Mexico furious at tough US law on migrants

Financial Times ^ | May 13 2005 | John Authers in Mexico City and Edward Alden in Washington

[seastay]

Mexico has reacted furiously to a bill signed into law by the US this week that would fund a border wall and prevent illegal Mexican migrants from obtaining US driving licences.

President Vicente Fox said he would lodge a diplomatic complaint, and was considering complaints to multilateral bodies if Mexico could not unable to resolve the problem bilaterally.

In the US, leaders of the Mexican community threatened to strike to send a message to US employers that they could not survive without cheap Mexican labour.

Santiago Creel, Mexico's interior secretary, said the “Real ID” law was “negative, inconvenient, and obstructionist”.

“Building walls doesn't help anyone build a good neighbourhood,” he said. “Taking away the possibility of obtaining driving licences for people who are working in legal jobs, who pay their taxes there, who send remittances home here, seems to us to be an extreme measure, particularly given the new understanding that we thought we had after the re-election of President Bush.”

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, mayor of Mexico City, supported Mr Fox's stance. He said the problem of growing immigration could be “resolved by encouraging development in Mexico and Central America, not by building walls and using the border control”.

Since 2002, Mexico has adopted a popular policy of issuing undocumented labourers with consular identity cards, which are accepted as proof of identity by many US states for issuing driving licences, and for opening bank accounts. Under the new law, this would no longer be possible. The immigration provisions approved by Congress were attached by House Republicans to a bill that will provide more than $80bn for the war in Iraq this year, giving lawmakers little choice but to support it.

The White House, which at first opposed the new restrictions, supported them when it became clear they would pass Congress in spite of administration opposition.

President George W. Bush has said he wants to deal with illegal immigration by creating a temporary guest worker programme. But many Republicans are using the anxiety about terrorism to push for a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

[Robert_Paulson2]

fox is a communista.
so are almost all south american countries.

our warriors are on the other side of the planet.
It's time to face it.

this invasion is an act of war on Mexico's part, with compliance by central and south american communist governments. we are more vulnerable in our own hemisphere than ever before. China OWNS the canal.


China is our friend.
Mexico is our partner.
Always remember though... the 'minutemen' are unpatriotic 'vigilantes'.

take it from W.

[Nam Vet]

It's getting to the point of lumping Mexico into the same circular file where France dwells.

Nam Vet

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Mexico has reacted furiously to a bill signed into law by the US this week that would fund a border wall and prevent illegal Mexican migrants from obtaining US driving licences.

Muck Fexico

An Ilegal Alien DRUNK and with a { so called }Valid Drivers License Hit my uncle head on and killed him as far as im concerned if they are here ilegal they can rot in jail FOREVER period .

[Czar]

"Mexico has reacted furiously to a bill signed into law by the US this week that would fund a border wall and prevent illegal Mexican migrants from obtaining US driving licences."

Gee, I wonder how many Americans being subjected daily to the flood of illegals really give a S--t what Mexico thinks.

[Recall]

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, mayor of Mexico City, supported Mr Fox's stance. He said the problem of growing immigration could be “resolved by encouraging development in Mexico and Central America, not by building walls and using the border control”. ********* Okay, we will unite and all send letters of encouragement!! Anybody got these Senors addresses?

[Recall]

They took us to that court once before I think over executing Mexicans on our death rows.

[Recall]

Yes but one difference is Bush doesn't like him as much as he like Vincente Fox. I'd rather have him the Santiago Creel who is also running (same party as Fox)

[Recall]

I would say "tough titty" if not for the fact that our leaders will kiss his backside up one wall and down the other side.

****

WOW Paul, what do you say when your really mad??

[Happy2BMe]

Mexico's reaction to the United States' taking action to defend it's non-existent border . .

(weakly and for eyewash purposes only to calm the masses)

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Mexico has reacted furiously to a bill signed into law by the US this week that would fund a border wall and prevent illegal Mexican migrants from obtaining US driving licences.

President Vicente Fox said he would lodge a diplomatic complaint, and was considering complaints to multilateral bodies if Mexico could not unable to resolve the problem bilaterally.

In the US, leaders of the Mexican community threatened to strike to send a message to US employers that they could not survive without cheap Mexican labour.

[T.L.Sink]

I agree and think Bush should be aggressive and forceful
in his relations with Fox. His open borders policy and
de facto amnesty is not only harmful to our country (a
social and economic disaster) but a very real breach of
national security. It's also doing great damage to the
Republican party. The current issue of National Review
has a feature article on illegal immigration. It says,
among many other things, that Hillary can easily capitalize
on it. Here is one quote: "...the only reason Hillary
thinks she has a chance of outflanking the GOP on the
right is that THE PRESIDENT'S IMMIGRATION POLICY IS
TERRIBLE." Bush may be a lame duck and not care but
he's taking all of us out too.

[swampfox98]

These Mexican socialist dictators have no business in our affairs as we are run by the people, we are a sovereign democracy , who are 80% in favor of these reforms !

George Bush and our spineless Congress have allowed these socialist Mexicans dictators to meddle in our affairs. So why shouldn't they? America is a spineless gutless nation under Bush and the Republicans, and we are begging to be rolled by these thugs.

[sully777]

Guatemalans awaiting similar rights Sr. Fox. Hypocrite.

[dhs12345]

Fox has to be embarrassed that his own country can't provide jobs for it's people.

Maybe this is his way of pretending that he has control when he really doesn't.

[international american]

"These Mexican socialist dictators have no business in our affairs as we are run by the people, we are a sovereign democracy , who are 80% in favor of these reforms "


Then why is Bush determined to play lap dog to Vicente Fox??

[ozarkgirl]

Understand that Fox gets a piece of everything! Every ounce of dope going north, every fee that a coyote gets, every stolen SUV headed south, every Matricula card sold, every doller sent back to Mexico;

Yup, and he's pretty ticked the slaves he sent up north aren't appeasing the American people.

[Iscool]

This Mexican must be under the mistaken impression that the USA is a dictatorship like Mexico.

But where could he have gotten that idea from???

[Smartass]

For the full article:
Mexico Is Hopping Mad

"In the US, leaders of the Mexican community threatened to strike to send a message to US employers that they could not survive without cheap Mexican labour."

"Santiago Creel, Mexico's interior secretary, said the “Real ID” law was “negative, inconvenient, and obstructionist”."

"“Building walls doesn't help anyone build a good neighbourhood,” he said. “Taking away the possibility of obtaining driving licences for people who are working in legal jobs, who pay their taxes there, who send remittances home here, seems to us to be an extreme measure, particularly given the new understanding that we thought we had after the re-election of President Bush.” "

I wonder if these dopes realize that America is a sovereign nation, with laws. Moreover, I wonder, in exchange for all of this goodness Mexico would cede Baja California over to the U.S. for payment for all of our kindness. I know, I know, don't hold your breath. The hand is out to take, while the other hand is empty to give!!!

[BurbankKarl]

Tell them to take a flying flip through a rolling tortilla

[4Freedom]

A wall like the one at Helm's Deep in 'The Two Towers' would be nice. ;^)

[Happy2BMe]

Give them an inch and they have taken the whole country.