[T. Rustin Noone]

There's another alternative - annex Mexico.

At numerous times in our history, we have found it in our interest to expand our borders to meet national our needs or to respond to national opportunities.

I think we should begin by offering statehood to the provinces (states) closest to the southern border. For the right to participate in our republican democracy, the residents therein will get access to our health care system, social programs, judicial system, federal minimum wage programs, federal highway system, a stable currency and the protection of the US military and much, much more. In addition, they will get two senators per state, a representative number of congress critters and whatever local government officials are allowed by law. They will have the opportunity to have their resources developed by private (not state-run) companies to the benefit of the stockholders.

If you look at the geography and the geometry of central America, the need to build walls decreases as you move south. By the time we have allowed the Mexicans to be swallowed by us, the border is a fraction of the 700 miles quoted in the article.

And why stop there. The rational stopping point is the Panama Canal where we can reclaim our vital Atlantic/Pacific link from COSCO that the idiot savant Carter gave up in 1978.

[hedgetrimmer]

There's another alternative - annex Mexico

NAFTA did it.

[jackbenimble]

In addition, they will get two senators per state, a representative number of congress critters and whatever local government officials are allowed by law.

And 7 out of 10 of these 100+ million new citizens would vote Democrat. Practically all of the 120+ new US Representatives and 16 new US Senators (I think Mexico has 8 states) would be voting for Democrats. Poor people are overwhelmingly seduced by the call for "social justice" and socialism.

Annexing Mexico would be national suicide.

[stuartcr]

What we really need to do, is annex all of Central and South America, and Canada. Leave the dozen or so Canadian cities as they are, and suck all the natural resources out of the rest. Then take everyone that speaks spanish or portugese, and turn them into farmers, for the central and southern part. After that, we can charge huge tolls to get thru the canal, or around Tierra del Fuego.

Just an idea.

[Toddsterpatriot]

There's another alternative - annex Mexico.

Horrible idea. Adding 100,000,000 people who make less than 25% what Americans make? Might as well have America declare bankruptcy right now.

[mthom]

Annexing mexico (which will never happen) would give democrats a permanent majority. A North America unified like the EU is, sadly, very likely.

[rmlew]

Why should we incur massive debt to annex a large forign population, lowering our standard of living?