The Hidden Toxic Crisis: How Illegal Mercury Mining in Mexico Threatens American Sovereignty and Security

Deep within the pine-covered mountains of Mexico’s Sierra Gorda, an old toxic tradition is booming again — illegal mercury mining, feeding a global demand driven by soaring gold prices. But this isn’t just a local environmental disaster; it’s a threat that echoes across our southern border and challenges America’s security, economy, and sovereignty.Why Should Americans Care About a Mercury Boom Hundreds of Miles Away?The mercury extracted in these remote Mexican mines isn’t merely contaminating miners and their families — it is fueling rampant illegal gold mining operations in South America’s Amazon basin, controlled increasingly by violent criminal cartels. These networks...