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Mexico Refuses to Bend to U.S. on Iraq
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| February 22, 2003
Posted on 02/22/2003 2:36:02 PM PST by sarcasm
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To: sarcasm
That does it, no more transplant organs for Mexican nationals.
To: Doctor Don
In Mexico women commonly have 20+ babies......Commonly? Where did you read this. I'd be interested to see how someone came up with that.
Mexicans now outnumber blacks in the US.
Same question. Sources?
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posted on
02/22/2003 6:39:46 PM PST
by
TankerKC
(What's with the sudden influx of racist punks on FR?)
To: TankerKC
Mexicans now outnumber blacks in the US. Same question. Sources?
I believe that *Hispanics* now outnumber blacks in the US---not Mexicans.
However, Mexicans are the largest hispanic group in the US.
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posted on
02/22/2003 7:35:41 PM PST
by
07055
To: pierrem15
I nearly dropped my coffee cup this morning listening to Fox News and saw the list of "Appeasers". Mexico!!! up there with France, et al.
Oh woe is me. I do business with Mexico every day sending tourists to health spas. I was in Mexico during 911. They were devastated about our attack. I saw the chaos at the Mexico City airport with the border closed and tourist stranded.
I am shocked that Mexico has taken this position. Personally this is terrible for me. My first reaction was to fire off scathing emails to the spa owners saying I was jerking every one of the Mexican spas off of my website.
God, then how am I going to even pay for my Direct TV and DSL, much less my mortgage. I have been quite clear with my friends not to send me any of those mis-guided emails about peace protests because they are backed by haters of the U.S. and the prostests in my mind are like giving aid and comfort to Saddam.
What am I supposed to do? I am quick to boycott enemies of the United States. I've protested Clinton when I knew he was a traitor and a rapist.
I am in great distress. I have always considered Mexico mi amigo. Yeah, the border is a mess, we can put soldiers elbow to elbow to stop illegals for that matter. But talk about a mess concerning our legal trade.
We have millions of tourists, retirees, professionals,- my mind boggles at the amount of commerce - personal and professional that goes on with Mexico.
What am I to do? It may not even matter what I do. I could have customers boycotting my service because the spas are in Mexico and now Mexico is on the wrong side of the angels.
What does a good citizen do?
To: sarcasm
Mexico now feels spurned and believes it has little to lose politically by turning its back on Washington, analysts say.I bet a few FReepers can prove 'ol Vicente's wrong. Mexico, like the rest of the world, doesn't understand the level of our determination.
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posted on
02/23/2003 9:16:27 AM PST
by
geedee
To: BfloGuy
As a token of appreciation towards President George W. Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox accused the United States at the International Court of Justice in The Hague alleging violations of the rights of 30 Mexican murderers condemned to death by our courts for heinous crimes committed in United States. After demonstrating an outrageous disrespect for our laws and the judicial system, President Fox assumed the responsibility for protecting those murderers. Therefore, it should also be the responsibility of President Fox and the government of Mexico to assume the burden of properly compensating the families of the victims of the crimes committed by those Mexican nationals regardless if they were here legally or illegally.
Another important matter to be resolved is the use of our welfare and medical services by illegal aliens who are severely burdening our hospitals and medical resources. Since it is a dereliction of the Mexican government to fail in caring for its own people, the Mexican government should therefore, reimburse those huge unpaid bills incurred by Mexican nationals while living illegally in the United States.
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posted on
02/23/2003 5:14:06 PM PST
by
Cardenas
To: judgeandjury
I understand your comments about the effect of illegal workers on American employment. My point was that while the stereotype of illegal Mexican immigrants seems often to be people that come over to go on welfare, all the ones I see are working.
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posted on
02/23/2003 5:35:16 PM PST
by
RonF
To: sarcasm
As bad as all this is, there is one good thing to come out of it. We are finding out just who our friends are and when this is over, we will not forget.
To: 07055; RonF
Illegals can't get welfare? Where'd you hear that? Most of the ones in my neighborhood double dipped. They'd work jobs for $4/hr under the table (not too shabby if you dont' have any taxes taken out ever) and then get welfare/food stamps/AFDC too. The cash gets sent home to Mexico and out of circulation in the community. So, the short answer is yes, they're working, jobs that American's probably won't work for $4/hr...BUT they're also getting welfare!
To: sarcasm
I guess I don't believe this Reuters article. I don't believe Mexico will vote against the new resolution.
They may be trying to pull a Turkey and see what they can get for their vote, but we don't need their vote like we needed Turkish bases.
They'll vote with us. Watch.
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posted on
02/23/2003 5:45:48 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
BTTT!
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posted on
02/24/2003 1:29:12 PM PST
by
justshe
(Free Howlin!)
To: Dog Gone; sarcasm; Cardenas
"Why is our neighbor to the south, Mexico, refusing to support the United States on Iraq at the United Nations? Could Mexico wind up casting the deciding vote against military action? We'll have a No Spin report. "
The above is from O'Reilly's webpage. I watched the re-run version and I thought it was a balanced assesment. The Mexican leadership (Vincente Fox) is PO'd about the open borders agenda and is pushing their weight around in a show of independence.
Meanwhile, see my above post, I'm in the Mexican tourism business and I'm pacing around, powerless to do anything. Customers are going to do what they are going to do and governments are kicking this soccer ball down this field as it rolls to it's inevitable goal (taking out Saddam).
I guess to continue this metaphor, the ball is being kicked back and forth, but who is going to be on our winning team? Right now, I could be the ball. The ball is all of the people whose life and livlihood ride on this winning point.
I have been able to be rather hypothetical and theoretical and a fan with an opinion on most of these war/games, but now, good Lord, I'm invested in the outcome.
I talked to a sage "our man in Mexico" tonight and he can't believe Mexico would actually vote against our resolution. He can believe they might abstain to push us some more, but not vote against us.
I said, we've seen so many "This can't be happening!" events that I can actually believe Mexico would do this disasterous deed.
Like I asked before. Any suggestions on anything I can do to be effective? Email the Mexican Consulate in Houston? And say what? AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
To: APBaer
You struck oil! (and are absolutely right. That's the same reason the Russians are balking on support.)
To: sarcasm
``I want to reiterate that Mexico's position has been and will be very clear. It will exclusively serve our interests, the interests of the Mexicans and no-one else,'' said Interior Minister Santiago Creel. Fine, then these little sh*ts across the border better make a peep when we start acting this way.
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posted on
02/24/2003 9:42:30 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Take charge of your destiny, or someone else will)
To: GalvestonGal.com
If history is any guide, the Mexican politicians will resent the heck out of it, but vote in the end with the US.
The one thing that has to weigh on everyone's minds, including the Mexicans and French, is that the US is going into Iraq regardless.
So why go on record as siding with the losing side when it won't make a darn bit of difference to the outcome?
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posted on
02/25/2003 5:18:29 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
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