Event Analysis

Mexico’s government is very unstable due to many different reasons and events. One major event that occurred last month in Mexico was the pipeline bombs. The bombing attacks came from the Ejercito Popular Revolucionario (EPR), a small rural-based Marxist guerrilla group (Global Agenda 2007). The bombing affected many private businesses along with the state oil company. Since the companies were privatized, it means that the government couldn’t run the corporation. This resulted with many people loosing their jobs and the unemployment rate to go up. Many people were already loosing their jobs due to the companies being privatized, but after the pipeline bombs, it left Mexico in a harder position to recover than before, because it left more citizens unemployed. “The blasts forced some 20,000 people to flee their homes, and the disruption in domestic oil and gas supplies (exports reportedly were not affected) caused numerous businesses to shut down or reduce their operations” (Global Agenda 2007). The economy in Mexico is going downhill because many companies are closing their doors. This means that no money is going into the government system to help pay for all the debts. This is a trend for Mexico. For the past decade, Mexico has always had economic problems. These problems led them to huge debts that they could never pay up, although they tried their best to get rid of them. For example, Mexico started to do more exporting so that they would be able to get more revenue coming into the country. This didn’t work that well though because most countries were in recessions, no one wanted to buy anything from Mexico.

Since Mexico couldn’t produce enough jobs for its citizens, many started to migrate over to the United States to earn an income for their family. “Rather than modernize the economy, Mexico's politicians use Tito's broom. Mexico's 47 consulates in the U.S., more than any other country has, facilitate the sweeping by issuing passports and offering assistance when Mexican immigrants run into trouble. Thus 30% of Mexico's labor force is working in the U.S., and in 2006 they sent home $23 billion, 12% of Mexico's exports” (Hanke 2007). Still today, many Mexican immigrants are coming to the United States seeking for a better life-style. Not all Mexicans who are coming to the United States are legal immigrants though. Illegal immigrants