Thread: Editorial:Flow from Mexico worse than any gas price concerns

Illegal flow from Mexico worse than any gas price concerns
By PHIL VALENTINE • July 20, 2008

It seems like forever we've been consumed with the high gas prices. This run-up in energy costs has diverted our attention away from other pressing issues that need addressing, but we can't seem to take our eyes off the pump.

Politicians are counting on that. U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is quietly sponsoring a couple of bills in Congress that would extend federal wildlife protection to about 84,000 acres along the U.S.-Mexico border at Coronado National Forest. This would effectively move the border 30 miles to the north. It would also effectively create a safe haven for drug runners and coyotes.

The only chance we have in stopping illegal entry into our country is for Border Patrol agents to peer into Mexico to see who's coming. A 30-mile buffer zone would make it impossible to do that.

Rep. Grijalva is offering his legislation under the guise of protecting the environment, but it's clear what his intentions are. He's attempting to facilitate illegal immigration now that the Border Patrol has stepped up its enforcement.

Few know this issue better than Darrell Ankarlo. Ankarlo, former morning talk-show host at WTN in Nashville, now broadcasts out of Phoenix. Not only is he on the front line of the illegal immigrant problem, he threw himself in the middle of this mess by leading a team across the border into Mexico then sneaking back into this country. After he crawled under what passes for a fence, he was amazed at just how easy it was. He crossed back into Mexico and did it again — several times — thinking surely someone would be along to apprehend him. They never showed.

He chronicles his adventure in his new book, Another Man's Sombrero (Thomas Nelson). Ankarlo wanted to get an understanding of what drives people to risk their lives to come to America.

He interviewed dozens of people while in Mexico, from illegal immigrants to the coyotes they pay to guide them over, even Mexican border patrol agents. What we learn in this book is it's worse than we thought. Mexico is so corrupt that there's no way anything's ever going to be done on their side of the border to stem the flow.

What's even more maddening is Ankarlo's chronicling of the mindless catch-and-release policy of the U.S. government. He visited a processing center where hundreds of illegal immigrants who have been caught are fed through the system. They're fingerprinted, and the prints are run through a computer. If they come up positive, the person is held until they determine what to do with him. Most, however, are processed and released back into Mexico only to try again the next day.

Ankarlo talked to illegal immigrants at the processing center who bragged they had attempted entry on numerous occasions and laughed at our attempts to stop them.

He also exposed the deplorable conditions in which many Mexicans live. It's no wonder they want to leave. Their government is corrupt and making a living — merely scratching out an existence — is extremely difficult. The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood. Their system is broken and instead of fixing it, the Mexican government can open up the pressure valve and release the steam into the U.S.

It's time we put a cap on that valve. Pressure needs to rise to the point in Mexico that these people effect change in their own country. The compassionate course of action is to force these people to fundamentally transform their country.

Ankarlo also brings the "Reconquista'' movement to the forefront in this book. Although proponents of illegal immigration deny it, there is a popular mindset in Mexico that the Southwest United States somehow belongs to them. There is a hushed but concerted effort to take that land back by overwhelming it with illegal immigrants. This is something we can no longer afford to ignore.

For anyone who wants to truly understand our illegal immigration problem, Another Man's Sombrero is your book.

Phil Valentine is an author and syndicated radio talk-show host heard locally on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN weekdays 4-8 p.m. His column appears in The Tennessean on Sundays. Web site: philvalentine.com.
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The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

I have said all along these are different from the Mexicans I knew and grew up with. There is such a hatred and foul attitude that has been with them long before they ever crossed the border and really is displaced on the American people. Whites especially. This you owe us attitude. It is something I was surprised to see because there was never this problem before.

Originally Posted by crazybird

I have said all along these are different from the Mexicans I knew and grew up with. There is such a hatred and foul attitude that has been with them long before they ever crossed the border and really is displaced on the American people. Whites especially. This you owe us attitude. It is something I was surprised to see because there was never this problem before.

These are the one who pushed American citizens out of the many construction jobs in Michigan and Michigan now has the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 8.5%.

They have an ugly "I don't speak English" attitude, they drive without licenses, they throw Burger King wrappers on the highway and they are the heroes of degenerate wackos like Barack "the silent Muslim" Obama who feed off of white guilt and anti-white racism.

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is quietly sponsoring a couple of bills in Congress that would extend federal wildlife protection to about 84,000 acres along the U.S.-Mexico border at Coronado National Forest. This would effectively move the border 30 miles to the north. It would also effectively create a safe haven for drug runners and coyotes.

