Mexico looks to assure Americans with new immigration campaign

Charlotte Observer ^ | March 26, 2006 | HUGH DELLIOS

[FairOpinion]

MEXICO CITY - As the U.S. Senate focuses this week on the issue of illegal immigration, Mexico has launched a campaign to convince Americans that it will do more to stop the flow of undocumented workers into the United States and prevent violence along the border.

U.S. officials have praised the Mexican overtures, which include the adoption and publishing of a new immigration policy that calls for creation of economic and housing programs that would lure Mexican workers back home and an accord to better cooperate with U.S. officials on quickly responding to border crime.

While skeptics note that some of the promises clash with Mexico's long-held positions and actions, U.S. and Mexican officials say the moves reflect a rare public commitment by Mexican authorities to accept responsibility for the root causes of illegal immigration and take steps to prevent it.

The Mexican government is working toward the same goal as the Bush administration: a guest-worker program that would regulate the undocumented immigrants already in the United States and the half-million Mexicans who cross the border illegally each year. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Monday whether to approve such a bill and send it to the full Senate.

Many congressional Republicans instead favor legislation approved in the House in December that focuses only on tougher border enforcement. That legislation would extend border fences, speed deportations, make illegal immigration a felony and crack down on those who employ illegal immigrants and assist them.

[Cobra64]

"...undocumented workers..."

God, I hate that expression. W uses it too. I'd like to be a fly on the wall when Rummy and Dick discuss the topic.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Mexico looks to assure Americans with new immigration campaign"

What are they going to do, print their how to pamphlet in English for illegal entry into the US?

[RS]

"That Would Make The Illegal's Immigrants Employers Felons?"

The simple solution that noone seems to want to talk about - Punishing the American traitors who jeopardize our National Security for Cash.

[JoeFromSidney]

Mexico sits on an ocean of oil with more yet to be discovered.

There's an important difference between Mexico and the US. If oil is discovered in my back yard, I'll be rich. If oil is discovered behind a Mexican's house, he gets nothing. The government owns the oil and doesn't have to pay the householder a cent.

With incentives like that, who would even want to have oil discovered near them?

[djf]

Mexico looks to assure invade Americans with new immigration campaign

There. I fixed the title.

[skinkinthegrass]

the Illegal Immigrant's Employer a Felon?"...The simple solution that none seems to want to talk about....

Yup...maybe this HB (if fully funded w / teeth) might address the problem on our side of the border...
Of course; the best solution is (and most painful) is prompt economic / social reforms in Mexico City....or there'll be a (sooner, not if later) violent / bloody revolution in Mexico.

[freeangel]

I wonder if the new immigration campaign includes rallies of thousands of illegals waving mexican flags and demanding "their civil rights?"--or maybe informing the American public of plans by some of their esteemed citizens to assasinate border patrol?

[B4Ranch]

"The Mexican government cannot be trusted."

Neither can ours!

[Frank T]

How does waving Mexican flags reassure anyone? If they ditched them and took up American ones, then maybe these protesters would have a point.

[who knows what evil?]

As the U.S. Senate focuses this week on the issue of illegal immigration, Mexico has launched a campaign to convince Americans that it will do more to stop the flow of undocumented workers into the United States and prevent violence along the border.

Enough of your lies.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

a new immigration policy that calls for creation of economic and housing programs that would lure Mexican workers back home

This is very real. We American taxpayers will get fleeced to subsidize economic zones (remember NAFTA & CAFTA?), and housing opportunities (more colonias on the Texas side of the border). Guaranteed.

[afnamvet]

"The Mexican government cannot be trusted."

Neither can ours!

Ours does not have a pristine record on enforcing current immigration law and border security. Confidence is not high regarding strong border security and enforcement of any compehensive reform (read: amnesty in both Kyl/Cornyn and McCain/Kennedy).

[TLI]

The good citizens of the United States of America with the help of the patriotic media will be in Crawford Texas to lawfully and peacefully demonstrate against George W. Bush's lack of enforcement of immigration law. For calling the Minutemen and other border watchers "vigilantes", for not directing ICE to round up illegal aliens in our cities, for willfully failing to put our miltary on the border, For being a Mexican president and the best friend an illegal alien can have, for putting American citizens last. We, the American people will be in Crawford Texas May 6 2006 , for a reckoning. Join us! God Bless America.


http://areckoning.com/

Texas Minutemen

[FairOpinion]

Bush has done a lot to secure our border.

" The president cited a 66 percent increase in border-security funding since he took office, along with a 42 percent increase in interior-enforcement spending and a total of 6 million illegal aliens caught and returned home."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20060326-123457-5749r

[Lobbyist]

I agree.

[TLI]

Bush has done a lot to secure our border.

Yes, he has spent a lot of money. It is just part of the problem. The propaganda being pumped to the illegals here about the guest worker program, the amnesty, has caused their reaction to a true enforcement Bill, 4437. That is what the illegal aliens know will send them back.

Texas Minutemen

http://areckoning.com/

See you on the border...

[philetus]

I hope Mexico isn't just doing something "to convince Americans" but will actually work on creating a better economic climate in Mexico and stop encouraging illegal immmigration to the US."

You're comment just made many carpetbagger's day.
They're rolling on the ground gasping "if I don't stop laughing at this gringo's post, I'm going to piss my pants".
And that's just our House.

[ncountylee]

Just sent an email:

consulwas@sre.gob.mx

[lonewacko_dot_com]

You might have missed this: Georgia illegal alien protest organized by former Mexican consul. If Mexico is using surrogates to agitate their citizens inside our country, what should we make of that? Shouldn't that be considered a hostile act? Let me advise asking all those who support or refuse to oppose these protests what they feel about that. If you have the opportunity to ask questions of a politician in a public setting, ask them about the protests. Then, inform them who was involved in the Georgia march and ask them to clarify whose side they're on.

[FairOpinion]

"You might have missed this: Georgia illegal alien protest organized by former Mexican consul. If Mexico is using surrogates to agitate their citizens inside our country, what should we make of that? "


That is certainly a hostile action and Condi should stump on President Fox.