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Bush caves to Fox - no US Visit processing for Mexican BCC visa holders
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| 03/05/04
| Mexican Wire Services
Posted on 03/05/2004 2:38:10 PM PST by Pa' fuera
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To: DumpsterDiver
In January, the prime minister of Canada spoke at the Summit of the Americas, and praised the FTAA in spanish, french and english.
To: DumpsterDiver
Several recent setbacks have highlighted the precariousness of Bush's FTAA negotiating strategy, the most important of which comes at the summit of G8 industrial nations in Evián, France that began on Sunday. There, President Luís Ignacio "Lula" da Silva of Brazil is proposing the creation of two new multilateral funds, one to support programs to eliminate world hunger and the other for needed infrastructure investment in Latin America specifically; Lula has hinted that American support for the latter fund will be a necessary quid pro quo for Brazil's willingness to move forward in FTAA negotiations, which Brasilia and Washington now co-chair.
http://adam.antville.org/stories/410153
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Sheesh! Talk about global welfare,hemispheric welfare, and corporate welfare because the taxpayers will be forced to pay this not the corporations who want to do business with these countries.
To: Marine Inspector
Well .. why can't they use that photo and fingerprint info ..??
103
posted on
03/05/2004 9:12:56 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
To: hedgetrimmer
Of course I do. But Mexican press is worse than ours about straying from the truth. Manufacturing news is more like it. I don't have much faith in it.
To: dalebert
Which press do you like?
To: Missouri
Ping.
106
posted on
03/05/2004 10:45:40 PM PST
by
yonif
("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
To: CyberAnt
LOL! This non-story has a thousand lives.
To: Pa' fuera; Don Joe
108
posted on
03/06/2004 12:44:00 AM PST
by
k2blader
(Some folks should worry less about how conservatives vote and more about how to advance conservatism)
To: hedgetrimmer
Several recent setbacks have highlighted the precariousness of Bush's FTAA negotiating strategy, the most important of which comes at the summit of G8 industrial nations in Evián, France that began on Sunday. There, President Luís Ignacio "Lula" da Silva of Brazil is proposing the creation of two new multilateral funds, one to support programs to eliminate world hunger and the other for needed infrastructure investment in Latin America specifically; Lula has hinted that American support for the latter fund will be a necessary quid pro quo for Brazil's willingness to move forward in FTAA negotiations, which Brasilia and Washington now co-chair.
http://adam.antville.org/stories/410153
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Sheesh! Talk about global welfare,hemispheric welfare, and corporate welfare because the taxpayers will be forced to pay this not the corporations who want to do business with these countries.
So, in essence, a tariff (or rather a pair of tariffs) -- except we can't use that word, because we're having "free trade".
Very droll.
What a CoS.
109
posted on
03/06/2004 6:03:51 AM PST
by
Don Joe
(We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
To: CyberAnt
Well .. why can't they use that photo and fingerprint info ..?? US-VIST is designed to stop visa fraud.
When an applicant applies for a visa, their fingerprints and photograph are taken.
When a person enters the US on a visa, we take the persons fingerprints and photo and US-VIST checks those against the fingerprints and photo of the person that applied for the visa.
US-VIST takes the human error out of visa fraud. A human will almost never be able to detect a good counterfeit visa (the kind the terrorist use), while US-VIST will detect it 100% of the time.
The Mexican Border Crossing Card (visa) is the most counterfeited US visa.
While I understand that this will cause delays, what is more important to us, our safety or the appeasement of Mexico?
Marine Inspector
To: txdoda
No doubt if this had been 'citizens', numerous charges would have been *easily* filed. We cant deport a citizen.
Marine Inspector
To: Don Joe
There, President Luís Ignacio "Lula" da Silva of Brazil is proposing the creation of two new multilateral funds, one to support programs to eliminate world hunger and the other for needed infrastructure investment in Latin America specifically; Brazil and Argentina have been telling the IMF to stuff it lately, so you know they'll get about anything they want to make sure they continue to play the IMF game.
112
posted on
03/06/2004 10:24:50 AM PST
by
steve50
(“Let me . . . warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.)
