That is an absolute fact. During WWII, Mexico was “neutral” but they allowed Third Reich agents full access to the country. During the Cold War, the Soviets had their largest embassy in Mexico City. The Soviets had a large contingent of spies that operated out of Mexico City. They have never been our friends.
That's because Mexico's ruling class has always been on the take and can be bought for a few lousy pesos, amigo. Hasn't changed a bit since then. Everyone from the dog catchers up are more then ready to accept your bribes. Mexico has always been a hell hole of corruption. I think we have the Spanish to thank for that.
Wrong. Get a job with CNN wrong. Untrue. False.
Mexico declared war on the Axis May 22, 1942 (they didn't like the Germans torpedoing their tankers).
Anyone who's studied World War II knows about the "Aztec Eagles"
My father spoke Spanish and we took a road trip down the east side of Mexico to Mexico City and then Acapulco and then up the west side. At some point north of Acapulco we had a car issue. My father spoke with a mechanic there and then quietly told us all to get in the car and be quiet. We found out later that there was a lot of anti-American sentiment going on and he didn’t think we were safe. This was in the 1960s.
Nevertheless, it was a great trip...fascinating actually to see the out of the way towns before they were corrupted by the drug cartels.