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>>I would like nothing better than to discuss this issue without name-calling and sloganeering.

For example, I would like to know WHY so many people risk their lives to come to this country. Why is Mexico a basket-case? Why won't they get their act together?

I do not condone illegal immigration, but it would take a hard heart to hate those poor souls who come here just for the oportunity to gut chickens for Tyson. How desperate do you have to be to risk your life for that type of job?<<

And that would be so much more of a productive kind of discussion to be having... Of course, as soon as we start talking about Mexico in any way except to criticize it we will quickly be called tools of one world government and the CFR... :(

One sad thing is that the Fox administration was likely the high point of Mexican governance and what comes after will be more liberal with a stronger influence from Venezuela and Cuba. We may well find ourselves like Israel - without a partner for serious talks and forced to act unilaterally.

I sincerely hope the president gives the speech of his career on Monday and that has has the political capital and brings it to bear on this issue decisively. As long as I'm hoping it would be good to get a rational last ditch effort from Fox but I'm afraid he is overwhelmed with corruption and problems and internal politics.