The elite of Mexico would certainly fight it, I wonder if applying for statehood would help resolve the corruption issue? Heck, I wonder if it might facilite two way border crossing and solve the problem of illegal entry (I guess it would be definition.) But the larger question would be would they vote democratic or republican?
I we could get all of the 54 % of the Mexican Population who does not want to come to the United States to go to Guatemala instead, Annexation would be great.
I'm not sure that I would give them the vote right away at least until they learn English.
Also the European immigrants that we sponsor to live in and develop Mexico will have to be assimilated.
"--- Time to annex Mexico, heck, we might even win a plebiscite."
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