Mexico's Thoughts on American Immigration

[John & Annie 1]

Mexico warns United States on immigration crackdown

Posted Sep 2, 2007, 6:21 PM ET

President Felipe Calderon blasted the United States for immigration policies that have divided families and slowed the amount of money sent home by Mexicans living north of the border.

Mexico president Felipe Calderon accuses the United States of persecuted and mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers, and the insensitivity toward those who support the U.S. economy and society has only served as an impetus to reinforce the battle for their rights.

He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United States, many illegally, saying: Mexico does not end at its borders. Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico.

Calderon called on the country to create a foreign policy that ensured there was more Mexico in the world, and more of the world in Mexico. And he said the United States and Mexico need to work together to develop the region's enormous potential.

"We need to create a strong, winning Mexico that is sure of itself," he said. "Mexico's challenge is being able to strengthen its international position."

Since taking office in December, Calderon has maintained strong ties with the United States, but he also has not shied away from criticizing his powerful neighbor.

He has often denounced U.S. immigration policy, including stepped up deportations that have divided many families, sometimes forcing U.S.-born children to build new lives in Mexico.

In one of the most high-profile cases, illegal immigrant Elvira Arellano was deported recently to Mexico after spending a year in a Chicago church to avoid being sent home. Her 9-year-old son Saul, who is a U.S. citizen, flew to Mexico on Friday to be reunited with his mother and plans to stay indefinitely, helping her fight to return to the United States.

Calderon addressed the nation Sunday from the National Palace, avoiding a showdown with lawmakers who had vowed to prevent him from making the speech in Congress, as Mexican tradition dictates.

[Jamie76 0]

"We need to create a strong, winning Mexico that is sure of itself," he said. Perhaps if you did that, they wouldn't all be coming here.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Mexico should loosen it's immigration policies before it demands that we do.

http://vivirlatino.com/2006/06/02/mexicos-...ypocritical.php

[Jasman0717 9]

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

President Felipe Calderon blasted the United States for immigration policies that have divided families and slowed the amount of money sent home by Mexicans living north of the border.

Mexico president Felipe Calderon accuses the United States of persecuted and mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers, and the insensitivity toward those who support the U.S. economy and society has only served as an impetus to reinforce the battle for their rights.

He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United States, many illegally, saying: Mexico does not end at its borders. Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico.

wow sense of entitlement there with the "....divided families and slowed the amount of money sent home by Mexicans living north of the border."

and sorry calderon, mexico does end at the border

[kim&james 0]

If Mexico wants to be a part of America, (since it does not end at it's border), why don't they give Mexico to the USA? That would solve both problems.

[Heracles 417]

If Mexico wants to be a part of America, (since it does not end at it's border), why don't they give Mexico to the USA? That would solve both problems.

Totally agree.

America should also demand payment for taking care of their 12,000,000 plus citizens illegally in this country.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What a sorry idiot. I'll consider listening to what he has to say about our treatment of illegal aliens once he treats the illegals from south of his border better than we treat ours. After all, following his logic, Guatemala and Belize don't end at the border either. And where there's a Guatemalan, there's Guatemala. So, let him swallow his own pills for a bit. Until then, I'll extend this invitation to him:

[Jaseball 0]

Ahh hypocrisy. You are indeed global, especially when it comes to politicians.

I'm fine applying Mexico's immigration policies to all illegals in the US.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I'm fine applying Mexico's immigration policies to all illegals in the US.

Works for me. Watch him weep.

[Fandango 1,440]

What a stupid chopfcuk.

[Jamie76 0]

What a sorry idiot. I'll consider listening to what he has to say about our treatment of illegal aliens once he treats the illegals from south of his border better than we treat ours. After all, following his logic, Guatemala and Belize don't end at the border either. And where there's a Guatemalan, there's Guatemala. So, let him swallow his own pills for a bit. Until then, I'll extend this invitation to him:

I need a t-shirt with that print

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

here

[Fandango 1,440]

I apparantly can't read tonite

Edited September 3, 2007 by LisaD

[Jamie76 0]

here

That's what I'm talkin about