Posted on 05/28/2006 5:18:51 PM PDT by kellynla
The President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, spoke to the California State Legislature on Thursday; this while the U.S. Senate was voting on an immigration bill. I chose not to go to the Fox speech. Since many people may misconstrue what occurred, I believe a statement explaining my actions is needed.
I have been in the Legislature for some time, and I have seen many heads of state pass through. The American Republic and its operations are fascinating to these foreign politicians, and addressing the California Legislature is often a high point in many dignitaries' travels.
Appropriate decorum dictates that we as Legislators be polite and treat these visitors with the respect their positions deserve.
However, most of these dignitaries are visiting our country to see it at work, and to talk with government officials to help their businesses trade with businesses in California, or to establish some sort of government to government relationship. They are not usually in this country, and in our state, to lobby Congress or the state for a change in policy.
President Fox's trip had no other purpose. He was in this country addressing Legislative bodies for the sole purpose of trying to change U.S. immigration policy. He has continually complained about our policy, openly questioned the legality of Bush putting National Guard units on the border, and even complained when Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill which would have given California driver's licenses to illegal aliens. Throughout the last several years, he has encouraged his citizens to immigrate to this country illegally, and has, in many ways, benefited from that illegal immigration. When his citizens come to California, our taxpayers pick up their medical bills, pay for their education, food, clothing and housing. In return, these Mexican citizens usually take most of their earnings and send them back to Mexico. The relationship is all to Mexico's benefit, and not much help to California.
"Why I Boycotted President Fox" (I was threatened!)
Be sure to show the link with the treat in it.
typo: treat=threat
I'm not in the habit of speaking for others.
L
That is obvious. What is not so obvious is why, faced with no actual threat, it takes "stones" to boycott a speech.
I did ask her. You jumped into this I didn't ask for that did I?
It's obvious you are not interested in the content of this thread, but seem to be obsessed with "stones".
Quite Freudian.
You might want to get help with that.
Uh, read the article title.
Oh they don't Lurker. They are fun to play with when I have a few extra moments to do so.
This particular one's only purpose here is to sow contention and think about a Politicians stones.
Sad
"This is one guy that definitely gets it."
Exactly, too bad W doesn't!
and we won't even get into the TONS OF ILLEGALS DRUGS that Fox allows into California with a wink and a nod!
I'll do it slowly, and highlight the word "content"
It's obvious you are not interested in the content of this thread, but seem to be obsessed with "stones".
Yes, I realize you only see the title, but the content is posted also.
We have already discussed stones, stones being in the title. Stones that belong to a male politician.
There, I hope that stops you from jonesing
ping
Correct. Just "undocumented."
LOL Kid. Thanks. I see now that the article title just contained a bit of hyperbole. That's fine.
In life we quite frequently are blessed with that which we did not ask for and conversely we don't get many of the things we would most dearly like.
It's a conundrum which has bedeviled mankind from our earliest days on the planet. (Sorry you ID folks, it's just a figure of speech.)
Mature adults learn to deal with this and not repeatedly ask petulantly phrased questions over and over again even when it has become painfully obvious to all concerned that no answer will be forthcoming.
I frequently have to explain this fact of life to my 11 year old when he is behaving, well; much like you are now. He is learning to deal with it pretty well. Hopefully some day you will as well.
I bid you good fortune on the road to adulthood.
Regards,
L
I see, so you are used to arguing on the level of an 11 year old. That explains a lot.
No! Guys like this are part of the problem. I have been hearing people from San Diego piss and moan for years. Yet, for some reason, they were too timid to take this problem on and have waited for someone else to do it. One of the richest communities in the world can't even fix its own fence. This is a sickness. Intruders running through your back yard at night, what do you do? E.T. phone home.
"Guys like this are part of the problem?"
No guys like your governor's brother are.
Let us know when you move to CA.
Until then, we won't tell you how to deal with people floating on your shores so don't tell us how to deal with illegals crossing the Mexican border. Which you obviously don't know what you're talking about. Borders and illegals are the feds responsibility and because your governor's brother refuses to enforce the laws and secure the borders; the Minuteman Project was formed to help GWB do his job. BTW, we are in the process of building a fence AT OUR COST! A fence that GWB has failed to build!
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