Us Mexican Border

U.S. Mexican Border Case

1. By definition a border is “the line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary” (The free dictionary). Each countries, states, or provinces have their own laws, regulations, and politics. In this case, Nevada and Utah represent the border between states inside the United States as well as the US-Mexican represent the border between two different countries. People travel from one side to another to purchase goods or services that they do not have back home or they are more expensive. The Mexican side allows some activities that the US side rejects and vice versa. It is the same story between Nevada and Utah. People living near to these borders can take advantage of the two different rules and get what they want. For example, the US-Mexican border is known as “border vice” because of the deal with “sex, gambling, and alcohol” (Kirk S. Bowman) that are prohibited in the United States but not in Mexico. Therefore, Mexican cities such as Tijuana or Ciudad Juarez took advantage of this frontier and attracted a lot of tourists. Underage people who were not allowed to drink, gamble, or have sex in the American side could travel directly to Tijuana where everything is permit and enjoy these activities legally. Prostitution and alcohol are a huge business in Mexico. Gambling is also a big part of the business and winners do not have to declare their money since they have to do it in the USA for taxation reasons. Consequently, the US-Mexican border as well as the Nevada-Utah border became a tourist fascination for everyone. However, by allowing underage drinking and prostitution in Mexico, the country became critical, especially with AIDS virus, but young people are still attracted by the unsafe reputation.

2. “The twenties were the golden years of Tijuana” (Kirk S. Bowman) and the economy was really good. People were attracted by this charming city and tourism was flourishing. Nevertheless, in 1917, Mexico...