I think the idea is that the chances of an American being willing to pay the bribe is higher than a Mexican being willing to do so.
And BTW, I didn’t call you a liar or even insinuate it. I simply said that you cannot just “ask anyone who lives in SoCal”—I live in SoCal and I just cannot agree with what “everyone” here “knows”. To repeat myself, I’m not saying it doesn’t happen (and whether it happened to you or friends is immaterial as evidence that it happens to everyone). It certainly sucks when it does happen, the whole arresting and beating and throwing into Mexican prison... I’m just suspicious that it’s not quite as widespread as all that. No offense intended, brah. :-)
No you called me an ignorant liar.
Nice talkin’ to ya’