Posted on 07/12/2005 7:48:26 PM PDT by Crackingham
While Mexico has enhanced security since the Sept. 11 attacks, future cooperation hinges on U.S. willingness to liberalize its immigration policies, former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda warned Congress on Tuesday. Mr. Castañeda, who is running as an independent in the 2006 presidential race, said security must be twinned with what he called the "whole enchilada" legalization for the 6 million Mexicans living here illegally, visas for Mexicans desiring to come here in the future, and economic development for impoverished interior regions responsible for the exodus.
"There can be no future cooperation beyond what already exists without some form of immigration package," he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a border security hearing.
Just as immigration is a volatile topic in the U.S., Mr. Castañeda said the idea of enhanced U.S.-Mexican cooperation on security issues, such as military-to-military involvement, is "very, very sensitive" to Mexicans.
"It is not easy for any Mexican government to move forward on that," he said. "It can be done in a package. If it's done in a sort of salami-type arrangement slice by slice I'm not sure it's going to work."
But Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., pointed to the difficulties inherent in enacting a massive immigration-and-security package and instead suggested that both countries tackle measured "confidence-building" steps.
"I can't agree with you that we have to do this in totality," Mr. Dodd said. "As a practical matter, it's just very difficult to anticipate Congress adopting large comprehensive proposals."
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Ever notice how the guys like Castaneda and Fox don't look anything like their countrymen who hang around the Home Depots here?
One would almost think that the Mexican elites are conducting their own form of ethnic cleansing.
Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda warned Congress on Tuesday
Hey Jorge - GO F#CK YOURSELF! The day America bows to some two bit pissant tin hat sombrero wearin siesta taking piece of mexican garbage such as yourself, then I will politely look for the nearest exit out of America. Until then, shut your damn pie hole.
Mr. Castañeda has enough problems with corruption, violence, drugs, and the mistreatment of Central and South Americans in his own country. It would behove him to shut his ignorant, bigoted mouth and stick to issues that Mexico has failed to resolve during its entire history. Mexico is an embarrassment to the civilized world as a cesspool of corruption only matched by the sheer ineptitude of its politicians. Since the Spanish were kicked out it has been a disaster.
Hmmm, this sounds like a bit of a threat to me.
Senator Dodderer should have told him to go pound chilies, if he thinks he can dictate to us. Been too long since we kicked them in the tomatillos.
Hmmm, this sounds like a bit of a threat to me.
This is just for consumption at home. He's campaigning you see, so he has to stand up to the evil Americans.
Right on, and Jorge, I'm ready for a replay of 1836 anytime. This time we'll take your country and do something with it...
I just consider it as his rendition of the Mexican asshat dance
"There can be no future cooperation beyond what already exists without some form of immigration package," he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a border security hearing.Just as immigration is a volatile topic in the U.S., Mr. Castañeda said the idea of enhanced U.S.-Mexican cooperation on security issues, such as military-to-military involvement, is "very, very sensitive" to Mexicans.
The only way we could liberalize our immigrations policies more, would be for us to start flying the Mexican flag over the Capital Building and the White House.
Someone needs to remove the "training wheels" (US) and force Mexico to deal with their problems.
Dear Jorge: BUGGER OFF!!!!
No kidding!!!
"One would almost think that the Mexican elites are conducting their own form of ethnic cleansing."
BINGO!!!!
We have a WINNNNAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's painfully obvious...but MSM won't touch that angle with a ten foot pole.
Tell me he didn't REALLY say the whole enchilada! Bwuahahaha!
I think that it was Michael Savage who said that we should be charging Mexico 1 barrel of oil a day, for each illegal alien in the country! He also suggested going across the border and taking their oil fields, to make sure we actually get our share!
Mark
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1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
An effective double border fence would cost about what we spend feeding, schooling, medicating and jailing illegal aliens every month.
But it goes against the elites' plan for the "North American Union," so we won't ever see it.
DoctorMichael says Mexico must stop being a corrupt Narco-Republic cesspool.
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