Should South Western America go back to Mexico?

[NimChief]

Considering the large amounts of Mexicans and Hispanics that reside in South Western America (California, Texas), should that be a basis for the land to revert back to Mexico?

The hispanics have helped build the economy in the south by working as cheap labour in many areas.

Bearing in mind the land was once Mexican and has alot of Mexicans living there then the Mexicans should get there land back.

I sure hope the Mexicans will head north again like they did in their glorious past and reclaim the land they have lost.

[Last Roman]

Well then we should give it back to the Indians, because Mexico took it from them.

besides, Mexicans are still the overall minority there.


in short: no

[Bwaho]

I like all these satire threads

[Last Roman]

it didn't seem all that satiresque to me.

[King Henry V]

If the US isn't careful, seperatist movements may very well arise in the southern states in hte next fifty years. It probably won't go back to Mexico, as it's too poor, but will probably remain independent. Hispanic States of America?

[Shaun]

If the US isn't careful, seperatist movements may very well arise in the southern states in hte next fifty years. It probably won't go back to Mexico, as it's too poor, but will probably remain independent. Hispanic States of America?

hmm, doubt it. I really cant see America giving it to these groups.

[Blaven]

If the US isn't careful, seperatist movements may very well arise in the southern states in hte next fifty years. It probably won't go back to Mexico, as it's too poor, but will probably remain independent. Hispanic States of America?

People here have way too much time on their hands.

Yeah, the Mexicans will take back the southwest US. Too bad they left Mexico to come here because it was ****** over there, and now people think they'll rise up and make their own country? For one, it would be even worse off than Mexico. And two, they'll never outnumber the white people there. End of discussion.

[RZZZA]

Seriously, mexico sucked. It sucked back when they owned all that land, they had as much control over california and texas as Spain did over Florida...meaning...nearly none.

If we wanted to regress California and Texas and New Mexico a couple of hundred years, we'd give it back to the mexicans. But we dont want to repeat past mistakes. Maybe mexicans should exert better control of the land they already have before asking for more land, our land? The land we rightfully took from Mexico by beating up their great hero Santa anna. That despot dictator...

[Justinian]

I sure hope the Mexicans will head north again like they did in their glorious past and reclaim the land they have lost.

Yeah, and Bill Gates will form an alliance with Apple to conquer the PC market.

[Ahiga]

Of course not. This is the kind of thinking which led hitler into conquering Austria, and helped for causing WW1 (Russia feeling the need to control/protect/interfere in all slavic affairs, specifically that of serbia). If anyone gets it, it should be the native american's like the apache or Navajo.

[NimChief]

Of course not. This is the kind of thinking which led hitler into conquering Austria, and helped for causing WW1 (Russia feeling the need to control/protect/interfere in all slavic affairs, specifically that of serbia). If anyone gets it, it should be the native american's like the apache or Navajo.

Apparently it's a good enough arguement for demanding that Turkey surrender its sovreign territory to Greece

[Lee1026]

Also, I doubt that the Mexican people here want California to go independent as a hispanic nation. You would get instant white/Asian flight, and California would be a whole lot poorer. And isn't the money the reason why they came in the first place?

[Shaun]

And isn't the money the reason why they came in the first place?

Exactly, they came to America to escapre poverty, and to attempt to claim certain parts of America would not do any good in their bid to be more wealthy, and besides, how much percentage of California is actually Hispanic, if its less then 50% then this will never happen.

[Ardaric]

Even then would Hispanics trade the American government system for the Mexican one?
And would all the Hispanic groups be so happy living under Mexican flag? Wouldn't they get envious at the Mexicans for being more Mexican than the other Hipanics? Or would som Mexicans feel better than other hispanics because they regained Mexican land? Hispanic unity could be very relative.

Real nice MinCHief unsecure?

[IamthePope]

Seeing as how the majority of people in those state are not Hispanic, and English is the most widely spoken language, I say no.

[Tiwaz]

One has to take into account that USA is not going to be able to keep up the current economic prosperity. Hickups will start soon enough and that is when wealthy states, like California, will start to feel drag of pulling the poorer states while struggling to maintain their own economic prosperity. That time could see rise in idea "California first and rest go to hell" which is first step in road to demand independence.

It is real danger in countries with wide gaps in income and lack of homogenous population with clear national identity.

[Sétanta]

No. They were purchased from Mexico and now have primarely white, American residents. Besides, race doesn't have anything to do with it, nationality does. Those people came to America and in America they will stay. I very much doubt they want to go back to Mexico. They did flee the country after all.

[Last Roman]

No. They were purchased from Mexico

actually we took most of it from them

[Farnan]

actually we took most of it from them

and then paid for it so we look good...

[Sétanta]

actually we took most of it from them

We paid for it after we took it.