It is a time for truth. Mexico is a virtual narco-democracy. Her northern states are privileged sanctuaries of the drug cartels. Peasant revolts have begun in half a dozen states. Her government, ruled by a single party, the PRI, for 75 years, is incompetent where it is not corrupt.
Crime is pandemic.
For the great majority of Mexican people, their economic situation is worse than in 1980. No wonder they are pouring north. Americans can try to help, but we are not going to save this regime by pretending these realities do not exist. Mexico is on the way to becoming the gravest U.S. foreign policy crisis of the new century.