Most Mexicans are upset about the proposed border fences, but at least some are starting to look inward — which has long been needed. Here’s what The New York Times reported:
“The old blame game — in which Mexico attributed illegal migration to the voracious American demand for labor and accused lawmakers of xenophobia — has given way to a far more soul-searching discussion, at least in quarters where policies are made and influenced, about how little Mexico has done to try to keep its people home.
“’For too long, Mexico has boasted about immigrants leaving, calling them national heroes, instead of describing them as actors in a national tragedy,’ said Jorge Santibáñez, president of the College of the Northern Border. ‘And it has boasted about the growth in remittances’ — the money immigrants send home — ‘as an indicator of success, when it is really an indicator of failure.’”
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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8 Comments
Good fences make good neighbors.
The sad irony of Mexico is that the country is rich in resources. Like farr too many ‘third-world’ countries that wealth gets squandered in corruption and never helps the people.
Was listening to a radio show, don’t remember who, a caller was an American who had been doing business in Mexico for 30 years. He said that every time you go to get a permit of any kind to build something you have to pay bribes. He said it’s not uncommon for local officials to demand a 25% partnership in a business in order to process the permits needed to build. This makes it nearly impossible to get financing to do anything. The culture of corruption is so thick that it chokes off nearly all foreign investment.
Great post.It’s about time they look in their own back yard, instead of exploiting the USA while they complain about how they are exploited.
Joe,Didn’t Kruschev say something like that?
Sounds more like Will Rogers to me.
This is what I have said all along. These people need to correct the corruption in their own country so that it is a place that they will want not only to stay in but be proud of and help grow.
If they would just elect Mr. Brownback president of Mexico, I sure that would solve all their problems. I know it would solve one of ours.