Posted on 08/30/2005 4:19:16 PM PDT by DumpsterDiver
California's top state legislator says U.S. President George W. Bush "turned his back" on Mexico and failed to give the United States' southern neighbor the respect it deserves.
Fabian Nunez, head of the California legislature's lower house, commented in an interview with EFE on Sunday, right before wrapping up an official visit to Mexico that included a meeting with President Vicente Fox.
"I don't believe that they've shown this administration (of Fox) the respect it deserves and I don't think that as (Fox's) term draws to a close he's going to be given the respect that he didn't receive earlier," said Nunez, a Democrat.
Born in Sand [sic] Diego, the California legislator ended a four-day visit to Mexico on Sunday. During his trip - which he characterized as "positive and fruitful" - he met with state and local legislators, businessmen, union leaders and professors.
In his judgment, the relationship between the two countries cannot be considered "bilateral" because the United States unilaterally imposes its opinion on its neighbor, something that Nunez said he feels constitutes "a lack of respect."
He said that Mexican aspirations within the relationship had not been in any sense fulfilled since immigration reform remains stagnant and Mexican investment in the United States has not been facilitated.
Nunez said that he would push for modifications in California law so that Mexican businessmen would find it easier to invest in the state.
He criticized Bush's lack of support for the immigration reform bill sponsored by Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Ted Kennedy, which allows family unification, reduces the number of pending immigration cases and sets up an immigration status legalization program - but does not provide amnesty - for those who entered the country illegally.
In his judgment, one of the main problems between the two national governments is on U.S. immigration policy, which "has allowed racial prejudices to enter" into the matter, something that has made an "intelligent, honest" dialogue impossible.
Currently, there are more than 10 million Mexicans living in the United States, 4.5 million of them undocumented and who send a total of billions of dollars in remittances - crucial to both the small-scale family economies and that of the nation itself - to their families in Mexico.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington halted the bilateral dialogue on immigration, while Mexico's refusal to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 increased the tension in the bilateral relationship.
The increase in violence along the mutual border due to turf wars among Mexican drug cartels revived the tension between the two countries and led earlier in August to the week-long closing of the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza admitted that his decision to close the consulate had been made to "punish" Mexico for its failure to effectively combat drug trafficking violence, and in mid-August New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano declared a state of emergency in eight border counties due to the heavy inflow of drugs and illegal migrants.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not yet done so, but there exists substantial pressure from state legislators on him to declare a similar state of emergency.
Regarding the California governor, Nunez said, "He has said things that have insulted not only the government, but also the people of Mexico," adding that the continual friction has not allowed the development of the bonds that should exist between neighbors, particularly considering the fact that Mexico is California's largest foreign trade partner.
"Instead of militarizing the border, he should seek ways to cooperate with Mexico" and increase collaboration in technology and intelligence, the California lawmaker said.
The problem, he emphasized, is that the United States "has no confidence (in Mexico) and doesn't treat it like a modern democracy."
Nah, let Mexico keep him. With him out of the way it would be like getting to red-blooded Americans doing his job.
These low life criminals got it all figured out...They've got money to invest but won't invest it in their own country...They want them American dollars...
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I can suggest a few places the money is going. Bars, prostitutes or the like are the obvious hits. Forgotten are companies like Western Union, who charges for every dollar sent home to Mexico. Forgotten are the banks such as Wells Fargo who want Mexican ID cards so they can get Mexican worker money to invest. Forgotten are the various credit card companies, real estate companies and others who want illegal Mexicans to shop in their stores or buy their products. Looking for who profits from Mexican workers extends beyond the employer and employee. It effects every major company and industry in our country.
What respect should a nation receive when her citizens are willing to risk death trying to leave it.
In a word: NO. Mexico should not be receiving US taxpayer money.
Spit would be too much!
Exactly !!!!
As Michael Savage has said, Mexico owes the United States trillions of dollars in reparations for absorbing their social welfare problem for 30 years without restitution; and the only way they can make it up is with OIL. Mexico must pay us one barrel of oil per day for every illegal alien in the United States.
We in San Diego will respect these people
when they stop using our medical, schools, food, etc.
at the rate of tens of millions of dollars a yr.
Hey, chico start paying your way and start by cleaning
up Mexico.
In his judgment, the relationship between the two countries cannot be considered "bilateral" because the United States unilaterally imposes its opinion on its neighbor, something that Nunez said he feels constitutes "a lack of respect."
In my judgment, the relationship between the two countries cannot be considered "bilateral" because Mexico unilaterally imposes its unemployed and criminals on its neighbor, something that I said constitutes "a lack of respect."
That'll happen when pigs fly. ....or when our borders are well-defended. ....or when the U.S. gov't shrinks.
But yeah, they do owe us bigtime.
I am forwarding your insulting and disrespectful remarks to Fabian Nunez who will in turn forward them to Mexico so President Fox can be suitably OUTRAGED by them.
"Bush turned his back...and grabbed his ankles when it came to illegal immigration."
I was thinking the same thing....he's given Vinny Phocks everything but a "reach around"!
The only thing that president Bush turned his back to was the flood of illegal aliens coming from Mexico.Instead of sucking up to Fox the president should threaten him with violence if he doesn't start respecting our border.Then if we could only get president Bush to respect the borders he was swarn to protect something might get done about this problem.
Yeah, they move to South Africa; but what does Zimbabwe have to do with...oh, wait; you WERE talking about Mexico. Sorry.
[[California's top state legislator says U.S. President George W. Bush "turned his back" on Mexico and failed to give the United States' southern neighbor the respect it deserves.]]
Respect? What respect does Mexico deserve? The only respect that Mexico deserves is swift military action against their organized "reconquesta" invasion. Mexico is lucky that I am not president. If I were, Mexico would be one giant parking lot.
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