Thread: TX-Editorial:MEXICAN MIGRANTS DUE FOR A MAKEOVER

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Editorial: Mexican migrants due for image makeover

01:11 PM CST on Friday, January 22, 2010

Mexico's new consul general in Dallas, Juan Carlos Cué-Vega, has an admirable and ambitious agenda for the estimated 400,000 to 500,000 Mexicans living in Dallas and other cities covered by his consular region. Cué-Vega says his compatriots here have a bad reputation, and it's time for an image makeover.


With refreshing candor, he is blunt about the problem: "Frankly, we have spoken about the issues that make us not look very good, like celebrations using guns, littering, [being] noisy in the neighborhoods, leaving the kids at home while going to work. These are social and cultural things that we need to change."

Cué-Vega says President Felipe Calderón shares his concerns. Until now, we suspect, Mexican officials have been reluctant to raise these issues publicly, not wanting to fuel the extremely harsh atmosphere in this country over illegal immigration.

But it's an important discussion to have. President Barack Obama says he wants to reintroduce comprehensive immigration reform, which means a new round of recriminations is coming. Cué-Vega acknowledges the role that Mexicans' image will play in that debate.

The vast majority of Mexican immigrants are hard workers lured here by jobs, he says, but they don't always think about the responsibilities and behavioral changes that U.S. residency involves. "We have to educate our people ... to respect the law."

That respect doesn't just start when an illegal immigrant takes up residence here. It begins at the border, and when an immigrant enters illegally, his reputation instantly becomes tainted in the eyes of many Americans, regardless of how the immigrant behaves as a resident.

That said, Cué-Vega's agenda is commendable because the illegal immigration issue isn't going away anytime soon. So the next best thing is to ensure that immigrants assimilate and abide by the laws and customs of this land.

The consul general has started his campaign by making the rounds at immigrant centers such as Casa Guanajuato in Oak Cliff. He should also consider meet-and-greet sessions with police and neighborhood code enforcement officers, who can clarify any ambiguities about what kinds of behavior are out of bounds. Churches and meetings of neighborhood associations also are a great way to get the message out.

Had Cué-Vega's predecessors launched this campaign earlier, the atmosphere against illegal immigrants might not have reached the boiling point of recent years. The message is overdue, but late is certainly better than never.


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The vast majority of Mexican immigrants are hard workers lured here by jobs, he says, but they don't always think about the responsibilities and behavioral changes that U.S. residency involves. "We have to educate our people ... to respect the law."

That respect doesn't just start when an illegal immigrant takes up residence here. It begins at the border, and when an immigrant enters illegally, his reputation instantly becomes tainted in the eyes of many Americans, regardless of how the immigrant behaves as a resident

"Respect the law?" What a con artist! If you respected the law you would stay on your side of the border!

That said, Cué-Vega's agenda is commendable because the illegal immigration issue isn't going away anytime soon. So the next best thing is to ensure that immigrants assimilate and abide by the laws and customs of this land.

So this guy is condoning the breaking of our laws, while telling illegals to respect our culture? He would do best if he could do that in the home country!
Assimilate? How about hiding and not getting noticed by neighbors that may report them to la migra?
What kind of bullspit is this guy shoveling?

They don't always think about the responsibilities and behavioral changes that U.S. residency involves. "We have to educate our people ... to respect the law."

US residency??? You mean border jumping?
If they respected the law they would still be in MEXICO!!!

celebrations using guns, littering, [being] noisy in the neighborhoods, leaving the kids at home while going to work

Start with picking up all the rubbish in our deserts!
You forgot the driving drunk issue and the screwing of 12 year olds being legal.
That is 3rd world thinking and is god awful.
Perhaps to learn the real history of Mexico and the USA would be helpful for you to know also.

It is a good message but I'd rather they "practice" in their own country...

Image Makeover For Illegal Immigrants In Dallas


Last Updated: Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:50am

The Mexican government’s new representative in Dallas has devised a plan to give the area’s half a million illegal aliens an image makeover that will shed their tainted reputations as noisy litterers who celebrate with guns and leave kids at home unsupervised.

The goal, according to the Mexican consul general, is for the compatriots who live illegally in his Texas consular region to earn the respect of Americans who see them as a nuisance to their country. The undocumented Mexicans have a bad reputation, said Consul General Juan Carlos Cue-Vega, and its time for an image makeover.

"Frankly, we have spoken about the issues that make us not look very good, like celebrations using guns, littering, [being] noisy in the neighborhoods, leaving the kids at home while going to work,â€

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Cué-Vega's agenda is commendable because the illegal immigration issue isn't going away anytime soon.

We are are doing everything an American Citizen possibly can to see that this issue does go away soon. NO AMNESTY, LAW ENFORCEMENT!

No matter what Mexico does, Its to late. We have seen it all.
Deport everyone of them.