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as you said, while mexico is in corruption mode, there´s no way can improve their development, sadly the political options are equal in corruption, the party in the government PAN now is almost equal that the PRI, and the PRD is an old version of the PRI....
as you said, while mexico is in corruption mode, there´s no way can improve their development, sadly the political options are equal in corruption, the party in the government PAN now is almost equal that the PRI, and the PRD is an old version of the PRI....
Corruption = More Money = Poverty.
There's only corruption because the people allow it. If there was a mass uprising, rally's in the major cities; I mean big, big rally's 500,000+ rallying against government corruption and narco traffickers, then change would happen. Mexico should be a 1st world country, but the people just seem content to allow corruption to run their lives. This is very sad to me.
"While there is significant wealth in Mexico, it is held by a small elite of Spanish light skinned European people. The Spanish people control the government, the media, and business community. The rest the people are poor and most of them are dark skinned Indian."
I don´t know why you think that, but what you said it is not true. I am mexican; I am not white neither of spanish descendence and I am part of the middle class. Most mexicans (80%) are mestizos (Europeans mixed with indians) not dark skinned indians.
Phrases like "In what part of Mexico is Chile located" or "you don't sound like a Mexican so you must be from Brazil..." reveal the ignorance of the average american towards the rest of the world (because it's not only about southamerica or "3rd world countries"). And you expect something better than "a small amount of rich white people are controlling the poor indians"? I talked to an american doctor once and she was surprised about Chile having internet access. She said "but how is it possible. I've been in Mexico [again!] and they just have these poor huts..."
Do I need to continue? You're lucky if they don't call immigration if you have what they call "dark complexion", because they use to think every hispanic is an illegal alien.
Talking about Mexico as a first world country, it would be great, but I don't know. Central and South America are having serious problems with corruption, democracy is relatively new and it's sad to say people just live day after day. It's a completely different attitude compared to the "anglo" countries. It's lucky if some % of the population wants to earn a degree. Even countries like Argentina. Maybe they seem ok, but their economy has not being the best the last years. Let's remember the crisis of "corralito" not long ago.
There's only corruption because the people allow it. If there was a mass uprising, rally's in the major cities; I mean big, big rally's 500,000+ rallying against government corruption and narco traffickers, then change would happen. Mexico should be a 1st world country, but the people just seem content to allow corruption to run their lives. This is very sad to me.
There's corruption and there's corruption. Mexicans have always tolerated police and government officials and the mordidas. In fact many Mexicans here when given a traffic ticket think it's ridiculous to pay a $200 fine when back home about $10 worth of pesos could generally get it taken care of.
The thing in Mexico, you can meet the most honest good hearted people who wouldn't rob you if you gave them a key to everything you have, but one of my neighbors from Mexico laughs at the suggestion that Mexico could become uncorrupt. He says that's never going to happen because if you remove one corrupt group in power, the group taking over will also be corrupt, and remove them and the next group will also be corrupt. He said you could keep on going until you got down to the bottom and they'd still be corrupt, and he'll say "all of us are corrupt" yet he really isn't, but when you tell him that, he says it's because he has no power or he would be. It's not part of the Mexican Constitution though because it's not bad.
yes I agree with all what you said, but 90% is a lot more!
Yes, you are not a bad math student I see , but as compared to the amount of American citizens living illegally in other countries. it's pretty shameful and sad. If that many people have willfully made the choice to accept the hardships (and the few benefits) associated with life as an illegal immigrant, then obviously there is something wrong. I also know of a large amount of Mexican citizens who have the urge to leave every day, but they are willing to be part of change, instead of just being spectators. Americans are grappling with this difficult situation too (in light of the economy), but I don't think too many of us have jumped into the Atlantic yet, because I think most of us know that for change to happen we have to be part of the process. Trust me, I know there are a lot of nice things and places in Mexico, all I'm trying to say is it's apparent that some of the citizens were not too thrilled about living there.
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, but as compared to the amount of American citizens living illegally in other countries. it's pretty shameful and sad. If that many people have willfully made the choice to accept the hardships (and the few benefits) associated with life as an illegal immigrant, then obviously there is something wrong. I also know of a large amount of Mexican citizens who have the urge to leave every day, but they are willing to be part of change, instead of just being spectators. Americans are grappling with this difficult situation too (in light of the economy), but I don't think too many of us have jumped into the Atlantic yet, because I think most of us know that for change to happen we have to be part of the process. Trust me, I know there are a lot of nice things and places in Mexico, all I'm trying to say is it's apparent that some of the citizens were not too thrilled about living there.
