Here's a recent article (also in English) about how Mexico's finance secretary has said that Mexico's monopolies in the telecommunications, electricity, petroleum and other sectors are hurting its ability to compete globally:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aLbKAM.YLlxQ&refer=latin_america
It's significant because in the past it was rather unheard of for a govt. official to act so patriotically down there (as opposed to timidly if not corruptly). The more we clamp down on illegal immigration (where's the wall the House voted for?), the more Mexico's reformers can become emboldened (and better protected in that land of rampant assassinations) to keep trying to make a difference in that fledgling democracy on our Southern border.
Break that and the 12 families lose their grip on the treasury.
"Do as I say, not as I do..."
Can you say "Pemex" ???
I would agree. The Mexicans really need to go back to their homeland and join in making their own country better instead of blindly following crooked leaders.
bttt
You mean we big-fat-albino-immigrant-hating-bogeymen are actually interested in HELPING the people of Mexico? Blasphemy!
More power to the Mexican people in their reform efforts!
The encouragement of illegal emigration from Mexico to the U.S. by the Mexican elite is propping up the oligarchs of that nation and screwing over workers and citizens on both sides of the Rio Grande.
Mexico is screwed once the illegal Americans show up for work...
Interesting article. Thank you.
mordida runs deep and wide in mexico...
Mexico doesn't have to take care of the poor, jobless, illiterates, etc., because they're already in the US. Only the Spanish/white oligarchy and some of the middle class are left. The middle class is already packing for the trip north, however, so Mexico will only have to 'take care' of the wealthy oligarchy.
I hate Mexico. (If they were all Russians or Hottentots, I'd feel the same.)I hate democrats and globalists. (I'm not having a good day.) All those ridiculous American flags yesterday, and the 'I love America' shouts orchestrated by the left, Hispanic rights org's and dems. Notice the word, 'illegal' was absent from yesterday's discussions. 'Immigrants and compassion' was quoted on every newscast as if anyone trying to uphold the law is a vicious, hateful racist. It's nothing less than invasion and an attempt at a power grab by dems and libs who don't give two cents what happens to this country.
I forgot to piont out that the US is going to 'rebuild Mexico's infrastructure', thank you very much, Vicente Fox. Another job Mexicans don't feel like doing, so the US has to do it for them.
That's 'point'. Sorry. Minidachshunds at the keyboard.
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A fellow gringo pioneer in Mexico City just e-mailed this to me, rather gleefully (as if we're getting through to the media at last):
FOX NEWS just ran a segment on what's wrong with Mexico. Of course the local Mexican
people interviewed blamed the government and corruption (even as the two rather monopolistic Mexican television networks won't air such commentary in depth). They said that with all of
Mexico's resources, the government must be inept. Then the
reporter spoke about the ridiculously high phone, petroleum and electricity prices, and how hard it still is to fire useless employees in Mexico (because labor unions can still block traffic with their protests and with impunity). The
reporter also stated that the powers that control Mexico always used the U.S.A. as
an economic outlet (if not a scapegoat), going so far as to print maps on how to cross the
desert. Then there was an excerpt of how right-wing Mexican presidential candidate Felipe Calderon said that Mexico needs to create more jobs. The reporter
concluded his report by asking sarcastically "maybe the Mexicans should not be
demonstrating in the USA but instead in Mexico?"
Now that's what I call fair and balanced! :-)
Well well well! Mexico's new anti-monopoly bill (with actual teeth!) is now law:
http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/345805.html
Mexican reformers got the umph that they needed from us loyal neighbors North of the Rio Grande who helped drive home the message to the masses (that formerly bucked such reformers) that it's high time for Mexico to create more jobs in its own wealthy (but monopoly-plagued) country. Mexico's phone monopoly TelMex can no longer get away with price gouging while claiming to be the only truly Mexican company, a trait that supposedly entitled it to continue with its predatory practices.
What's the next step in making our Southern neighbor less dependent upon our own country's jobs, and better able to buy more from us? Other than hoping that a communist won't win the presidential elections this July 2nd, I think it's time we demand that Mexico open up its own immigration laws to our gringo entrepreneurs and retirees. If you haven't read this list of some of the discrepancies between our laws and theirs yet, brace yourselves:
http://www.directory.com.mx/immigration
Rush Limbaugh touched on some of these matters with his impressive "Limbaugh Laws" a few weeks ago. I've not seen the double-standard played up in the media lately though, even as amnesty may get approved on the Hill here in the states by the end of May. And as you know, Bush is the first president in centuries to go this long without vetoing a single bill. Ike Eisenhower had a GOP-controlled Congress, too, but he nevertheless vetoed (while also warning us of govt. contractor abuse$ in his famous farewell address). Wasn't it Ben Franklin who said the people have the govt. that they deserve?