>>>I believe such an arrangement would be the death of the American middle class, the end of our rule of law, and create a schism in cultures that would make the Balkans look pleasant<<<
You also believe in the Easter Bunny
The Government of Mexico is a couple hundred Thugs and the rest of the population wants to be in the U.S.A.
Seal Team 1 could liberate Mexico by itself, over the weekend while drinking copius amounts of Dos XX.
It isn't DC or Mexico City, hate to say it but it is the "World Community" that would have to be placated. Right now the US has bigger Fish to fry.
"I" like the Annex Idea, I don't know where you get your intel from, hope you didn't pay much for it because it's $hit.
I don't think it would be very good idea for the US to annex Mexico. Do you know how much money Puerto Rico gets from us in welfare payments?
Mexico would bankrupt us from earned income credits alone.