Mexico - US Relations going South

Earlier in the week reports were circulating about the latest in a series of border incidents involving what appear to be Mexican Army soldiers escorting drug smugglers across the border and into the southern United States. The reports indicated that these men were equipped with machine guns and military Humvees. It was reported that this was the latest in a series of border incursions by the Mexican Army. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff had as recently as last week been saying the reports were exaggerated and so has probably been embarassed.

According to this article, it is political season in Mexico and so the anti-American political rhetoric must be ratcheted up to appease the electorate. Evidently, there is quite a bit of anti-Gringo feeling coming out of Mexico these days. I heard a report a year or two back about the Numero Uno Talk Radio program in Mexico City and the callers were vehemently anti-US. I couldn't understand everything but they were saying something about Santa Ana and the Alamo. Seriously, they have some deep rooted issues with the United States that are exaserbated by the border issue. Most US citizens want it controlled. Mexicans take that as an insult although why they would think they could come and go as they please is beyond me. What disturbs me is knowing that the Hispanic person I see out in public may have a Texas size, anti-Gringo chip on his shoulder that the slightest provocation could knock off.

Most of our problems would be taken care of if we had a wall or fence and controlled the immigration. It's as simple as that and if we don't do it soon, the situation could get much worse in a hurry. These are our southern neighbors and maybe we need to pay heed to the old saying that, "Good Fences make Good Neighbors."