[newgeezer]

That begs the question, why isn’t the United States drilling there?

We're not drilling in the Keys for the same reason we're not drilling ANWR, not building refineries, not burning our coal, and not building nuclear power plants.

[Paladin2]

Halliburton and Cheny won't so we need to outsource it those who will?

[beaelysium]

Another freerepublic thread,( take your bloodpressure pills before reading):

Mexico is Rich- Mexican wealthy play American taxpayers for suckers

Every dollar spent in U.S. taxes for social services for illegal aliens frees up additional cash to be sent south as part of the annual remittances which provided $20 billion in 2005. According to the CNN news show Lou Dobbs Tonight (3/21/05), "Remittances, as they're called, are expected to become Mexico's primary source of income this year, surpassing the amount of money that Mexico makes on oil exports for the first time ever."