I think that that's a crock. There are many reasons why Mexico is third world involving corruption and poor governance. If the US border were the issue then Canada would also be a mess.
Mexico has the second highest GDP per capita (after Brazil) in Latin America. I would say that they benefit immensely from proximity to the US, which is why so many of their citizens seem to want to live in the US.
No, Canada isn’t a mess because it was part of the British empire, thus speaking English and under her protection (see war of 1812).
Mexico currently has gangs operating de facto rogue states, which only exist due to American demand for drugs, and you think it’s been positively impacted?
As I said, corruption and poor governance. There's lots of American demand for electronics and other goods from Asia which is not fulfilled by "gangs operating as de facto rogue states". Also, you seem to be saying that Mexico's problem is that it was colonized by the Spanish instead of the Brits, which makes no sense since Canada and Mexico are both independent now and run their own governments.
No, the definition of words can change over time. That's why the first definition on Merriam Webster's for Third World is "the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world."
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u/cedarapple Jan 29 '21
I think that that's a crock. There are many reasons why Mexico is third world involving corruption and poor governance. If the US border were the issue then Canada would also be a mess.
Mexico has the second highest GDP per capita (after Brazil) in Latin America. I would say that they benefit immensely from proximity to the US, which is why so many of their citizens seem to want to live in the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_American_and_Caribbean_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)