Just a touch of irony

I’m sure you’re aware that folks like Lou Dobbs have decided that all that is wrong with the US can be traced to those crazy Mexicans who keep invading our country to take advantage of the so-called “perks” that accrue to folks who happen to live in this land of dreams fulfilled.

Well, I wonder what the likes of Dobbs would have to say about a story in the Dallas Morning News that tells us about this:

With gasoline prices hovering near $4 per gallon, Texans along the U.S.-Mexico border have discovered a cheaper alternative: Mexico.

Mexican service stations all along the border report brisk sales in recent weeks as fuel prices in Texas continue to climb…

In Mexico, gasoline is about a dollar cheaper a gallon because the government subsidizes it.

Did you catch that last line??? Mexico subsidizes gas…crazy socialists!!! Don’t they know you’re supposed to save those perks for the wealthy? And now they’re attracting hordes of gas-starved Americans across the border to cash in on their county’s generosity.

Next thing you know, Mexico will be building a fence themselves and arming it with citizen guardians to keep us out. And I imagine that national ID cards are not far behind for them either. I’m sure they’ll be asking for proof of citizenship as a pre-requisite to “fill-r-up.” Oh, and they’ll have to develop a whole new language…can’t imagine what the equivalent of “illegal aliens” and “anchor babies” will look like in Spanish.

But hey, this isn’t the first time this has happened. US citizens are regularly cashing in on cheaper prescription drugs and medical treatment whenever possible across our borders. So I’ll give a shout-out to both Mexico and Canada – better start looking for your own version of Lou Dobbs. You’re going to need to scare up the citizenry soon as our economy collapses and we start to invade across your borders on a regular basis.

(h/t to Kyledeb at The Sanctuary and Maegan la Mala at The Latin Americanist.)