[Moonman62]

The problem is the wealth is so highly concentrated with the racist light skinned spaniards. There is very little opportunity for anyone else.

[rpgdfmx]

The problem is the wealth is so highly concentrated with the racist light skinned spaniards. I see this same statement all the time, even in tourist books. Uh... the "Spaniards" were expelled from the county in 1829, which had a devestating effect on the Mexican economy (similar to Uganda's expulsion of the East Indians in the 1970s). The "light skinned" Mexicans are mostly descended from later immigrants -- German, Italian, Irish, US (Santiago Creel, for example, is related to U.S. Grant), and especially, Lebanese. Mexican immigration from Europe was different than to the U.S., attracting technical and business-saavy refugees, especially in the 1930s and 40s -- at a time when capital and technical skills were sorely needed in Mexico.

Aside from Anna-Maria Armbuzzeri (I think I spelled that wrong), the heir to the Corona fortune (and married to U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza) who is BASQUE, not Spanish... and a Spanish emigre who started Wal Mart in Mexico, the wealtiest familes tend to be of partial Lebanese or European-Jewish descent... heavily mixed with your standard Mexican mutt family.

[Clemenza]

The problem is the wealth is so highly concentrated with the racist light skinned spaniards. There is very little opportunity for anyone else.

"Slim" and "Fox" don't sound like Spanish names to me. Neither does "Hayek."