Does Mexico have an Army?

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:06:32 -0400

If they do, how do the two brigades of immigrates penetrate their border and keep moving north? Is there military funded with US dollars and equipment?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2018 2:14 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:14:25 -0400

Great point SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Oct 23 at 2018 2:32 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:32:06 -0400

Of course Jim, but come on- another chance to stick it to Uncle Sam!

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 23 at 2018 2:47 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:47:36 -0400

On a sailing trip to Ensenada, Mexico, I remember listening to revelry being played each morning on a tin coronet at a nearby army post. Forgive me but it made me laugh. I fear that if you want to get something done, you'd have a better chance if you paid a drug cartel to do the dirty work for you

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Oct 23 at 2018 3:31 PM

SPC Erich Guenther — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:31:30 -0400

Mexico is afraid of both deploying and using it's Army in the South. The last time they did so they started an armed inssurection in Chipas State which threatened to spread North. Not sure how they settled that issue but it sucked in some serious manpower to quell the violence. However, I think they could use the Army in Central and Northern Mexico if they really wanted to. Mexico is very fragile as they really are not a true democracy due to massive corruption by the drug cartels. They are just one major incident away from collapse of government legitimacy and true failed state status...........in my opinion.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Oct 23 at 2018 3:38 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:38:55 -0400

Token resistance, when things got out of hand, they backed off. Now they are clearing the way for the invasion force, providing shelter, food and drink. Oh well, that's probably what will happen here when they arrive and step on our sovereign soil, then joining the current absconders.
WASHPO excerpt.
"The Trump administration has freed about 100,000 immigrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border in the 15 months since the president took office, newly released government figures show, despite repeated promises to end President Barack Obama’s “catch and release” policies.

Homeland Security officials say they had to release the migrants — more than 37,500 unaccompanied minors and more than 61,000 family members — because of judges’ rulings and federal laws banning prolonged detentions for children, as well as a lack of detention beds"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR [login to see] 369.html

U.S. Targeting Immigrant 'Absconders'

At 2:10 a.m., a fleet of dark SUVs surged from the garage beneath a federal building onto the deserted streets of Fairfax County, carrying a raiding party of flak-jacketed immigration agents.

Response by SPC David S. made Oct 23 at 2018 4:18 PM

SPC David S. — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:18:07 -0400

Once Cártel de Sinaloa's check clears the bank I'm guessing Mexico will pay coyotes to guide the "refugees" and or drugs to "not Mexico". Must say brilliant plan and execution - flood the system with asylum seekers causing resources to be pulled from the border making it more porous. As they know the wall is coming they know they need the capital to find its weak spots. Human trafficking at its finest - state sponsored.

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/08/drug-cartels-are-causing-a-refugee-crisis/

Drug cartels are causing a refugee crisis

By Ted Galen Carpenter, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, is the author of nine books on international affairs, including The Fire Next Door: Mexico’s Drug Violence and the Danger to America. The views expressed are his own.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Oct 23 at 2018 4:26 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:26:53 -0400

SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint The US also has an Army. I wonder how it will do with that caravan? 10-23-2018.

Response by Maj John Bell made Oct 23 at 2018 10:35 PM

Maj John Bell — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:35:56 -0400

Why should we expect Mexico to care more and put in more effort to protect our borders than we do?