Mexico Out Of Control?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police enraged by the kidnapping of six officers club unarmed detainees. A bloody battle between steelworkers and police leaves two miners dead. Drug lords post the heads of decapitated police on a fence to show who’s in charge.
Less than two months before Mexicans elect their next president, many fear the country is teetering on the edge of chaos – a perception that could hurt the ruling National Action Party’s chances of keeping the presidency and benefit Mexico’s once-powerful Institutional Revolutionary Party, whose candidate has been trailing badly.
Some blame President Vicente Fox for a weak government. Others say rivals are instigating the violence to create that impression, hoping to hurt National Action candidate Felipe Calderon, who has a slight lead in recent polls.
A poll published Friday in Excelsior newspaper found 50 percent of respondents feared the government was on the brink of losing control.
Security is the top concern for Mexicans, and Fox has struggled to reform Mexico’s notoriously corrupt police. Meanwhile, drug-related bloodshed has accelerated, with some cities seeing killings almost daily.
I don’t know that this changes anything but it certainly shows why we’re getting any refugee’s in this country.
Continuation of the Fox Government seems like a mistake, but it’s likely the replacement would be worse (think Hugo Chavez). Ultimately there’s very little we can do. Meddling would probably make it worse.
The problems in Mexico where even the rule of law is questioned are very deep. However the last thing we want to do is to allow this chaos to seep into our country. We need immigrants that are going to respect the rule of law.
