To paraphrase the immortal words of James Pettigru, Arizona is too small to be a country and too large to be an insane asylum.
I could see Obama just handing the state over to Mexico if they did and no matter how tough Arizonans are, the Mexican military, drug cartels and organized crime would shred the place. Hell Mexico already has an army illegally living in Arizona.
“To paraphrase the immortal words of James Pettigru, Arizona is too small to be a country and too large to be an insane asylum.”
It could certainly defend itself against the pantywaists from Kalifornia and Nevada, also Nu Mexico. The people in Mexico itself would be too smart to attempt continued invasions knowing they would be obliterated. All problems solved.
AZ is a great place, just very dry.