Last week’s horrific killings at the Ciudad Juarez drug treatment center were front-page news in Texas. The murders are partly the result of what happens in a market when restrictions on supply are imposed in a related market.
It has become more difficult to ship drugs from Mexico to the U.S. because of increased border enforcement. This has decreased supply in the U.S. but increased supply in Mexico.
The increased domestic competition in Mexico has pushed prices down, resulting in a large increase in Mexican drug addiction and the violence associated with it. Sadly, I imagine that the new giant border fence will make shipping drugs to the U.S. even more difficult and result in still more addiction — and violence — in Mexico.
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Seems like a fair equilibrium to me.
“Sadly, I imagine that the new giant border fence will make shipping drugs to the U.S. even more difficult and result in still more addiction – and violence – in Mexico.”–
What an unbelievable statement.
Yes, America should just be compassionate and leave the border like a sieve so the violence and addiction can grow here. After all, why should Mexico be responsible for its own problems when they have America to use ?Put that on the “apology list” and provide for this problem in the amnesty that is planned.
Even better, why don’t we just fly the surrender flag and be done with it ?
So it’s “sad” that a country that produces dangerous drugs that incite violence and poverty will now be forced to deal with the consequences (namely, violence and poverty)? I’m a pretty liberal guy, but maybe you’ll make a conservative out of me yet.
Another argument for the legalization of most drugs.
Daniel is not serious… Or is he the PR guy for the mexican drug cartels???
“Sadly, I imagine that the new giant border fence will make shipping drugs to the U.S. even more difficult and result in still more addiction – and violence – in Mexico.”
I would rather they keep the drugs on their side… and if they decide to improve the gene pool by eliminating each other, so be it!
@TGood: He wasn’t suggesting that the border control should be abolished. It was an inciteful observation and an unfortunate consequence of our border control. No need to be hostile.
Why not make it more worthwhile and mutually advantageous to all for the Mexican drug lords to go into a legitimate business. Isn’t that what really happened in the US? Am thinking of Gotti’s wife becoming a celebrity with a tv show and there are other examples known and unknown.
Supply in Mexico will go down when the drugs are rerouted to the US through a different means.
Then the killings and drug addiction problems will be reduced in Mexico.