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Mexico Has No Right to U.S. Territory June 29, 2025
John M. Contino
It’s pointless and counterproductive for Mexicans to believe they have a right to reclaim land “stolen” from them by the United States.
Maybe Mexico can do something about the guns going south June 5, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Recently, Mexico decided to sue the U.S. manufacturers for the guns that end up south of the border.
A lot of Mexicans staying in 'la casa' rather than voting today UPDATED June 1, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico starts voting for its judges.
No Kristi on my TV channel April 23, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico wants to censor television ads warning criminal migrants to stay out of America.
The U.S. Navy on the border March 30, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Everybody's talking in the Mexican news media about U.S. warships navigating close to Mexico.
The ‘agua’ battle on the border March 25, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Things have changed a bit down at the U.S.-Mexico border.
How Mexico Became China’s Trojan Horse in U.S. Trade March 14, 2025
Charlton Allen
Beijing has discovered a highly effective workaround to Trump’s tariffs that the media deliberately ignore.
EPA's Lee Zeldin gets wise to the Tijuana sewage fouling San Diego's beaches March 9, 2025
Monica Showalter
Mexican sewage has made San Diego's beaches a health hazard.
Mexico's cartels in a pants-soiling panic over Trump March 3, 2025
Monica Showalter
Tired of all the winning, yet?
Trump closes the border and suddenly, Mexico's cartel problems are nowhere to be found, Tijuana resident says February 27, 2025
Monica Showalter
Trump has apparently brought peace to cartel-wracked northern Mexico.
Trump orders Green Berets into Mexico to train local marines to crush cartels, and Mexican leaders give the green light February 13, 2025
Monica Showalter
Mr. Trump was, to say the least, persuasive.
‘El Ricky’ arrested and spy planes fly over the border February 4, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
This is how tariffs work.
Claudia surrenders February 3, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Nothing like a legitimate threat of tariffs to get things done.
Venezuela, Panama, Mexico, Canada: Tired of all the winning? February 3, 2025
Monica Showalter
Yes, Trump is winning and so is the U.S. But actually, the other countries are winning with these deals, too. Win, win, win, win, win.
Mexico and other Latin American states fall into line behind Trump, nobody wanting to be the next Petro --Update: Even Maduro January 28, 2025
Monica Showalter
FAFO is emerging as the new Trump Doctrine.
Tariffs would hurt Mexico January 23, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Maybe Mexico will accept some responsibility and sit down with the Trump administration to fix this border crisis.
The peso is falling January 14, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
So the peso is falling and that's never good, unless you are a tourist and going to Cancun.
Guess who is angry with the New York Times? January 6, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The Mexican government learns what's going on in its backyard by reading the NYT.
Cartel honchos attend Christmas party in small Mexican town, receive warm welcome and applause from local officials January 1, 2025
Olivia Murray
Government praising and celebrating evil? A tale as old as time.
How are we going to dismantle the cartels? December 30, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The cartels are the fifth largest employer in Mexico.
'Hope Trump makes this hell less hot': Trump's threats to take out Mexico's cartels has Mexicans cheering December 24, 2024
Monica Showalter
It's anecdotal, but it appears there are a lot of them, based on one social media post.
New U.S. embassy, new U.S. ambassador in Mexico City December 19, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The largest U.S. embassy in the world.
The strangers among us December 15, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexicans don't like strangers in their cities who speak various languages either.
Mexico cheating by using Cuban doctors December 8, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico reinstitutes slavery with the help of Cuba.
Moody blues south of the border November 20, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Moody's turns thumbs down on Mexico.
Alberta and Ontario go rogue on trade November 18, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Ontario and Alberta want out of what they used to call NAFTA.
Would Mexico's president threaten to deport U.S. expats if Trump mass-deports Mexican illegals? November 18, 2024
Monica Showalter
Retaliation doesn't seem like a good idea, actually.
Mexico spooked by Trump November 7, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
South of the border the word is that Trump is back.
Trump or Harris ask Mexicans November 4, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico wonders: Who is going to win the U.S. election and what does mean for us?
They are calling it ‘narcoterrorism’ October 27, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico's had a lot of problems over the years but car explosions is not one of them.
