Canadians / Americans can buy property in Mexico ... there are restrictions on foreigners buying coastal property though ... you also have to prove that you do have certain amount of income.

As per per corruption ... well, are not the canadian / U.S. governments corrupt and inept in many ways ... it's easier to point the finger at a poorer nation ... the richer ones just package their corruption and dysfunctional processes in a more deceptive wrapping.

As per the statement .. "among things lacking is the ability of the poor or middle class to "own" something in any provable way. If someone richer wants it, you lose it since the "courts" will uphold the claim that the rich already owned it." ... whoa there buddy ... this kind of stuff happens all the time in the U.S. and Canada ... I have even witnessed here in good old New Brunswick where the powerful can easily kick you off paying a minimum value for your land.

I will not argue the violence of these cartels ... but there is a big flow of money coming from above the Mexican border fueling the brutality if these mobsters. These guys will do anything retain their their greed for $money$.

yes ... it is spilling across the border ... whey wouldn't it.

biLL