Why are there no lobbyists for Mexico? Don’t be stupid, America’s politicians are for sale. Who knows, maybe you can buy back the territory you sold?
It is important to recognize that the Mexican diaspora maintains social, emotional, cultural, and ethnic connections to Mexico, but its political and economic interests might differ.
And that applies not only to Mexico’s relationship with the United States, but also to its own domestic issues.
This isn’t the only case. The well-known• Jewish lobby” aims to protect Jewish interests in the U.s. through its ties to Israel. Although most support Israel’s right to exist as a nation, there isn’t always consensus.
The “Cuban lobby” has successfully promoted the interests of Cuban exiles and exploited U.S. political fears to sustain the six-decade-old economic embargo against that country’s socialist government. Nevertheless, some groups are working toward a more constructive relationship.
The main question is why there isn’t a “Mexican lobby” in the United States.
Exactly ten years ago, Miguel Basaiiez, a respected academic who had just been named Mexico’s ambassador to Washington, quietly discussed the idea of forming a pro-Mexico interest group in the U.S.
It is estimated that 60% of Latinos in the United States are of Mexican descent or were born in Mexico. That amounts to roughly 40 million people-a group potentially as influential as American Jews or Cuban Americans.
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Israel Lobby
Who and what is AIPAC? AIPAC is made up of Americans who support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and to defend itself. When these citizens donate to pro-Israel candidates, they act on a conviction that supporting a longstanding U.S. ally is consistent with and advances American values and interests. They reflect the views of the vast majority of American Jews, 76 percent of whom believe Israel’s existence is vital to the future of the Jewish people. They are acting as loyal Americans who want elected officials to recognize that the threats facing the Jewish homeland, and its need to defend itself against enemies bent on its destruction, are real.
AIPAC supporters are not monolithic. They differ on specific Israeli policies but share a belief that the U.S.-Israel relationship is strategically and morally important. Their political engagement is an expression of that belief, and of their role as advocates for what they see as being in America’s best interests.
I am sure that there are sufficient rich Mexicans who could help Mexico get more by buying some of our politicians here in the United States.
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