Two top Mexican police officials slain

First Mexico's federal police chief was assassinated earlier this week, and then just two days later the chief of Mexico City's investigative police force was gunned down.

Quite frankly, this is a textbook example of why Mexico is way behind the USA in terms of standards of living, corruption index, and economic growth. Who wants to aspire to be a good cop or a community leader in such an environment? Just a few days before these killings, the US state department issued warnings over the recent surge in violence in Mexico. Drug-related violence, robberies, carjackings, kidnappings, and murders are all on the rise.

For another example of what's wrong here, 53 illegal aliens were being held hostage in Phoenix Arizona, by smugglers they trusted to bring them into the United States.