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Originally Posted by Joey Boneski
We are by our own profession a Christian nation and most Apostolics have taken offense to the statements that our president has made saying otherwise...but as Christians is it right to live here in luxury while a nation right below us struggles to eat and stay alive?
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The "nation below us" struggles due to inequalities in their social order. "We" have had the same inequalities as well - that was the biggest reason for our rebellion against Great Britain.
We can't "fix" Mexico. Only the Mexican people can. By shuttling their disenfranchised and unemployed off onto the United States, Mexico has been able to avoid the major societal changes that they need to fix their problems. Turning off the "safety valve" of illegal immigration would put internal pressures upon the Mexican elite to reform. That's the key to this whole issue. Why don't Mexican people march in the streets of Mexico protesting for jobs and better living conditions? The answer is because they would be shot in the streets. So, instead they flee here.
Mexico is a rich nation. It has the 2nd largest oil reserves in the Americas, after Canada - and their oil isn't locked up in tar sands like much of the Canadian oil, so it's easier to pump, process and sell. They have rich mineral deposits and the capability to grow far more crops and food than their own population requires.
Mexico is actually in a pretty sweet position as a global economic force. It's just that things haven't changed all that much since the days of Cortez. With the exception of Vincente Fox's term, Mexico has had one party rule for over 100 years.