How about this idea? Get over the fence and the troops.
Mexico should spend as much time attracting foreign investment as it does criticizing the fence. After all, Mexico needs jobs and the fence matters little.
The fence is not my first choice either. However, it represents political frustration on this side. How many more Mexicans are we supposed to absorb?
Unfortunately, Mexico won't help itself. It is depending more and more on "remesas" rather than reforming itself to attract foreign investment.
Allan Wall lives in Mexico. Like me, he believes that you help Mexico by forcing the political class to deal with its structural problems.
Check out How To Help Mexico—Close The Border:
"For years I have contended that today's mass emigration from Mexico to the U.S. is harmful to Mexico. It encourages the Mexican government to export the people rather than solve the problems here in Mexico. It exacerbates family disintegration and social problems. It distorts local economies. For Mexico, emigration is like an addictive drug that encourages Mexicans to escape to the U.S. rather than solve the problems here. There are actually people here in Mexico who agree with me on this point."It's time to force the Mexican government to get over the "border fence" and the victim mode. Instead, it should tear down the many other fences that keep foreign capital and modernity out of Mexico.
