This will occur precisely at a time when Latin America is swerving left, with country after country drifting back to anti-American, populist stances: Venezuela in 1999, Bolivia last year, perhaps Mexico, Peru, and Nicaragua later this year. If the perception of further US hostility toward Latin America persists, the tilt toward an irresponsible, demagogic left will harden.
如此，美国无论出现何种移民政策都将会对里奥格兰德以南墨西哥以外的地区产生重大影响。而这一情况恰恰发生在拉美向左转，一个接着一个回到反美主义和民粹主义的立场。先是1999年的委内瑞拉，然后是去年的玻利维亚，今年晚些时候可能还有墨西哥、秘鲁和尼加拉瓜。如果人们依旧感觉美国敌视拉美的话，将会硬化不负责任以及蛊惑人心的左派倾向。