No disrespect to you Eric but this is why the Mexican's jump the fence at Nogales every day. They know it's better 'over there' and want a slice of it. Can you blame them?
We have the illegals trying to row across the English Channel as it's 'better in England than in France'. That part I'm not so sure about these days.
I have witnessed poor democracy in the Philippines due to my wife being a native. Waiting in queues miles long in the heat is not fun. We ditched it and paid in the end to get our shit done.
Exactly why corruption is still prevalent. People are willing to pay for things to be easier and faster.