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51st state? How about 51-65th state? Have you ever spoken to a Mexican that lives in Mexico?
It's not at all clear that that's the case.
Maybe you should give those lands back to Mexico. Way fewer people would be changing countries than if Mexico joined the USA.
You know that they have capitalism in Mexico too right?
As a Canadian I also sometimes envy the opportunities that exist in the USA but I absolutely would not want Canada to be a 51st (& 52nd?) state. (Not would I actually seek to move there)
Yes, this is an inherent challenge with capitalism (capital concentration).
I mean I think it's important to question ideas before implementing them, but you're right that your country (and mine) have some serious challenges to tackle with respect to migration. Mexico also struggles with migration across its southern (and coastal?) border(s).
It looks like in 2013 about 60% of Mexicans favoured forming a single country with the USA (if doing so would improve their standard of living). That data is over 10 years old and a lot has changed since then but honestly it's higher than I would have thought.
Yeah I'm also interested in reducing barriers to migration from a human rights perspective.
But I think we need to reduce international disparities in standard of living before open borders would really work.
I think trade penalties against countries with high degrees of wealth concentration and/or without living wage regulations etc might help. Idk.
I'm going to take your post at face value to explore the foundational premise that the Mexican population wants to be part of the USA.
Do they? Sure, many come here, because of opportunities, but making Mexico a state won't suddenly make Mexico rich. Hell, Central Pennsylvania has been a part of the US since the beginning, and it's as poor as dirt.
I don't know - I'm not qualified to speak on behalf of any immigrants, except perhaps my great-great-something Euro ancestors - but I suspect the Mexicans who come here do so despite the fact that it's America, because it's better than starving at home. Making them us is probably just as distasteful to them as is would be to the RePubeLickans. Now, if we could help make them more prosperous... that, they'd be happy about.
Aside from what other people are pointing out , it’s not reasonable to assume illegal immigrants from that border are even Mexican.
https://www.wola.org/2022/11/migration-country-by-country-at-the-u-s-mexico-border/
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/venezuelans-become-largest-nationality-to-illegally-cross-us-mexico-border-as-september-numbers-surge/4790221/