"Assembled in Mexico of United States"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

That's what the label said on a shirt I saw today.

Is this a new country? Or is it just the part of Mexico that's been purchased by US corporations?

[Richardo]

1. The official name of Mexico *is* the United States of Mexico...no lie.

They have 32 states.

So someone just translated poorly.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. I've seen "United States of Mexico" before...

This makes me wonder where the labels were manufactured.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Brazil was like that too.

República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil. I kid you not.

Now it's República Federativa do Brasil (it baffles me why couldn't they just say "federal" instead of "federative")

[Ediacara]

2. Official name of Mexico

Translated into English is "United Mexican States" or "United States of Mexico." I suspect your shirt label is a garbelled translation.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Probably more to that label...

I've seen "Made in Mexico of United States materials" before.

[Ediacara]

4. possible

although those are generally phrased slightly differently like, "assembled in Mexico with parts made in the United States."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. Whenever I read "assembled in ***"

I suddenly have visions of sweat shop workers picking the cotton, dying, weaving, and cutting the cloth before it's sent to *** where someone whose job lies somewhere between "sweatshop" and "substandard non-union position" runs a sewing machine.