Kathianne - A ME terrorist crossing from Mexico would certainly be something interesting to look into... It's not exactly economic engagement, but would be very helpful in an immigration debate.
Dragonstryk72 - I've read some on the cartels, i'm familiar with their activities. The Mexico President, Nieto actually recently announced his plan to combat their threat. By improving living conditions, education and jobs. However, yes, they are very important to factor in and they certainly won't leave without a fight.
Fj1200 - Well, I agree the resolution itself is a little tricky, Cuba and mexico are fine by me, Venezuela seems like it would of been better replaced by like Brazil or Colombia. Anyhow, it's a mixture of both, economics and policy to determine how to benefit both the US and a country in a new way.
Tyr - I agree Mexico is very popular right now with Obama and has great potential, however in my style of debate, the case/plan I submit cannot currently be in place/or on it's way (no point in passing my plan if it's already going to happen) So as much as I like Mexico, i'm not sure how many things would benefit Mexico that Obama isn't heavily 'working' on. An immigration bill has been working its way through congress for quite sometime... although it probably will never see a successful agreement, it's still in the works.
Tailfins - The Brazil information was very interesting, i'd heard about that job shift, however I had never read about why. Cuba medicine is indeed outdated... there are quite a few pros to lifting the embargo, however along with it come several cons.-------Just a thought to throw out there, but since we own Guantanamo Bay, might it be possible to close or down size and convert it something useful? I'm just not sure about finding research that says that would work or be successful...Thanks for all the replies guys, this has been extremely helpful so far