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Why Does Trump Want to Acquire Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal but Not Panama and Mexico? A Three-Part Series

Part Two: What Parts of Mexico We Wanted and Why We Didn’t Want the Rest

William Spivey
The Polis

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1824 Map of Mexico https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mexico_1824_(equirectangular_projection).png

Mexico has a lot in common with Canada. Each country shares a long border with the United States, and they are America’s top two trading partners, with Canada edging out Mexico for the lead. Trump recently made comments about making Canada the 51st State, getting rid of the invisible border that divides us.

“You get rid of that artificially drawn line, and you take a look at what that looks like … it would also be much better for national security.” — Donald Trump

There is a similar border between Mexico and the United States. One America tries to block with walls, fences, and guns. Trump talks about absorbing Canada into America, not using the military but by “economic force.” No such desire to take over Mexico has been expressed, even though Mexico is America’s largest agricultural trading partner. The next time you visit your grocery store, go to the produce section. Each fruit and vegetable is marked with the country of origin, and you can see how many of them come from…

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