My wife thinks that usa should buy mexico? what do u think?
96690
She is not right. It doesnt work like that.\nIm from Germany, we sort of "bought" back eastern germany ...and it almost killed our economy.\nThere money was exchanged 1:1 (imagine youd get a dollar for a peso) to give the easterners a good start. \nWe still try and build up the east german econmy, one out of 2 dollars invested to rebuild it gets waisted.\nThe money comes from an extra tax on our income.\nThe tax was meant to be paid only a few years...we still pay and no end in sight...\nAnother problem is that now the border is open and all the younger east germans come running here for jobs and the eastern part get deserted and over aged - no chance to build up economy there.\nSo dont "buy" mexico!
639052
I do not think that Mexico should become one of the United States. Mainly, for the reason of the people's feelings towards each other. Now, dont get me wrong, and think im saying everyone hates eachother. But I have noticed many people feel strongly about Mexico, and how Mexico is better than the US. \nNow I have my own opinion on which is better, I will not state now, but I think if the two nations would merge, mas chaos would break lose. In cival, state, federal, and legisislature. And I dont see that happening any time soon either.
556817
well there are thousands of americans in mexico and they have all been welcome\nso if that is your plan go ahead!!\nperhaps that is one of the few countries where american life is not in danger,
330232
China at this time is already a favorable partner in trade with Mexico, thanks to the free trade zones or NAFTA.\nEven as we speak Mexico and China are exploring potential trade and investment opportunities such as beginning the fabrication of a commodity in China and continuing its assembly in Mexico for export to other countries under the free trade agreement.\nSo now we see that all that seems not to be a good investment is actually a wonderful international opportunity especially for countries that are suffering from debilitating economics.  Jose
717606
No, America should annex Mexico. This could solve a lot of problems.
454860
I agree with everything you said.  The USA is the "home of the free" but everything isn't free. . .to anyone!  Rather than immigrating to the USA, why not change things in Mexico to be more like the USA if it is so desirable! We've always welcomed foreigners who adhere to our laws and become legal citizens.
538577
THEN WE WOULD OWN MEXICO
1092108
Antny this is the wife and if he didn't know before he does now!!! It is so over for my husband and me lets take the money you owe him and run away to Mexico!!!  (we can still get INTO Mexico right????)
800908
I don't want to take ANYthing from ANYbody. What I'd REALLY like to see everybody do is roll back down to Mexico, take what they've learned in OUR country, and apply it. Mexico's SOOOO close to being able to stand up and do the Right Thing, here, and take care of their own. They mainly just have to decide that they've GOT to do it, and get it done. There's no reason on god's green earth that they couldn't just get home, set up, and MAKE a lot of good things happen, just I don't think they really want to leave. If they'd do that, then they'd really and honestly be helping all the poor people that come running in every year, and that's how we end up at chapter 432 of a very boring, very predictable soap opera called The History Of The US/Mexico Border.\nI support helping Mexico, but helping Mexico to Do Right, which is to get their own economy going, to get their own infrastructure built, to take their own initative, and to do that instead of everybody just bolting for the United States. \n\nPeople commit crimes mainly because they've run out of other options. Some truly are maniacs, and incorrigibles, and they deserve a seat in the Big House. But, if people could make it on their own, likely they'd never get involved in all this garbage to begin with. Unfortunately, a lot of people have gotten involved in crime, because it DOES pay, at least it does the way we've been maintaining our borders these last 20 years. So, you tune up the borders, make em right, and I think you'll see a lot of stuff go away that was happening before. I think we also need to localize manufacturing. It's more efficient if you're not shipping stuff 1/2way around the world etc. You get americans producing goods for americans IN america, mexicans producing goods for mexicans IN mexico, so forth, and so on. Import raw materials etc., but other than that localize your manufacturing so as to lessen transport costs, fuel usage, and so forth. In an efficient economy, in theory at least, there wouldn't be all that much imports etc., because you'd be making what you need/use locally.\nWhat we have now is inefficient, imagine in the case of the illegal aliens if your 'commute' was 700 miles or more.\n\nMexico's GOT a 1 trillion dollar economy. That's very positive.\nBut, they need to figure out how to BOOST it, legally, to the point where they can really start investing in the things that'll support all their people.  \n\nThere's a lot of problems with today's status quo, the best fix for the ones between our country and mexico and canada would be to fix the borders. Do that, and I think a lot of other things will straighten themselves out, too.\n\nI'm against illegal immigration, period. If you're in the country illegally, that's criminal trespass, right there. But, as long as businesses keep hiring people in violation of the law, people will come seeking jobs. So, stop the illegal hiring, make it really really hard to get into the country illegally to begin with, and you'll have fixed some things. \n\nThe world isn't perfect, and there's no magic wand to wave over other people's problems, or our own for that matter. Comma. There are some fundamental basic principles that can be successfully observed and applied, and one of those is that spending 1/2 your energy just getting to work is pretty wasteful.\n\nI support helping Mexico, but in much more structured ways, \nthey have a big cement company, cement can pour foundations for homes, they have many people seeking work, they've got money, like I say what I think is lacking is the will to do it. \nThe border fence kind of has one purpose, to help them find the will to do for themselves, and not have every one of their problems have the common answer of 'get it from the United States'. Mexico's even got minerals etc. They really CAN do it for themselves. \n\nI hope
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Good Job!  We all know it's not about that, but I am very impressed with your work.  I would like to point one other thing out - if you go back even further, mexico, usa, and canada would have to go back to asia - from 35,000 years ago.  We all lose.  I'd like to see whoever thinks they win that boobie prize rally together for that.\n\nWould you sell your house and go back 160 years later, with no connection to it, and demand it be returned to you?  Mexico was paid 25 million dollars, for two transactions, in the mid 1800's for that land.\n\nThey are like a nieghbor that comes to your house and steals your car keys and you cathc them and they demand it's their right for you to hand over your car - because they are Mexican.\n\nGive me a break.  The more you look into the issue the more truth will come out.  The ignorant are the ones that won't even look at the issue and just put you down.  You could hand then a white hankerchief and they'd swear you duped them it's black.
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Yes , I would have to say that I would definetly buy American. As you know the problem is that when you have your own small business finances are always to be watched. It costs alot more to make stuff in America by Americans than it does in any other third world country. Sad isn't it.
1157359
Mexico is not a poor country, far from it ... they have oil, minerals, and a very healthy export situation ... what is wrong with it is that it is corrupt!  Mexico could well afford to look after its citizens, but it's more convenient to send them over to the U.S. and let the Americans foot the bill!  Don't forget that the 20 billion no doubt untaxed dollars these aliens send home to Mexico form a big part of their national income.  Who foots the bill?  You, the American taxpayer, does .... it is also not fair to compare dollar for dollar what these people earn ... a dollar goes considerably further in Mexico than it does here ... We couldn't exist on the money some greedy companies are paying the illegals, but that money buys one heck of a lot in Mexico ....
708703
Thank you, that was very informative.  I have a sister-in-law that is Mexican and one day I asked her, "how is it you keep telling me how poor all the people are in Mexico, that they all manage to come up with $2000 and $3000, (sometimes more) to get smuggled over here. That's more dang money then a good share of Americans can come up with if they had to." Never did get an answer from her that made any sense what so ever. Leads me to believe that things are not really all that bad over there.
877724
Americans cannot own land in Mexico.\nDarn those double standards.
444672
NO!!! What makes you think that Mexicans want to be colonized by the US??\nI am a Mexican and really, I don't want Mexico to be part of the US. The fact that some Mexicans come to the US for better oportunities does NOT mean that ALL MEXICANS want to be in the US, nor that Mexicans want to loose their own identity and country for an extra couple of bucks. \nImmigration is a very complex issue and as you may nottice most of the immigrants keep their own culture and remain loyal to their countries of origin. \nIf the US tried to just take over Mexico there would be a war, I'm not saying Mexico would win but we will not go without a fight!
883020
Ally? We don't need Mexico. Mexico needs us.
596630
I doubt it. Investment in Mexico by US citizens is strictly limited. Mexico dose not want immigration from the US and has resisted any measures to affect the drug trade significantly.  La mordida still rules in Mexico. In fact, native Mexicans look down on their American Mexicans cousins. Ironic isn't it.