I'm with you 100%.
"There is no reason, other than corruption, for that nation to have so many poor. It's all so unnecessary"
It's not "corruption" as we understand the word, Mexico is a Communist country (Mao variety) in all but name.
Anyone with any indian blood is garbage and not allowed to have anything of consequence.
The Catholic church is used by the government to control the people, Until a Catholic was elected Governor of Northern Baja a few years ago there hadn't been one Catholic attain a position that high in over 70 years, they were all Masons and pure Spanish. I've know a number of them over the years and they have nothing but contempt for Mexicans and are not about to let them have anything.