Have you been following this story? National elections are coming next week in Mexico - so far over 120 candidates (most running for local office) have been assassinated along with dozens of family members. It is believed that many of these murders have been committed by corrupt police officers who work for the cartels. State Department “Do not travel” advisories are in place for 5 Mexican states. Things are so bad that the governor of Tamaulipas has told citizens not to travel through Reynosa – right across from McAllen.
To add to our problem it is looking likely that hard-left populist Andres’ Obrador will win the presidency. It remains to be seen how far left he will go, but many have compared him to Hugo Chavez. The poor/common folk of Mexico are behind him which is not surprising after decades under the corrupt, elite ruling class. However some fear an Obrador presidency will lead the country down the same path recently traveled by Venezuela. He has been in the news lately for declaring mass immigration to the United States a “human right” for all Mexicans. His quote:
“And soon, after the victory of our movement — we will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world,” Obrador said, adding that immigrants “must leave their towns and find a life in the United States.”
Do you think he and Trump are going to bump heads?
To add to our problem it is looking likely that hard-left populist Andres’ Obrador will win the presidency. It remains to be seen how far left he will go, but many have compared him to Hugo Chavez. The poor/common folk of Mexico are behind him which is not surprising after decades under the corrupt, elite ruling class. However some fear an Obrador presidency will lead the country down the same path recently traveled by Venezuela. He has been in the news lately for declaring mass immigration to the United States a “human right” for all Mexicans. His quote:
“And soon, after the victory of our movement — we will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world,” Obrador said, adding that immigrants “must leave their towns and find a life in the United States.”
Do you think he and Trump are going to bump heads?
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