When will our government stop giving our tax money to other countries? I thought we were broke and had to borrow money from China and Japan?
“Unbelievable” would best sum this up, but watch the amnesty/open borders morons rush to Mexico’s defense.
“drawing fire from some Mexicans who accuse American lawmakers of meddling in their country’s internal affairs”
Fine, give us back the money that was taken from our paychecks, without our consent, and given to the corrupt so-called government of Mexico.
Oh, I see ....
This is “anti-drug” money.
I’m sure the flow of drugs into the USA will diminish greatly due to this aid.
This aid money sounds like a great idea.
I will cut back on the funny stuff now!
Is this the same Mexico that is literally swimming in excess barrels of oil while we subsidize their entire economy?
Enter “Leaky” Lahey of Vermont with some uncharacteristically correct logic (undoubtedly for show purposes only):
“Since when is it bad policy, or an infringement of anything, to insist that American taxpayer dollars not be given to corrupt, abusive police or military forces in a country whose justice system has serious flaws and rarely punishes official misconduct?” he said. “This is a partnership, not a giveaway.”
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Would stopping the money be meddling in their country's internal affairs?
Let's try it and find out.
We should force them to privatize their oil industry before we give them any more aid.
The irony is so thick I can’t see the sun !
Meddling?? And yet it's ok for them to illegally invade our country ...
What is the problem? Mexico has a nationalized oil industry, the place should be a paradise for it’s citizens........
How bout we give them NO money? Then there’s no more problem of “meddling”.
Illegals are sending billions back each year and as far as I know, it goes directly to ttheir families. Let’s stop sending aid to the corrupt government system.
MAYBE MEXICO WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DAMN SMOKE!
A bit more from the article:
” Besides reducing the Bush administration’s request, which would have sent $500 million to Mexico and $50 million to Central America, the Senate adopted language similar to that in a recently passed House bill that would hold up a quarter of the money until the State Department ruled that Mexico was meeting certain human rights markers. The House approved $400 million for Mexico, one of several differences that will be worked out in a House-Senate conference in the coming weeks.
The Senate measure still represents a major increase in aid to Mexico in a single year, legislative aides said, reflecting bipartisan concern over the fact that an estimated 90 percent of the cocaine entering the United States comes through Mexican territory.”
I suppose having your left hand out grabbing for money while your right hand is curled into a fist is as normal for tacoville as it is for the middle east.
I think we declared war on the wrong bunch of sand rats.