What if they'd built a wall?

>>2472933
They would have gone bankrupt and collapsed even sooner.

Mexico's claim on that land is less legitimate than Spain's.

>mexico fights war of independence against spain
>decides to play empire and claim all the Viceroyalty of New Spain
>a lot of these areas object.
>california and texas constantly revolting against mexico.
>during the few years mexico had control. mexicans didn't want to move up north. so mexico begs americans and europeans to move in.
>eventually texas and california get tired of Mexico's shit. Join the USA.
>mexico and texas get into a border dispute.
>USA pushes mexico's shit in.
>only takes some of mexico because southern states wanted more slave territory.

Polk should have taken it all. Allowing the USA to wipe the hispanic taint from north america.

>>2473064
Mexico wasn't considered as North America until a few years ago so no reason to use the manifest destiny far at the south of Rio Grande

>>2473108
Let me explain to you why those were annexed by the US:

1. Because we could.
2. Because Mexico couldn't stop us
3. Because Mexico didn't stop us.
4. Only the defeated and slaves need excuses. The strong who can take what they want don't. The weak can't re-claim anything by invoking fallible moral arguments (which Mexico's aren't even good). 'Right' is only reserved for equals in this world.

>>2473330
And are you strong anon? Without your American heritage status, I mean.

>>2473330
>1. Because we could
The very embodiment of those founding enlightened liberal ideals.

>>2473330
I bet you're either a skinny lanky idiot or an obese fuck.

*tips fedora*

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>>2473456
I bet you're a stinkbreath manlet spic hemmorhaging impotently because someone insulted your country on the internet.

t. not even that guy

>>2473426
dang are you retarded or hwat