Looks like Mexico and North America in general dodged a bullet in yesterday's presidential election. Can you imagine the numbers streaming north if they had elected a leftist? Those predictions of 65 million by 2040 would have been optimistic (or is that pessimistic?).
Reuters reports:
Calderon had a lead of almost 400,000 votes over Andres Manuel LopezObrador with returns in from 96.6 percent of polling stations and asenior election official said it was unlikely to change with a recountordered for later this week.
A Calderon victory would ensureMexico sticks to the free-market policies of outgoing President VicenteFox and hold steady as a U.S. ally, bucking a trend of Latin Americannations who have turned to the left and away from Washington in recentyears.