I agree that the cartels are going to find the world a rather new place. The narcotics trade with the US will dry up pretty darned quickly after November 1997. Whether any of these groups will morph into something different is another question. Until the Mexican peso completely loses its value, a cartel has some reserves of cash (useful). They have an existing organization of armed men (very useful). They have their agents and allies in law enforcement and the government (also very useful). I don't know how well this translates into a new power structure, though. It's an issue worth exploring.
Certainly, some Americans will side with the Mexican Army once the bread appears to be buttered on that side. No society that places such a strong and proud ideological emphasis on self-interest has any business being surprised when some of its people turn coats. How many? I suppose that depends on the location. In Yuma and the Imperial Valley, collaboration probably will be a necessity of life. I look at my little man in his crib and think to myself that I would be hard put to offer him up as a sacrificial lamb to my patriotism.
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