by MICHAEL FOX
Donald Trump has his sights set on Mexico. But his actions harken back to a much older era of the U.S. empire.
Increasingly, Trump has his sights set on Mexico—promising to send in US troops in the name of fighting cartels and advancing a so-called drug war policy. But Trump’s actions harken back to an era of US empire much, much older.
See, Mexico has withstood a long history of foreign intervention by the Spanish, French, and multiple times by the United States.
In 1848, Mexico lost more than half its territory to the United States. The US states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and more used to be part of Mexico.
Today, host Michael Fox visits Mexico’s National
Museum of Interventions in Mexico City, and we look back at the
devastating history of foreign intervention in Mexico amid Trump’s
threats against Mexico and elsewhere in the region today.
This is Episode 9 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
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