{"id":77,"date":"2011-05-31T14:54:39","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T14:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2011-12-01T17:28:34","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T17:28:34","slug":"sunny-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=77","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=77\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows of a growing problem<br \/>\nThat exists with our southern border.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s as porous as a kitchen sieve&#8230;<br \/>\nBreeding crime and social disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Drugs and guns and a welfare lottery&#8230;<br \/>\nThings seem to get worse each day.<br \/>\nCrime and health and education&#8230;<br \/>\nIllegals pour in and we have to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians wrestle to find a means<br \/>\nTo resolve this puzzling situation.<br \/>\nThey seek a way to mend our border<br \/>\nAnd put an end to illicit immigration.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve given thought to this predicament<br \/>\nAnd maybe I can help clear the confusion.<br \/>\nHaving considered the many realities,<br \/>\nI think I\u2019ve arrived at a sensible solution.<\/p>\n<p>First, one must recall our dubious history&#8230;<br \/>\nHow we won California and the southwest.<br \/>\nAll of this land was once Mexican territory.<br \/>\nOnce owners, now they\u2019re only \u201c<em>guests<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I think that it\u2019s necessary to face facts:<br \/>\nIt\u2019s not likely that illegals will go home.<br \/>\nThey\u2019re merely reclaiming the land<br \/>\nWhere Spanish buffalo once roamed.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do we set right this situation?<br \/>\nHow do we blend cultures so diverse?<br \/>\nHow do we open our generous arms,<br \/>\nBut keep things from getting worse?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the answer is really simple.<br \/>\nMaybe we don\u2019t need a fence or a gate.<br \/>\nAll our lawmakers need to do is&#8230;<br \/>\nVote to make Mexico our 51st state.<\/p>\n<p>A third of Mexico has already moved here&#8230;<br \/>\nMost wire their families piles of cash.<br \/>\nWe send millions of dollars to Mexico,<br \/>\nAiming to reduce their cocaine stash.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of our money flows south of the border.<br \/>\nIn effect, we\u2019ve adopted our Spanish friends.<br \/>\nLet the politicians finally make it formal<br \/>\nAnd put this tiresome charade to an end.<\/p>\n<p>If we officially grant Mexico statehood<br \/>\nAnd by doing so, make everything legit,<br \/>\nOur difficulties would quickly evaporate&#8230;<br \/>\nAll of the puzzle pieces would fit.<\/p>\n<p>So, my dear friends in Washington,<br \/>\nCall it our destiny, karma or fate&#8230;<br \/>\nThe answer to all of your problems:<br \/>\nMake Mexico our very next state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stash<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solution Everyone knows of a growing problem That exists with our southern border. 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