Psychosis on the Border

Published in La Cronica de Hoy
(Mexico) on 16 October 2023
by Pepe Grillo (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Patricia Simoni. Edited by Michelle Bisson.
Despite the fact that there is an enormous distance between Mexico and Israel — 7,767 miles — the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East has already impacted the border between our country and the United States.

Republican politicians of different calibers (but also, take note, the FBI itself) are warning about the possibility, some say the imminence, of terrorists infiltrating the United States through Mexico to harm American civilians.

It is not clear whether it is just political propaganda or a psychosis spreading by the hour, but what is certain is that the cast of border villains is growing. There are no longer only undocumented migrants and cartel gunmen, but now there are terrorists.

The crisis is escalating and will deteriorate day by day over the weeks to come. Republicans now have more ammunition to demand rigorous border enforcement and, if necessary, incursions into Mexico.

The situation at the border is bad. It will get worse.


A pesar de que entre México e Israel hay una enorme distancia, 12, 500 kilómetros, el reciente estallido de violencia en el Medio Oriente ya impactó la frontera entre nuestro país y los Estados Unidos.

Políticos republicanos de diferente calibre, pero también, tome nota, el propio FBI, alertan sobre la posibilidad, algunos dicen inminencia, de que terroristas se infiltren a Estados Unidos a través de México para dañar a civiles norteamericanos.

No queda claro si es solo propaganda política, o esa psicosis que se contagia la mil por hora, pero lo cierto es que elenco de villanos de la frontera crece. Ya no solo hay migrantes indocumentados y pistoleros de algún cartel, sino ahora terroristas.

La crisis escala por lo que se deteriorará día tras día a lo largo de la próxima semana. Los republicanos tienen ya más municiones para exigir la rigurosa vigilancia de la frontera y de ser necesario las incursiones a México.

La situación en la frontera está mal. Se pondrá peor.
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