Posted on 02/16/2007 1:07:47 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MEXICO CITY - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that Mexico and the United States need to secure their common border before Congress approves an immigration accord. He acknowledged that focusing on security puts "horrible pressure on the Border Patrol," but said Americans must be convinced that the border is safe before they back a plan to grant more immigrants legal passage to the U.S.
Mexico has been pushing for years for a U.S. immigration accord. President Bush has proposed a guest-worker program that would allow Mexicans living abroad to seek temporary work visas, but Congress has refused to back it.
U.S. lawmakers instead have supported building more border walls and beefing up security.
Chertoff commended Mexican President Felipe Calderon for extraditing to the U.S. four Mexican drug lords in January and leading a federal crackdown designed to retake smuggling strongholds from drug traffickers.
The arrests of several key drug leaders under former President Vicente Fox led to turf battles in which drug gangs beheaded their enemies and openly defied authorities.
Chertoff said Calderon's fight to quell drug violence will benefit residents on both sides of the border. He said he was impressed by the "vigor and, frankly, the courage of President Calderon," adding that the Mexican leader has taken "an enormous step forward for law and order."
Chertoff also said the U.S. and Mexico need to ensure that their energy infrastructure is protected after an Internet threat by a Saudi Arabian terrorist faction affiliated with al-Qaida urged attacks against oil installations in countries that export petroleum to the U.S. — namely Mexico, Canada and Venezuela.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said in its monthly online magazine that "cutting oil supplies to the United States, or at least curtailing it, would contribute to the ending of the American occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan." The group said it was making the statements as part of Osama bin Laden's declared policy.
Did Duncan Hunter put a boot in his ass? Hopefully.
This is a joke, right?
They never cease to amaze me!
I don't have much faith in Chertoff these days either. It was only about a year ago he was saying that it's too expensive to guard the border.
Damn, a herd of pigs just flew over my clean car and messed all over it like birds.
Boy, this, out of all the things Chertoff has done (and not done), will get him in hot water with da boss.
Gee, that's a great idea. Did he just think this up on his own?
I hear ya,, lol
If we had a Bizarro Breaking News category, I would have stuck it there. ;-)
With all due respect, Mr. Chertoff, give us action, not words.
Arm the National Guard. Close The Borders NOW.
Im sooo mexicaned out.....
Today.... sorry
Who knows, Chertoff may be at the point where he is ready to pull the ripcord, you can only take so much in a high stress position and something has to give.
Negroponte sure didn't last long as the Info Czar.. Seeing Rummy hang on as long as he did is a testament to his character and devotion.
This has got to be from some web site that makes up joke's. Because I just don't believe that that worthless chertoff would ever stoop to , say doing his job.
sounds like they are trying reverse child psychology
" I don't want you to clean your room "
Does Chertoff think we have no memories? What a Will o' the Wisp. This is meaningless noise, signifying nothing.
>>MEXICO CITY - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that Mexico and the United States need to secure their common border before Congress approves an immigration accord. He acknowledged that focusing on security puts "horrible pressure on the Border Patrol," but said Americans must be convinced that the border is safe before they back a plan to grant more immigrants legal passage to the U.S<<
1. Good.
2. What the heck changed?
3. Does he have his boss, the President's, approval?
The only way to protect the troops is to convince voters not to put the Rats in power.
I don't trust this. I think this is a deal to hand Dog Chapman over to Mexico.
Why do we want to pay for the housing of drug dealers? It doesn't make any difference how many people these drug dealers have murdered, we won't execute them.
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