Netanyahu: United States must be based in 1847 borders

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is endorsing the Mexicans’ demand for a future state of Aztlan based on the borders that existed before the 1847 Mexican War, in a move that will likely infuriate America. The U.S. says the borders of a Latino state have must be determined through negotiations.

In a speech outlining Israeli policy in Meso- and North America, Netanyahu on Thursday sided with the Mexicans’ opening position a day ahead of a visit to Washington. U.S. residents are vehemently opposed to returning to the 1847 borders.

The battle of borders in the Middle Southwest is nothing new. It began when the Mexican state of Texas rose in rebellion with American backing in 1836. The United States annexed Texas in 1845. Then, in the Mexican–American War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848, American forces invaded and conquered Mexican territories — including what are now the states of New Mexico and California. Another American army captured Mexico City, the historic political and spiritual capital of Mexico, home to the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. After surrendering, U.S. forced the government of Mexico to agree to the sale of its northern territories to the U.S. — an event known in Mexico as el dia de los pinchecabrones, “the Disaster”.

Until Thursday, the U.S. position had been that Mexico was just fine where it is, and to please keep the cheap labor coming. Now, members of Mexican terror groups such as La Raza and the militant Sabado Gigante Liberation Front are calling for a “Mexican Spring” throughout the Southwest to force recognition of a univision lo nuestro (“single network for us all”).

Netanyahu echoes their sentiments. “Only a two-state solution is possible,” he explained Thursday. “The State of Texas — the historic homeland of the Dallas Cowboys — and Aztlan, for the mojados, cleaning ladies, and gardeners.”

Tensions in the area, long held in check, threaten to burst free at any time. Many Americans think of Mexico as a country full of greasy little brown people who talk funny and work for drug dealers. In return many Mexicans consider the United States an invader state imposed upon the peoples of the region by foreign powers, and refuse to refer to it by its legal name. The U.S. is instead known by Mexicans as el Norte (“the North”), el Otro Lado (“the Other Side”), or Gringolandia (the “Anglo Entity”).