The megaprison gets mexicans out of the country and out of Mexico.

Cartel organizations had been classified as a terrorist sect recently. Combined with this, methinks he’s plotting the same thing as Israel funding Hamas and then creating a crisis for which to occupy or invade.

Why would anyone genuinely believe the thought of them attacking Canada? Mexico has had their aggression for years and suddenly the buddy buddy neighbor is the target? It’s clear smoke.

Mexico as an identity separates a lot of the social structure and erasing it would be easier to amalgamate into the USA. Hence the gulf renaming.

Why would they need money? Automating systems removes interpersonal trust and facilitates 1984-esque media and data control. Deregulation means they can use it as a handwavy excuse for a lot of major things, and also impact the information those systems give you.