[MinorityRepublican]

Oh, my...I think I would not have been so harsh in my response had I known you are a young person, MinorityRepublican.

No offense taken, sir. :-)

I do believe that Mexico is not our friend, and for the reasons I stated, but the scathing tone and language was inappropriate, and an indication to me that anger is getting the best of me, and that it's time for me to get off the computer for awhile!

Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that over time Mexico will be able to finally prosper with our help and influence. It does not really matter if Mexico is not our friend at the moment, after all only two hundred years ago we were enemies with Great Britain.

My point is that we must help Mexico to get on the right track. I recognize that not all Mexicans are assimilating in the United States, but the process is underway. I have hispanic friends who are truly Americans. Don't you have any friends from Mexico or any other Latin American country?

[Risa]

>>Perhaps I am naive, but I believe that over time Mexico will be able to finally prosper with our help and influence.<<

I don't think you are naive at all. I would hope that Mexico would prosper with help from our country. Yet, bringing all of Mexico's problems into America is going too far. Yet, this is exactly what Vincent Fox wishes to do.

>> I have hispanic friends who are truly Americans. Don't you have any friends from Mexico or any other Latin American country?<<

I have known many good American people of Mexican descent. I have a great appreciation for Mexican and Latin American culture, too -- their literature, art, customs, history and so on. But, this doesn't mean I want to live in that culture, nor does it mean I would tolerate flagrant disregard for our immigration law and our borders. In fact, I know many Americans of Mexican descent who are quite upset about America becoming more like the country they left, behind because of uncontrolled immigration.

regards,
risa