Understanding Mexico's Drug Cartels, Corruption and Emigration 2 of 2

Understanding Mexico’s Drug Cartels, Corruption and Emigration 2 of 2
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Sunday, May 9, 2010

The last part in William Booth ‘s article in S.F. Chronicle:“In Ciudad Juarez, which is across the border from El Paso and is considered the capitol of drug violence, gunmen ambushed two police vehicles at a busy intersection last week, killing seven officers and a seventeen year old by-stander? Six of the police officers killed were federal officers. Their colleagues now live in a hotel protected by armed guards and a wall of sandbags. 29 police officers have been killed in Juarez this year.

“A week ago gunmen raided the custom office at an international bridge that links Camargo, Mexico, to Rio Grande, Texas, forcing officials to close the border crossing for several hours.

“In the sleepy little farmer town of Los Aldamas in Nuevo Leon state, the police chief was dragged from his home and killed alongside two deputies last month. Earlier the police chief in a nearby town was decapitated.

“I believe that the number of attacks have increased, and now there are more selective attacks, on command centers, and the most obvious reasons is that they are trying to intimidate those leaders who are trying to combat organized crime and also to frighten the rank and file so they don’t act,” said Josi Luis Piqeyro, a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico who studies the military’s fight against crime.
George H. Kubeck

P.S. There is an article in the Orange County Register – News 2 – by Martin Wisckol, Sat. Nov. 8, 2010, “Border Experts say Issues Inadequately Addressed” Valdez stated that the role drugs play in borders problems and that corruption is also by U.S persons. Motorcycle and street gangs help distribute the drugs. He also said that while the U.S. has less than 5% of the world’s population, it consumes half of the world’s illegal drugs. {It may be a good idea to think about solutions out of the box.}

How can we help Mexico that seems to be in bondage to drug cartels and political corruption which directly and indirectly forces its citizens to emigrate? I contend that as a legalized immigrant from Canada in 1958, most legal immigrants from any part of the world are the most patriotic of Americans. They do not take their liberty and freedom for granted. Think of the Vietnamese and Cubans. They are refugees from Communism and love America.

What I have noticed over the last 50 years is the politicization of immigration. We have the politics of race, gender and class. Add to this multi-culturalism and political correctness! This is not the traditional American way of politics. It is Marxist. We have millions of naturalized U.S. citizens from Canada. We do not call ourselves Canadian-Americans. We are Americans period. Catholic social justice teachings applicable to Mexico; moral and indirect volunteer and financial support for President Calderon is part of the solution. The heroes are the 1,100 who have died for law and order.