by Robert M. Traxler
El President of Mexico has come out on the side of President Biden and is degrading Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The Mexican President has also come out against all Republicans, no need to wonder why.
The Mexican economy is solidly in bed with the Narco traffickers and those being paid, sometimes referred to as coyotes, to help migrants (or illegal aliens or undocumented persons, whatever is the currently politically correct term) cross our border for a fee. A trip to and across our mostly open, unprotected border can cost from $1,500 to $15,000 (2019 estimates), depending on the starting point.
According to Quora, a Mexican citizen can make darn near $250,000 per year working in the illicit drug industry. A quarter of a million a year and no taxes! Not bad work if you can get it.
According to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, drugs bring in from $45 billion to $55 billion per year in 2011 dollars. We can add an enormous amount to the ledger some 12 years later. The cartel that runs the State of Sinaloa pulls in some $40 billion per year.
The people of Sinaloa average $15,000 for each person in the entire State; a family of five’s portion is $75,000. One does not have to be an economist to see why the Mexican President wants President Joe Biden back for four more years and a majority for the progressive/socialist party in our government.
Mexico gets some $150 billion from drugs, human smuggling and money being sent back to Mexico from people working in the United States; many estimates are triple that number. No need to ask why the government of Mexico loves the Democrats and supports the socialist party.
In the Huffington Post, an opinion piece predictably headlined, “No one is more dangerous for the White House than Ron DeSantis — including Donald Trump,” and it went on to parrot the currently growing feeling that the Florida governor is “more informed, tactical and calculated, which makes him way more dangerous.”
Hell is indeed freezing over; former President Donald Trump is not Satan personified. He was called the most evil person ever to have lived, more evil than Adolph Hitler, Mao Zedong, or Joseph Stalin combined. The three socialist leaders have a body count well over 85,000,000, but they are not as evil as Governor DeSantis? Go figure.
Research the profit from drugs, human smuggling and Mexicans sending money back to Mexico from the United States and the numbers are from 1% to 14% of GDP, (14% is 2.5 trillion, 1% is 250 billion). We may never know the true figure, but let it suffice to say it is enough to cause the Mexican President to want the status quo to remain, thus supporting the socialist party.
This column still feels Trump is too old to run for office, as is President Biden, but the choice between the two aged leaders is an easy one — President Trump is far more lucid and energetic.
My opinion, disagree if you wish, and you will not be called a degrading name.
While I disagree with your most of your opinions, I appreciate your professionalism, especially the final paragraph in this article. Too bad others who constantly comment here can’t follow your lead.
A Reader,
Thanks for the comment, degrading others to make one feel superior only shows folks ignorance.
Army Bob, each time you listen to trump’s perfect call to Brad Raffensperger, do you think Raffensperger is the corrupt one?
Sir,
As I recall, when the China Flu aka COVID 19 hit the USA you stated one should log/document for future generations what happened. I suggest you could use that as a topic for one of your future articles. I recall such drastic measures as being fined for fishing with your friend. I have also been told that the very young children who were isolated from school due to the restrictions are grossly behind academically.Please consider and thanks for your efforts, both now and while serving in the US Army. My opinion.
Sorry ABs attention is all on MAGA and trump. As for very young children grossly behind is sad . But parents should be the main teachers of their children. The reason education is so far behind is teachers are treated like baby sitters.
David,
Thanks for the comment, good idea.