[ffusco]

Apples and oranges. Mexico might be a poor country, but they are not a muslim stink-hole with armed bandits.

[TomGuy]

There was an article several months ago about many "native people" in Central America and southern Mexico embracing and converting to Islam.

That goes against your first assessment.

Mexico has always had a reputation of being somewhat "wild" in terms of law enforcement. Look at the status of Mexican law enforcement along the border; the corruption; pay-offs of Mexican military/police, etc.

That goes against your second assessment.

So, it really isn't necessarily apples and oranges any more. There are too many things going on in the world to accept gross generalizations any more.