It worked out pretty well in 1846.
Yes it did. But 1846 is why they’re seriously into “Reconquista” now.
Then we need to go back down there and teach them another lesson. Then in another 150 years we can do it again. Only this time we need to annex Baja California. We can relocate all the people in Tijuana. But there is some really prime beachfront real estate in Baja just waiting to be part of the US. We made a serious mistake when we set the border at San Diego. We should have set it at the Colorado river.