re: Mexican President Obrador Issues His List Of Demands

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Educate me on why we need anything whatsoever from Mexico in order to prevent people from crossing into the US.

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Mexico is seeing it as an opportunity to negotiate.

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Tell me why there’s an inherent need for Mexican cooperation.

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There is no inherent need, but it is just geopolitics. If the issue is important to the American ruling class, then getting some sort of concession from a maximalist starting point is just the way geopolitics is conducted.

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Because if we simply secured our own border, this becomes Mexico’s problem. Quickly.

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But in this situation, will the US actually benefit? The Mexican state, just from its geography, will always have a difficult time imposing its will on certain sections of the country. Anything that increases instability in Mexico is going to lead to an untenable border situation in the long-term.