ARTICLE: "North and south: Why can't its stagnant southern states catch up with the rest of Mexico?" The Economist, 26 April 2008, p. 53.

The northern states of the United States of Mexico (actual name) grow far more rapido than the southern ones, and logically feature much smaller percentages of people living in poverty. No surprise. The northern states have basically joined the United States (our official name does not include "of America") economically, but not politically. Naturally, Mexico is divided politically too.. Eventually, the logic of expanded U.S. membership will win out. Mexico, after all, gave us plenty of states in the past.