Is this not enabling 'terrorists' (drug cartels and gangs) and against the best interest of the United States?

Originally Posted by crazybird

The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

I have said all along these are different from the Mexicans I knew and grew up with. There is such a hatred and foul attitude that has been with them long before they ever crossed the border and really is displaced on the American people. Whites especially. This you owe us attitude. It is something I was surprised to see because there was never this problem before.

That's what my friend told me who visits her family in tj all the time. She says that Tj is also in bad shape because of the poor of mexico coming up north to get to the usa and when they get deported a lot stay in Tj for work and the crime rates have risen dramatically. These mexicans are almost different than the ones we're used to and are very racist, they are the poor of Mexico and they are poor because they refuse to industrialize and move forward in to the future but would rather stay behind and hold on to their culture. It's not just US citizens having issue with these people it's also other Mexicans, north vs. south.

The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

This is what I am seeing more and more of in L.A..the dark skinned - half Mexican and half Indian looking illegals! Every day I take the same route to my office on Olympic and Purdue in West L.A., and every day I see MORE of them...especially the women who are holding a baby in one arm and dragging 2 more behind them. The women are usually travelling in pairs. I never see any of them walking alone. They look like they just climbed out of the trunk of a Camaro! It's terrible!!! You know they are not working and you know that we are supporting them! On Friday I counted 14 women and 42 kids under the age of 3 walking within a 4 block stretch on Barrington Ave.!!! There must be tons of drop houses in this area! Ironically, it's only 2 blocks away from the W. LA Police Dept!

One more thing...

There is a U-Haul Rental place and a couple of other day labor businesses on the corner of Barrington and Santa Monica Blvd., and there are ALWAYS at least 100 illegals standing in front at all hours of the day! These men must be related to all the women and kids mentioned above! I can tell you, you would NEVER hire one of them...they are the most unsavory looking illegals ever! It looks like no one else is hiring them either...they are ALWAYS there....loitering!

They have also infested the schools on the Westside...the schools that used to be mostly upper middle class. The gangs have a strong foothold and ALL of the American kids are bullied and terrorized! They don't even ride the school buses anymore! Now, the parents are forced to send their kids to private school!

This is the future of L.A.! Third world peasants breeding more third world peasants! And it will spread to every city and town until every last one of the 60M peasants has left Mexico for the US! There is NO hope for LA or CA! They "own the place"!!!

The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

Its obvious there is something racial going on. Look at the "Memin" comic books that were recently pulled from Wal-Mart. And just recently some of Mexico's postage stamps were pulled for being racist. MEXICO IS RACIST AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE BECAUSE OF A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN SKIN COLOR! IMO, they consider the ones that look more "European" to be successful in Mexico, and "the other ones" are being encouraged to come to the U.S.

Originally Posted by butterbean

The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

Its obvious there is something racial going on. Look at the "Memin" comic books that were recently pulled from Wal-Mart. And just recently some of Mexico's postage stamps were pulled for being racist. MEXICO IS RACIST AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE BECAUSE OF A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN SKIN COLOR! IMO, they consider the ones that look more "European" to be successful in Mexico, and "the other ones" are being encouraged to come to the U.S.

Calderon made a very telling comment a few weeks ago...He said that Mexico is 'having a difficult time repatriating the illegals that the US is returning to them'! (I'm paraphrasing). Its patently obvious that Mexico does NOT want them back! It is a form of ethnic cleansing! Watch for Mexico to build a wall to keep them from returning home!

Originally Posted by butterbean

The untold story is that there's a racial component to this poverty. Most of the poor in Mexico are darker-skinned, with more Indian blood. The ruling class is still made up primarily of those with more Spanish blood.

Its obvious there is something racial going on. Look at the "Memin" comic books that were recently pulled from Wal-Mart. And just recently some of Mexico's postage stamps were pulled for being racist. MEXICO IS RACIST AGAINST THEIR OWN PEOPLE BECAUSE OF A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN SKIN COLOR! IMO, they consider the ones that look more "European" to be successful in Mexico, and "the other ones" are being encouraged to come to the U.S.

Yep, they do not get along. tHy call us racist but really both sides in mexico are racist against each other. The more spanish-euro ones are the educated ones and the ones who are more mexi-indian are the dark skinned poor ones. The mexi-indians want to hold on to their culture while getting a free ride at the same time from Mexico and the USA. Mexico would rather let them come here to the USA as opposed to dealing with them. They refuse to assimilate here as well. That't not to say the northern mexicans aren't just as bad with their hands out when it comes to the USA but they are more likely to be successful and productive to their country and stay there making a decent living not needing to cross illegally.