Mexico is getting a little enemy-like these days October 21, 2024
Monica Showalter
... and the Harris-Biden administration is letting them.
Those terrible Spaniards and their conquests October 13, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
What does what happened 400 years ago have to with today?
Bullets rather than hugs south of the border September 20, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
AMLO is leaving a fine mess for Claudia to handle.
Will Claudia stand by her man AMLO? September 10, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Outgoing President Andres Lopez-Obrador of Mexico has stuck his successor with "judicial reforms" that may hurt the Mexican economy.
Mexico's bank card September 3, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Remittances are a big business and a huge part of the Mexican welfare system.
Court-packing the Mexican way August 28, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexican leftists try to sell a pack-the-courts scheme as “judicial reform.”
Peso falling August 7, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexicans always go postal when they learn that the peso is down and the dollar is more expensive.
Claudia is a feminist July 21, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Up here we may have VP Kamala Harris but down in Mexico they've gone full feminist.
Election Sunday in Mexico, and another candidate gets shot May 30, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
For those counting, he is number 36.
Pro-Hamas protestors set fire to the Israeli embassy in Mexico City: Three scenarios as to 'why' May 29, 2024
Monica Showalter
Why Mexico City?
Hard to be a woman south of the border April 30, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The woman poised to win Mexico's presidential election doesn't seem to have a clue about how to handle all the murders of women going on.
The Middle Eastern War Being Waged Across America’s Southern Border April 19, 2024
Al Bienenfeld
Even as all eyes are on the geographic Middle East, Iran’s agent, Hezbollah, has set up shop in Latin America and is heading here.
Mexicans mix it up with Ecuadoreans in an embassy spat and leftist hypocrisy follows April 6, 2024
Monica Showalter
Leftists said nothing when Iran breached our embassy in 1979 and took our personnel hostage, or Cuba raided Ecuador's embassy in 1981.
Another day and another politician shot dead in Mexico April 2, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Even a beautiful little city like Guanajuato is seeing its political leaders shot dead by Mexican cartels.
Who shot Luis? March 23, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
A 1994 assassination of a presidential candidate in Mexico leaves many there still wondering.
Ready for la presidenta? March 4, 2024
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Can Claudia Sheinbaum do something about Mexico's "inseguridad"?
Mexico gives Biden el dedo medio December 31, 2023
Silvio Canto, Jr.
He knows nothing's going to happen from el norte. And he's got big plans of his own after he leaves office.
Saying 'no' to green energy: Mexico and South America must tap fossil fuels to fight poverty June 7, 2023
Vijay Jayaraj
Mexico and many of its Latin American neighbors are rejecting the globalist greenie energy Utopia talk, and just pumping oil instead. They have to.
Mexico and other top US trading partners looking to ditch the US and join the BRICS? April 8, 2023
Monica Showalter
If Joe Biden has made America so popular abroad, why are so many fleeing their alliances with us?
Where the heck is 'La Barbie'? December 8, 2022
Monica Showalter
Why isn't that top Mexican cartel kingpin, who had been packed away in the states for 49 years for cocaine trafficking, somehow not in federal custody?
Self-centered hypocrites abandon their self-created liberal cesspools in favor of the cheaper and traditionally conservative Mexico City July 29, 2022
Olivia Murray
People who label Columbus a "colonizer" sure do love to move to new places and wreak havoc on the locals.
AMLO to Joe: 'Tu casa no es mi casa' June 10, 2022
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Biden's "Summit" is a flop, just like everything he does.
What will happen to Mexico's Air Force One? September 16, 2020
Silvio Canto, Jr.
It's not easy getting rid of a big presidential jet.
Murder is the only thing booming south of the border May 5, 2020
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The crashing economy in Mexico and the U.S. is activating Mexico's criminal element.
Trump moves to declare Mexican cartels 'foreign terrorist organizations' November 27, 2019
Monica Showalter
While Democrats preen and fulminate over impeachment, something they aren't going to succeed at, President Trump gets serious about stamping out cartels.
Mr. Schiff, look south of the border for a real problem November 26, 2019
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Why didn't MSNBC ask a single question about Mexico last week? I won't speculate, but the crisis south of the border will be around for a while.
