The Monroe Doctrine's Effect Today

            The Monroe Doctrine, issued in 1823, was an important part of American foreign policies for many years. Today this document continues to affect some of America’s decisions. Students and activists across America have recently held demonstrations and candle-lit vigils in response to the disappearance of 43 Mexican students. The US activists are opposed to Americas funding towards Mexican drug wars. They believe that the US is responsible for the corruption of Mexican security, violence, and disappearances of the 43 students. Ever since the US has given Mexico $2.1 billion to combat drug trafficking, murder rates have gone up, and police forces in Mexico have been corrupted. Many critics agree that the funding from the US is not beneficial to anyone.  

            If America was following the three lasting principles of the Monroe Doctrine they would probably have an easier resolution to their problem. The Monroe Doctrine talks about non-intervention, which prevents the US from getting involved with a foreign issue, unless it affects or threatens the US directly. With this in mind the United States would probably decide to stop their funding to Mexico. This would probably be the decision based on the Monroe Doctrine because although Mexico is close to America, the drug wars in Mexico do not directly affect the US. Until the drug wars do affect or threaten America, we should stop funding Mexican drug wars, according to the principles of the Monroe Doctrine. Today we can continue to refer to the principles of the Monroe doctrine in order to make hard decisions about foreign policy.

Citation: O'Reilly, Andrew. "Activists Gear up for Protests in Dozens of U.S. Cities for Missing Mexican Students." Latiniofoxnews.com. N.p., 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 07 Dec. 2014.