Militarized Immigration

Reported yesterday, AMLO is handing control of the INM to the military.

What do you think that will mean for us ex-pats and tourists?

This Mexican president is the scariest thing I have ever seen. The socialistic controls mimic Venezuela.

More government control was issued to both CFE and Pemex with no regard to privatization of oil and electric.

Also has delcared the Airport in Mexico City is now under military control. By the Way> We just flew through MEX two days ago and the increased presence of Military uniforms in the airport was greatly increased.

How about government airlines? If you missed it, the government has bought the rights to Mexicana Airlines. Which will be run by the military.

I fear for Mexico right now!!!!!! Too bad this president cannot keep his citizens safe.

I fear you don't know what socialism is. Venezuela is a purely corrupt dictatorship. Nothing to do with socialism though it pretends to have a democracy. Venezuela's economy is long-failed and worsening though it contains more oil and gold than any other country on the planet, which of course its corrupt leadership, including the military, is intent on plundering.

The people of Mexico still remember when U.S. and other foreign companies plundered Mexico and acted like Mexicans were insects to be crushed (not to mention 3 military invasions by the USA along with direct intervention in other violent episodes including assassinations of political and social leaders and a huge amount of blame for an unfinished and unsuccessful revolution, to be left for another discussion), so excuse us if there is no desire to see foreigners involved in Mexico's energy production, especially the USA, and no desire to see greed be the dominant factor in the production, pricing and distribution of energy. You may not see anything wrong with it since the USA has plundered nation after nation for its resources while mostly hiding the terrible truths of the consequences for the affected nations, most who remain impoverished and still living under fear of violence, but Mexico sees things from a different perspective. Most Mexicans want their energy production to remain nationalized.

I believe most Mexicans are quite content to see the military removing corruption from various aspects of airport operations. I know I am. We've paid too high a price for too long to corruption. Finally, a campaign promise to combat corruption is being kept, not just paid lip service.

And yes, the government resurrected Mexicana de Aviación from the ashes of financial ruin brought about by corruption. I believe most Mexicans see this as a positive development.

The fact that the three major political parties that tried to impose a partidocracy during the past couple of decades, PRI, PRD & PAN, have joined ranks nationally to compete against Morena should tell you all you need to know about what's going on. Corrupt entities are not giving up quietly nor without a fight. But their blatant and flagrant hypocrisy has made them easier than ever to identify.

The future depends on a mix of socialism and capitalism. Capitalism has failed the planet miserably. Mexico is taking a new path.

The violence generated by over half a century of the USA's prohibition of popular recreational substances is a failing of the policy itself, one imposed first by the USA. While both countries make progressive noises in this aspect, neither has done what needs doing to remove the main source of revenue for organized criminals who sell the substances in the USA and also buy the weapons they need in the USA that they have been able to smuggle back into Mexico seemingly effortlessly. All those stupidly banned substances need to be legalized. The reason you're seeing hundreds of thousands of deaths from fentanyl and meth in the USA is because it doesn't come packaged in safe doses of known quality and quantity but rather that is all left to criminals who couldn't care less if people die as long as they make a buck. Legalize it and it removes the main source of income for organized criminals and levels the playing field so that police can tackle crimes such as human trafficking, extortion, corruption, and crimes against the planet.