Failed state: Cartels parade through Guanajuato, Mexico's safest, prettiest, and most conservative state November 12, 2019
Monica Showalter
What does it say about the rest of Mexico that this longtime bulwark against cartels has now fallen?
Mexico turns down a generous offer from the big orange gringo? November 7, 2019
Monica Showalter
An incredibly churlish response from the Mexican side, and it might just come back to bite them.
Is there a failing state south of the border? October 23, 2019
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico looks normal but is not really normal.
Mexicans are starting to turn on their cartels... September 16, 2019
Monica Showalter
...but the news is not as good as it looks.
Made in Mexico: Money for the Democratic National Committee August 21, 2019
Ethel C. Fenig
The DNC, under chairman Tom Perez, has decided to outsource some of its fundraising to Mexico, where an estimated 1.5 million American expats reside
Mexico cynically wades into El Paso shooting debacle, brimming with hypocrisy August 5, 2019
Monica Showalter
That bastion of peace and prosperity to our south is upset that the U.S. has failed to protect some of its citizens and now wants President Trump put on trial for it.
The kind of Mexico I remember July 18, 2019
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico turns against Central American migrants.
Foreign meddling? Mexican ex-envoy urges Mexico to sic Trump's US political opponents on him June 17, 2019
Monica Showalter
Where is the Democrat outrage at this naked threat from a well connected Mexican official?
'Reconquer' southwest U.S. movement based on junk history February 17, 2019
Dale L. Wilcox
Mexican intellectuals and U.S. academics can stand up and take a bow for this growing illiteracy about history.
Mexico's interior minister outlines plans to secure their southern border against illegal immigrants January 8, 2019
Thomas Lifson
Mexico just made it a lot harder for Democrats to denounce border security as a racist plot against Hispanics (as if "Hispanic" were a race).
All of a sudden, Mexico is warmly welcoming the migrant caravan... November 11, 2018
Monica Showalter
New York Times today has an interesting long piece about the Mexican government wheeling out the welcome wagon for the Honduran caravan migrants in a big volte-face. Since this is the Mexican government, the conclusions can only be cynical.
Mexico doesn't want the caravan, either October 20, 2018
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The Mexican ruling class likes to have things both ways.
What do Mexicans mean by corruption? July 6, 2018
Silvio Canto, Jr.
You can't clean up Mexico unless you are willing to downsize the public-sector unions.
Nothing more ridiculous than AMLO's promise to fight Mexico's 'corruption' July 2, 2018
Monica Showalter
The one thing we can expect from Mexican president-elect AMLO's anti-corruption platform is...no end to the corruption. Guy hasn't a clue about how to get rid of it.
Mexico: Lopez-Obrador's bizarre statement June 24, 2018
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Is Mexican presidential frontrunner Andrés Manuel López-Obrador getting a little worried about his election prospects?
Mexico's presidential frontrunner promises Mexicans a new goodie: Flight from his socialist rule June 23, 2018
Monica Showalter
Socialist Andrés Manuel López-Obrador, currently the frontrunner in Mexico's presidential election on July 1, has a wonderful goodie to offer the Mexican descamisados: the right to flee the coming hell of his socialist regime.
'Futbol' gives Mexicans a bit of relief from reality June 18, 2018
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Shut down the border, and force Mexico to modernize itself.
Trump doing his best to discourage bogus asylum requests June 6, 2018
Ed Straker
Under U.S. law, if people get across the border into the U.S., they are entitled to apply for asylum, and then stick around in the U.S. for a long time while they wait to get a court date.
The real issue in Mexico's elections April 20, 2018
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Down in Mexico, the issue is not Trump.
Lots of killing going on in Mexico December 6, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico will now face another election where violence is paramount.
We've seen this movie before in Mexico December 4, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
You think we hate the political class in the U.S.?
Mexico's remittance bonanza balloons to record $30 billion October 5, 2017
Monica Showalter
Sure, it's party time for Mexico's elites, who made such a stink about the election of President Trump. But the remittance boom also brings warnings.
Those 'bad hombres' down in Mexico May 12, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Cartels are running wild and controlling portions of the U.S.-Mexico border.
And the bodies just keep piling up May 8, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
The real victims of liberal support for illegal immigration.
