Sometimes I think if we did just make Mexico the 51st state, we would be better off. At least then we would also get the upside of Mexico instead of just inheriting its poverty problem. Think about it. Once we flush out the corruption down there, we would get another worldwide tourist destination, vast reserves of oil, repatriated manufacturing facilities, tropical farmland, and a MUCH shorter southern border that we could build a mile high fence on while landmining the whole area.