Mexico has the fifth largest economy in the world and it should be doing a great, great deal better. It is not, and the reason would apparently be two fold:
1. The corruption in Mexico is incredible.
2. The ability to deal with the economy is truly based on wizards and hope. But particularly, the Mexican Economy is not necessarily based on Economic Theory based in the west, but economic theory based on bar room discussions.

Until Mexico faces her problems, we will see Mexico telling her people.. the United States is RICH.. go to the United States and send the money back to Mexico. And they do go, and they will send it back. And the allegiance to Mexico Continues because the United States speaks English and the theory of all Mexicans is, anyone who speaks Spanish is discriminated against.
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In my posts in the future..
I will be pointing out the Mexican Government very badly needs to change. As things now stand, the American Tax Payer is supporting the Mexican Economy to the tune of well over 20 billion a year.

I am going to point to the fact that Mexico is the fifth largest economy in the world, and it cannot do well until it gets rid of the corruption.
The fact that Spanish is simple to learn compared to English makes the transition from Mexico to the United States particularly difficult. Spanish Speakers feel they are discriminated against, and that leads to a lot of trouble for both countries.

The solution in the long run, is to encourage Mexico to stop the corruption, and get help on the management of her economy.

In the meantime, put the national guard on the border. We are the end point for a huge amount of street narcotics coming in from Mexico. The solution is not to open the border and allow those who want the dope to get the stuff.. it is to control our borders and encourage those who want the stuff to go where the dope is. Oooh.. I LIKE that!

Mr. Bush is changing his tune.. he is suggesting this is a land of small businesses and and if they need those workers from Mexico they should have them. IF small business is the backbone of the United States, then employment in those small businesses has to be the backbone of employment in the United States. And while we all know most Americans who choose well can make it in this society, the complexity of this society is horrific and people choose using their best tools to choose, and they don't make it. BUT THEY CAN MAKE IT IF THEY USE ILLEGAL ALIENS AND PAY LOW WAGES.

I am confronted with two thoughts here: some employers will use illegal aliens no matter what. If the business is wildly mismanaged, or should not even be there, using illegal aliens is a requirement to keep the business going. Neither one is acceptable. I do not support small business using illegal aliens.

No matter.. it needs to stop.