You probably wouldn't have comparative advantage in influencing US politics, given that you're a foreign cartel. So you'd presumably rely on powerful entities i

You probably wouldn't have comparative advantage in influencing US politics, given that you're a foreign cartel. So you'd presumably rely on powerful entities in the target country whose interests are reasonably aligned. Fortunately, it's a huge industry, so it's not hard. Natural allies may include the prison industry (which includes some prison manufacturing) and US banks. (http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/199804--.htm http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/199804--.htm) And not those with just an economic interest, but relatively political interests in imprisoning/disenfranchising hard-to-control parts of the population, and limiting free travel over the southern US border (due to things like NAFTA).