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I posted this on another thread:

It's quite clear that two principles that have defined the US for over 200 years are coming to an end: (1) a unified culture, and (2) defined, arbitrary borders.

Now, rather than get exercised about the passing of an era, we should exhibit one of the core attributes that really makes the US great: flexibility - the ability to adapt to changing conditions.

There's no reason why the number of states or the shape of the lower 48 should be carved in stone; after all, the US has fought wars and expanded continuously over it's 225+ years.

Rather than wait for other countries to set our fate, we should seize the initiative and re-define what America is going to look like through the rest of the 21st century.

In other words, we should get serious about what it's going to involve absorbing Mexico. We could let their 31 states operate under some sort of loose confederation governed out of a regional capital in Mexico City, but the end result is that we need to create some sort of super federation.

With a a little application of free-market rule of law, including, but not limited to anti-trust provisions, land reform, mortgage financing, etc. we'd have 100m US citizens headed sur.

Admittedly, it might sound a little outlandish right now, but it's much more preferable to just sitting here and taking it in the rear.

Sorry, but having studied Latin American history, the last thing I want to do is "adopt" Mexico!!! Their ENTIRE history is plagued by the sort of thing we have been witnessing in the streets the last couple of weeks. They riot, or strike, at the drop of a hat, and most of them probably would never be able to even give you the reason "du jour".

In their culture, it is socially acceptable to take to the streets whenever slighted, be it real or imagined. In our culture it is, generally, not acceptable. To get an idea of what it could resemble, one need only look at France (where it is also socially acceptable) to riot, or call "general strikes", when a segment of the population is unhappy.

In the past, when they came in manageable numbers, they could/would be assimilated. Now they are coming in such overwhelming numbers, I am not sure they will ever be assimilated. If we were to try your plan and it didn't work, what options would be have to fix it? Could we just de-annex Mexico? The stakes are just too high, as with a general amnesty, to risk. It can't be undone. Whereas, strict border enforcement, with limited legal immigration would allow us to manage the number coming here. If the economy changed, numbers could be adjusted, up or down, accordingly. Border enforcement is key.

Sorry for the rant, but......