Latin America’s convergence with the West will be slow and uneasy.

Evidence

As the problems that developed with respect to Mexico joining NAFTA indicate, the marriage of Latin American and Western civilizations will not be easy, will probably take shape slowly through much of the twenty-first century, and may never be consummated. Yet the differences between the West and Latin America remain small compared to those between the West and other civilizations. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 662