Mexican government helping illegal alien, welfare cheat, mom of 12 kids fight deportation March 26, 2017
Thomas Lifson
Openly and routinely, an arm of the Mexican government is at work, helping a convicted welfare cheater stay in America and eligible for all the subsidies that a mother of 12 qualifies for.
American tax law subsidizing remittances to Mexico March 7, 2017
Harry Hunter
Why does the U.S. tax code contain a special encouragement for our taxpayers to transfer money to Mexico? Couldn't this be a bargaining chip?
Why Mexico Needs the Border Wall February 13, 2017
Russ McSwain
Once you get beyond the emotional responses fanned by the Left, you can see why Mexico needs the wall as much as does the USA.
Mexico deports a lot more than you may think January 26, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Unveiling the hypocrisy of Mexico's political class when they talk about illegal immigration in the U.S.
Why did Mexico extradite El Chapo to the US the day before Trump’s inauguration? January 20, 2017
Thomas Lifson
Obama gets the credit, and Trump gets a signal.
A weak Mexican economy is bad for the US January 11, 2017
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Mexico's economy is shaky.
'El Nafta' is a big issue south of the border, too September 24, 2016
Silvio Canto, Jr.
NAFTA's biggest challenge is that it was not sold properly down in Mexico.
Mexican union bureaucrat's $8.2-million Miami condo-buying spree exposed April 18, 2016
Thomas Lifson
Ever wonder why the Miami housing market is too expensive for middle-class people?
Mexican oil giant devastated by oil price decline March 1, 2016
Thomas Lifson
The state-owned oil company that provides one third of the revenue of the Mexican government is in a deep crisis, owing to low oil prices, inefficiency, and corruption. The implications for the United States are important.
So El Chapo is going back to the same prison that he escaped from? January 10, 2016
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Let's give the Mexican authorities a little credit for capturing El Chapo. But c'mon...
Big elections coming up in Mexico March 29, 2015
Silvio Canto, Jr.
And the U.S. had better pay attention.
Wanted: Transparency in Mexico and Argentina January 29, 2015
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Cartels, deceptive suicides, and cover-ups. The people are not happy.
Anger and Scandals Down in Mexico November 20, 2014
Silvio Canto, Jr.
What a difference a year can make!
Abandoned Americans June 30, 2014
Jan LaRue
When did the United States run out of Americans in need of assistance?
Just when you thought the news couldn't get any worse for the UAW... February 22, 2014
Thomas Lifson
The nature of the automobile industry is changing, forever.
Texas executes Mexican national over protests from Mexico and John Kerry January 23, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Edgar Tamayo, 46, met his maker last night, executed by lethal injection for the cold-blooded murder of a Houston police officer
The Mexican Congress Requests January 21, 2014
Victor Keith
Another excuse for illegal immigtration.
Time to Use Drones in Mexico? December 24, 2013
Elise Cooper
"That is how we bust the cartels up: by not allowing them free play."
'Fast and Furious' -- Paul Walker or Gun Walker? December 2, 2013
Jeannie DeAngelis
'Fast and Furious' at last hits the headlines.
PEMEX Throttling Mexico's Oil Resources September 4, 2013
Allan Wall
Reforming Mexico's oil monopoly essential to the country's future, but socialism and nationalism stand in the way.
The 'Greendex': Another useless eco-indicator? July 16, 2013
Sierra Rayne
The latest global warming blather purports to scientifically quantify guilt. The rest of it is about as absurd.
Amnesty and Historical Guilt: the Mexican-American War June 2, 2013
John Bennett
GOP amnesty are overlooking one crucial fact: many Mexican immigrants believe that they're on a mission of revenge.
Guess who is making out like a bandit on Obamaphones? April 26, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Maybe make that bandito?
Fighting the Immigration Wars March 21, 2013
Elise Cooper
Workable plans exist for controlling the border and solving the immigration crisis. But will the Obama administration allow any of them to proceed?
Stratfor Wikileaks: Did US give guns to Sinaloa Mexican drug gang? October 12, 2012
James Lewis
Was Eric Holder's Fast and Furious gun running operation just stupidity mixed with a plan to blame legal gun owners for the killings in Mexico? Or was Fast and Furious more sinister