerships, and Kender doesn’t. If they can continue the rate of growth that they have had the last number of years they will make great strides.
The Paleo conservatives are a trip. Mexico is as to the Paleos as Iraq is the the liberals. See no progress, her no progress, speak no progress. The economic statistics alone nuke your argument.
