Prior to the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War, Alexis de Tocqueville observed in Democracy in America:

“The inhabitants of the United States are perpetually migrating to Texas, where they purchase land; and although they conform to the laws of the country, they are gradually founding the empire of their own language and their own manners. The province of Texas is still part of the Mexican dominions, but it will soon contain no Mexicans”

and predicted:

“It may easily be foreseen that if Mexico takes no steps to check this change, the province of Texas will very shortly cease to belong to that government.”

Of course Tocqueville was right. The American immigrants shared little identity with Mexico and Mexico eventually lost not only Texas, but its entire northern territories.

Mexico has never forgotten this and to this day have some of the strictest immigration laws in the world.

Curiously, while they maintain their policy, they criticize the U.S. and seem to think it should throw open its doors to Mexican citizens. Maybe hoping for a little bit of history repeating itself — except this time in their favor.

Are you sure? In Obama’s America?

had the US annexed the whole territory of Mexico.

Of course, integrating that many people into the American Republic and American system of government would have presented an enormous challenge: unlike the American colonies, Mexico had no long history of democratic self-rule or governance under Common Law (still doesn’t, as a matter of fact). True, America has always been able to assimilate immigrants from all around the world, but never millions at a time, and never as a result of conquest. America’s first generation immigrant population has consistently been both a) a small percentage of the total population, and b) excited and determined to come to our shores and become American citizens. On the balance, I’m pretty confident the right call was made by restricting our annexations to the northern territories.

Still, one wonders what might have been…

I just smile when I hear those of Mexican heritage talk about how the gringo stole their land and why we need to give it back. Just ask them who was here before the Spanish then Mexicans and I am sure they will give you a quizzical expression. I’m sure the Native Americans such as the Hopi, Navajo, Comanche, and Apache would love to hear their answer, oh and don’t forget the Chiricahua in Northern Mexico.
Those who like to be considered as Mexican-American instead of American should consider themselves lucky as they have freedoms and economic opportunity that they don’t have in Mexico. They should think about that especially since more people are trying to sneak into this country versus American sneaking into Mexico.

Just wondering. . . . .

They may not take it. That would be like buying a $100,000 house and assuming the $200,000 mortgage.