August 27, 2013

I offer a simple solution to the complex Mexican border problem. The United States should buy Mexico.

So far, twelve million Mexican nationals (give or take a million) have indicated a preference for living and working in the US. The total remaining population of Mexico is 112 million.

If we buy Mexico and install U.S. laws, benefits and protection the remaining 90% won’t have to move. The bad news is they’d have to pay our tax rates and purchase ObamaCare health insurance.

Since 9/11 we’ve spent in excess of $90 Billion trying to secure the border from terrorists. In 2012, 364,000 migrants were apprehended – not one proved to be a terrorist! It cost U.S. taxpayers $18 Billion in 2012 alone to detain lettuce pickers and small time smugglers of marijuana which we are rapidly legalizing. The current Senate proposal for increasing the size of the Border Patrol will make that agency 25% more costly than the FBI, Secret Service, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, DEA and the U.S. Marshall’s Office combined.

Fences, at a cost of $3.9 Billion per mile (GPA est.) have not and will not work. Thus far we’ve fenced 700 Miles of the entire 1,954 mile border. Take a wild guess as to who builds the fences. Correct: US contractors employing Mexican labor (who also build tunnels below).

PEMEX, the national oil company has proven reserves in excess of 20 billion barrels. At $100/barrel, that would yield Two Trillion dollars, or, twice Mexico’s current GDP. Let’s make an offer of $100,000 for every man woman and child in Mexico and we get to keep the oil.

It’s a win-win for everyone. Muy bueno!