Blame Mexico

The immigration debate has been one of the most polarizing topics this election cycle and almost tanked the McCain campaign last summer.  People on different sides of the issue (fence vs no fence, deportation vs amnesty, documents vs no documents, etc.) seem to believe that any view that is not theirs is nothing short of treason.

One question I don't hear from any of the sides is "What the f*ck is wrong with the Mexican government?"  They share a huge border with us and have one of the best free-trade deals on the planet and the best they can do is send their people on a march through the desert so they can ship money back via Western Union?  How messed up is that?

So, if immigration comes up again, and it almost certainly will at a debate, I'd like to see McCain try to shift the narrative from the illegal immigrants and put the focus on how we need to pressure (and help) Mexico to reform its institutions so its citizens have more options than to live illegally in another country.