Mexico Up In Arms Over Fence Between Nations

Well I am wondering why Mexico is so up in arms about a planned 700 mile fence between us and them. They even plan on taking it up with the UN. Which begs the question; if there's no territorial disputes, why the fuss? It helps keep illegal aliens and criminals out of each others country. I have personally seen a high speed chase on TV where the criminal got away because he crossed the Mexican border and the police could not follow legally. I am not quite sure on the details as it has been a while since I have seen it, I think it was a Cops episode.

Regardless, I think the Mexican government has a legitimate problem on their hands. With a gigantic fence between us and them, they will have to deal more with the problems that come up with dealing with international borders. Illegal immigration, Drug trafficking, Human Slavery, and more are now problems of both countries, and I can only speculate that Mexico either doesn't have the will or the backbone to deal with these problems. I cannot think of any other reason why they would be upset that a fence is going along an agreed upon border. If Mexico is struggling already to deal with these problems, I don't see any reason why they cannot say to us "I'd love to help in keeping border security, however, I am struggling to keep up as it is. Do you mind giving me a hand?" I'm quite certain that we'd be more then willing to give them the technology and the man power it takes to secure a border that's thousands of miles long. My neighbor has a fence between his and my house. That doesn't make us any less friendly, it just means that he likes his privacy and territory.


Now please, don't take my above comments as a jab against Mexico or the Mexican government. They've been close allies for a very long time, and have been very helpful in the war on terror and are a great trade partner. They have a rich culture and some of the most beautiful women in the world. However, a simple fence is not a reason to be upset with a neighbor.


Travis