Mexico Opposed to U.S. Border Fence

AP ^ | 9-28-2006

[Cagey]

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence will damage relations between the two countries.

The Foreign Relations Department said it was "deeply worried" about the proposal, which is working its way through the Senate, adding it will "increase tension in border communities."

"These measures will harm the bilateral relationship. They are against the spirit of co-operation that is needed to guarantee security on the common border," the department said in a statement.

The House of Representatives and Senate are maneuvering to speed construction of a 700-mile fence along the United States' southern border aimed at keeping migrants and criminals from entering the country illegally.

A House-Senate homeland security funding bill containing $1.2 billion to begin building the fence could be passed and sent to President Bush before lawmakers depart Washington this weekend.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said that only a comprehensive immigration reform would stop millions of Mexicans sneaking across its northern desert and swimming over the Rio Grande into the United States.

"A partial measure that is exclusively focused on security does not deal with reality and represents a political answer rather than a viable solution," it said in the statement.

President Vicente Fox has rallied against the wall, calling it "shameful" and comparing it to the Berlin Wall, which divided Germany.

President-elect Felipe Calderon, who takes over from Fox on Dec.1, has also spoken out against the measure.

There are an estimated 11 million Mexicans in the United States, about half of whom are illegal. Last year, Mexican migrants sent home more than $20 billion in remittances, providing Mexico with its second biggest source of foreign income after oil.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

"A partial measure that is exclusively focused on security does not deal with reality and represents a political answer rather than a viable solution," it said in the statement."

It's called a fence, you numbnut. The fence does not deal with reality. People deal with reality. The fence, if and when built, IS, or WILL BE reality. And then, YOUR people can "deal with reality", that reality being, that it is illegal, in every civilized nation on the face of the earth, for people to cross the frickin border without authorization. You can do one little piece of your part to join the civilized world by conforming to that general idea. If you don't want to do so, then stay in your own country. There. That's not so hard to deal with, is it?

[alancarp]

If you consider that a significant reduction in illegals crossing over will result in less gratis expenditures for social services, the US will end up SAVING money by building this fence.

[Stonewall Jackson]

"Ted Kennedy is discovered to have a drinking problem. More at 11."

[jerry639]

President Vicente Fox has rallied against the wall, calling it "shameful" and comparing it to the Berlin Wall, which divided Germany.

The wall that divided Germany is not a true comparison Mr. Fox. Mexico is not a part of the U.S.A.

I wish Clinton, Carter and Vicente Fox would join up and form the Shut The He@@ Up Club.

[yooling]

WE FAHHHT IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION!!!!!!

[Soul Seeker]

::snickering::

[Bonaparte]

"Mexico Opposed To U.S. Border Fence"

But not opposed to violating our border, our soil, our laws.

[hosepipe]

[ MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence will damage relations between the two countries. ]

Mexico does not have a government, its various drug cartels..
Why are they upset?... Well DUUUUGH...

[Boiler Plate]

I'm telling Mom!

[YellowRoseofTx]

Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence will damage relations between the two countries.

Oh gee, does (damaged relations) mean that like little kids threatening to take their toys and go home, that Mexico will be so offended they'll punish us by not sending their poorest to live in our country?

[YdontUleaveLibs]

And to Fox I say "Ni Ni".

[TheCrusader]

"Looks like one of the "Log Cabin" Freepers got kicked out of bed today."

Bringing some of Bush's mistakes and bad policies to light in here is like heresy. What sort of power does that man have over you bushbots anway? If anything ruffled me out of bed today it was the sound of President Bush's 20 million "temporary guest workers", (actually 20 million gangbangers, killers, rapists, tax evaders, drug dealers and cop killers), marching for higher wages and more rights.

[Doctor Raoul]

I'm opposed to Mexico. The whole country should move to Cuba.

[Monkey Face]

Yeah, I for one will run and hide.....SCREW MEXICO!!!!

That would be giving Mexico something desirable, yes? Why?

Let them sweat in the dark with no US Dollars.

[CAWats]

LOL!

[ThomasThomas]

Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence will damage relations between the two countries.

Many in America warned today that Mexico's refusing to help it's own poor and sending the to America will damage relations between the two countries.

[VeniVidiVici]

President Vicente Fox has rallied against the wall, calling it "shameful" and comparing it to the Berlin Wall, which divided Germany

Sorry, Fox. The Berlin Wall divided a city not a country. And it encircled Berlin, not just splitting it.

Thanks for playing.

[Monkey Face]

"Of course Vicente Fox opposes the fence, it will prevent him from dumping millions of his unemployed, criminals, mentally ill, drug dealers and gangbangers into America. But not to worry Vicente, President Bush is on YOUR side; so the fences will take forever to build and they'll be undermanned, so there'll be lots of time to dump your riffraff into America so the big-spender Bush can use them to sure up the Social Security program that is going bankrupt under his watch."

OK. I'll play "straightman:" Whose side are you on?

[Monkey Face]

Don't forget the ones who are having a ball in Las Vegas...

[CAWats]

I hate sounding paranoid but I think the Mexican government's main concern is keeping drugs flowing freely across the border. It's no secret the Mexican army protects drug traffickers. How much money reaches the upper echelons of government can only be guessed at.