[hedgetrimmer]

The audience at yesterday's meeting was more receptive. Most of the participants, who came from around the country, were invited at the behest of their home governments, which support CAFTA-DR. The legislatures of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have approved the pact. The Dominican Republic was added to the agreement last year.

Isn't it funny how the federal government isn't inviting US citizens to speak to Congress about this treaty? Isn't it great that citizens of foreign countries and their home governments are asked to lobby for the administration for treaties that clearly affect the sovereignty of our nattion and the lives of Americans?

Throughout the three-hour meeting -- conducted in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation available -- speakers played up the cultural link between the immigrants and their home countries.

Clearly the administration isn't interested in assimilating immigrants to American cutlure.

"This is important that we should work on together as brothers and sisters," Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) told the group in Spanish.

These people can't vote, but Congress treats them like constituents.

[1rudeboy]

Umm . . . I read this to mean that the folks were invited to speak "from around the country," and that they are U.S. citizens or LPR's.

[NRA2BFree]

They*re ALL a bunch of traitors who are hellbent on destroying America!! Thank you, President Bush for betraying Americans!!!

[hedgetrimmer]

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[G-Man 1]

The USA don't need anymore stinking trade agreements. We have too many already.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I guess some major collaboration is ensuing with the Bronze Lobby?