One author in the PBS link states, "The issues raised during the U. S.-Mexican War are ones that are still valid today: the contradiction between stated ideals and actal practice; the distinction between a "just" and an "unjust" war; the ways citizenship is defined and identified in'a multicultural society: and the challenges in building progressive and democratic nations." The assessment appears prophetic (ie. pred icting something that actually happens) given our current state of political and sacial affairs. ​