Posted on 01/22/2011 12:48:45 PM PST by moonshinner_09
During all of the furor over Arizona’s SB1070 immigration enforcement law last spring, one of the most egregious attacks on the sovereignty of the border state came in the form of a highly inappropriate and insulting speech by Mexican President Calderó n before the U.S. Congress.
As the Democrat dominated chamber applauded the attack on Arizona, our hapless commander in chief and his constitutionally challenged attorney general were threatening legal action despite having not taken the time to have read the 10 page bill.
Comparisons were made to Nazi Germany and liberals expressed outrage over the mere thought that Arizona police officers would be demanding to see the papers of anyone who appeared to be Hispanic. Naturally the new law (which mirrors federal statutes) included appropriate constitutional protections and did not allow for the indiscriminate checking of papers, but never-the-less the Democrats and their fellow travelers in the MSM pressed their agenda driven attack and legal action from the federal government is still ongoing.
Fast forward nine months. The UK Telegraph reports that the Mexican government of President Calderó n is instituting a high-tech new I.D. system which will be in place by 2013. The new cards which will include an iris scan, fingerprints, photo and signature are said to be 99% reliable.
“The legal, technical and financial conditions are ready to start the process of issuing this identity document,” Felipe Zamora, responsible for legal affairs at the Mexican Interior Ministry, told journalists Thursday.
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This was always a phony controversy. Every country requires foreigners to carry identity documents with them at all times. And most latin countries require their own citizens to carry identity documents at all times. Its called a cedula and they are required to have it. Any policeman, any government clerk can request to see it at any time and you’d better have it.
Mexico is doing right by its citizens.
Some of us conservatives oppose the idea of a tamper proof id card for our citizens, I wonder why.
Perhaps we need to have a mechanism where citizens get one kind of tamper proof id, permanent resident foreigners get another kind (i.e. green card) and people legally authorized to work get a third kind of id. And then make this id a requirement for anyone to be hold a job.
Some of the recent NAFBPO news from south of the border
El Universal (Mexico) 1/6/2011
Mexican Cartel ‘Franchises in the U.S.
Drug cartels have rented offices and apartments in order to coordinate drug trafficking, kidnappings and extortion in both countries, and to recruit young Americans. The San Diego office of the U.S. Department of Justice and DEA report of buildings rented by the Arellano Felix cartel which served as the chief operating offices for their larger network. These offices are located in San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston, New York, Seattle, Dallas, Tucson, Chicago, Florida and New Jersey, among other places. The investigation established that young women are used as drug mules between the U.S. and Mexico, and also as bait for kidnappings. In addition to using women with a criminal record, the cartels also recruit U.S. latina gang members. The U.S. authorities used communication towers to monitor cell phone and radio communications used by the cartel in Tijuana, Mexico. Through the 50,000 surveillance recordings, the DOJ came to know how the cartels were physically expanding into the U.S. The case is due to go to trial with 46 defendants. (Note: graphic shows the Mexican cartels using gangs to dominate territory and sell drugs retail. It lists pandilla, or gang, and the cartel affiliation)
La Hora (Guatemala) 1/6/2011
Alcoholism Reaches Epidemic Levels
Guatemala’s Vice President Rafael Espada notes that alcoholism is a “big” problem, and that the epidemic is affecting the country politically, socially and economically. He said that although the liquor companies earn much money, the government is spending more money than it has to handle the problems caused by alcohol use. He continued that domestic violence, vehicle accidents, absenteeism and lost productivity are just some of the social effects. A committee has been formed to review laws and propose regulation of production, intake and sale of alcoholic beverages. Effort will also be made to educate the public to drink sensibly.
http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=79107&fch=2011-01-06
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La Prensa (Honduras) 1/5/2011 TWO PHOTOS you decide
Central America in a Drug Trafficking Crisis
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras) The U.S. Ambassador in Mexico says the isthmus is entering an extremely critical vulnerability against drug trafficking, mainly the Mexican cartel, Los Zetas. There are new levels of violence and confrontation being seen because the cartels use the region as a platform for cocaine shipments to U.S. consumers via Mexico. The largest area is Guatemala, controlled by Los Zetas who have conquered the routes passing through the region, as well as trafficking amphetamines coming from India and Bangladesh. The seriousness of the situation has caused the U.N. to send experts to document the new criminal phenomenon.
http://m3report.wordpress.com/
Ping!
“Mexico is doing right by its citizens.
Some of us conservatives oppose the idea of a tamper proof id card for our citizens, I wonder why.
Perhaps we need to have a mechanism where citizens get one kind of tamper proof id, permanent resident foreigners get another kind (i.e. green card) and people legally authorized to work get a third kind of id. And then make this id a requirement for anyone to be hold a job.”
well, that would be everyone required except for the present president who doens’t have to prove a damn thing and the feds everywhere clear their throat and turn a blind eye to his obvious lack of abiity to prove he was born in this country.
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