Morton #6:

The comparison of Baja and SoCal brings to mind an old joke.

An American citizen from San Diego was visiting Mexico and asked why, by simply stepping across the border, a person could go from a poor Third World country to a rich First World one.

The Mexican replied “That is because you stole the best part of our country.”

Knowing there was no real geophysical difference between both sides of the border, the American asked “What part of the country is that?”

The Mexican replied “The part with all the good roads.”

Mexico is what you would have if ACORN ran a whole country.