The American Conservative
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The Bush and Salinas families had multigenerational plans for greater integration between Mexico and the U.S. , but neither quite came off as expected.
Mexico is of oddly little allure to most Americans who follow the news, at least compared to, say, Israel .
Recent American political celebrities whose ancestors moved to Mexico to get rich have included William F. Buckley , Mitt Romney , and Bill Richardson .
Frida Ghitis : George H. W. Bush's ambitions came to center on Mexico .
She says Bush 's most promising son, Jeb , fell in love with a señorita in Mexico in 1970s .
Ghitis says Bush ’s signature policy of NAFTA and amnesty for illegal immigrants were precisely intended to increase the number of Mexicans eligible to vote for George P. Bush .
Ruben Navarrette : President Bush and his family met at the ranch of Raúl Salinas in Mexico .
He says the Bush family has a rich cultural heritage in Mexico , and the family is one of the richest in the world.
The Bush dynasty's story appears at present to be quietly ending to be a modest man, he says.
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