It was suggested that the United States do that (http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=livn;cc=livn;rgn=full%20text;idno=livn0010-12;didno=livn0010-12;view=image;seq=00571;node=livn0010-12%3A1), in the aftermath of the Mexican War, President Polk wanted an independent Mexico, and Northern states objected, due to fears that slavery would grow and give Southern states the upper hand in Congress. Portions of several northern states currently in Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Neuvo Leon) were originally planned to be annexed, but that was even rolled back.
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Date: 10/11/14 18:45 (UTC)