Why doesn't the U.S. buy Mexico?

Question

Maybe a dumb question, but wouldn't that solve a bunch of problems like immigration, illegals avoiding taxes, etc.?

Answer 1

Generally when someone purchases real estate or some other acquisition, it is because the something being bought has value.

Mexico is more trouble than it is worth:

corrupt government, dead economy, giant welfare state.

USA has enough trouble with 12 million Mexicans already in our borders.  Can you imagine the trouble we would have with an entire nation of Mexicans inside our gates?

Answer 2

Cheaper to give them foreign aid to keep their people home.

Answer 3

we don't have enough money

Answer 4

Why doesn't the U.S. do a ton of things? Who knows.

Once people are put in power, whether they're elected or whatever, they forget about their constituents.

If there's one thing to know, it's that money talks. And that, my friend, is a sad fact.