To: Marine Inspector
Thanks for the great explanation. Now I can see why taking the photo and fingerprints again may be necessary.
I understand from the President's news conference today, that the President said the decision to do or not to do the photo or fingerprints for those who are only here for a few hours within close proximity of the border - HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED YET.
So .. I guess "Bush caves to Fox" is a little premature.
113
posted on
03/06/2004 4:16:13 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
To: CyberAnt
I understand from the President's news conference today, that the President said the decision to do or not to do the photo or fingerprints for those who are only here for a few hours within close proximity of the border - HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED YET. So .. I guess "Bush caves to Fox" is a little premature.
Not really.
We, BCP, knew we were not going to do this over a month two ago.
These talks between Mexico and the US have been going on since US-VIST was just an idea.
Bush caved months ago.
To: Marine Inspector
Well .. that's not what the President said today - and I have no reference for him saying one thing and doing another.
115
posted on
03/06/2004 5:31:24 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
To: hedgetrimmer
None. I keep up with what is reported on but most of the time it takes a few days to months for the truth to come out. Freepers seem to be pretty good at digging for the truth.
To: CyberAnt; Marine Inspector
Well .. that's not what the President said today - and I have no reference for him saying one thing and doing another.>>>>>>>>>
LOL.......try reading it *again*......Bush allowed Fox to announce it was CONFIRMED today that mexicans w/visas would NOT be photographed/fingerprinted at the borders......
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/20040306-3.html
(snip)
FOX: "And that is why we welcome President Bush's proposal that he made in January. And that is why, in our meetings, we worked to advance this proposal, and that's what we have been doing today. We welcome the news that was confirmed today with regard to visitors to the U.S. from Mexico. We recognize the value to those who come to the United States to work, to study, to contribute. And we appreciate what this will do to the flow of visitors now that they will not have to be photographed or fingerprinted at the frontier for short visits to the United States. We appreciate what that will do the flow of people coming to this country."
"The other good news this year is the -- about the NAFTA visa for professionals, that allows professionals to come and work in either country and contribute to both."
(snip)
PRESIDENT BUSH: "Well, we just -- the President just discussed the border crossing cards, the issue of the border crossing cards. And he discussed the professional visas. And so we're making progress."
117
posted on
03/06/2004 6:39:50 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy Brat")
To: Marine Inspector
The Mexican Border Crossing Card (visa) is the most counterfeited US visa.>>>>>>>>
LOL......They have even caught MEXICAN CONSULS selling forged mexican visa's.
So what's to stop the mexicans from just *lending* out their approved cards, if no one is now checking them at the borders ??
118
posted on
03/06/2004 6:49:04 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy Brat")
To: CWOJackson
This non-story has a thousand lives.>>>>>>>
"Non-Story" ???
According to the Whitehouse link in post # 117, Fox CONFIRMED that mexicans w/visaa would NOT be checked at the borders, & GWB did not disagree with him.
119
posted on
03/06/2004 6:54:32 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy Brat")
To: Howlin; Pa' fuera
Your headline is a lie; this was announced before Fox even got here.>>>>>>>>
Yes, & when Fox got here, he CONFIRMED this BAD NEWS (and more) at the press conference today.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/20040306-3.html (snip)
FOX: "And that is why we welcome President Bush's proposal that he made in January. And that is why, in our meetings, we worked to advance this proposal, and that's what we have been doing today. We welcome the news that was confirmed today with regard to visitors to the U.S. from Mexico. We recognize the value to those who come to the United States to work, to study, to contribute. And we appreciate what this will do to the flow of visitors now that they will not have to be photographed or fingerprinted at the frontier for short visits to the United States. We appreciate what that will do the flow of people coming to this country."
"The other good news this year is the -- about the NAFTA visa for professionals, that allows professionals to come and work in either country and contribute to both."
(snip)
PRESIDENT BUSH: "Well, we just -- the President just discussed the border crossing cards, the issue of the border crossing cards. And he discussed the professional visas. And so we're making progress."
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posted on
03/06/2004 7:11:14 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy Brat")
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