Illinois vs. Mexico In The Corruption Competition

Mexico is an incredibly corrupt place. Almost no transaction between a citizen and the government takes place without a little “grease” being applied. The state of Illinois stands out in America as one of the very most corrupt places. Politicians keep going to jail yet voters continue to elect corrupt politicians. In Illinois and lots of other places there is a well established culture of corruption, like in Louisiana and rural Texas.

I guess the good news is that while the judiciary and the idea of rule-of-law are mostly irrelevant in Mexico, they do somewhat work in Illinois. Even so, corruption persists.

People who are much smarter than me have dealt with this issue. How do you reform a corrupt country or state into one that is not? When we find the answer to this maybe we can help Mexico.

But at the moment we are dealing with a country where the entire culture accepts bribery and corruption. It goes without saying that Americans do not want this culture of corruption incorporated into America via immigration and the melting pot.

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