Thread: Mexican Opposition Urging Calderon to Push GWB for Amnesty

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UPDATED: 13:12, October 23, 2006
Mexican opposition urges discussion of migration at Mexican-U.S. summit

Mexican opposition leaders on Sunday publicly appealed to Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderon to focus on migration when he meets U.S. President George W. Bush next month.

The Bush-Calderon meeting is set to take place on Nov. 9, and will form part of Calderon's tour of the United States and Canada. The already published agenda shows the meeting will focus on trade, competitiveness and security, paying scant attention to the migration topic.

Opposition member Edmundo Ramirez Martinez, who is the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) leader in the legislature, told media that Calderon should focus on the border wall, the militarization of the border, and the growing climate of xenophobia and anti-immigrant feeling in the United States.

"A lukewarm rejection of the border wall, as part of an agenda dominated by trade and security, would be a bad signal and a bad start for both leaders," he said.

Bush signed a homeland security bill earlier this month to give 1.2 billion U.S. dollars toward the building of a 1,200-km fence along the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. The move was heavily criticized by Mexico.

"We need to go beyond diplomatic notes, to a discourse that explains that building walls does not solve migration; something Bush does not understand," Ramirez said.

He expected that Mexico's legislature would approve before the meeting a point of order insisting that migration was fundamental to Mexico and the United States.

Felipe Calderon will take power on Dec. 1.

The United States shares some 3,200 km of common border with Mexico.

Source: Xinhua
http://english.people.com.cn/200610/23/ ... 14384.html

Wrong post, sorry.

"We need to go beyond diplomatic notes, to a discourse that explains that building walls does not solve migration; something Bush does not understand," Ramirez said.

How about this senor ramierz, how about you go back and tell calderon to mind his own damn business and stay out of our affairs. If we want the wall there, we will build it with or without your support.

And one more thing while we're on the subject, quit telling the US that we need to DO MORE for the mexican people by accomodating them here.

It isn't racism, it isn't xenophobia, WE THE PEOPLE simply want our laws enforced and all illegals removed!

MUCHAS GRACIAS AMIGO...

Opposition member Edmundo Ramirez Martinez, who is the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) leader in the legislature, told media that Calderon should focus on the border wall, the militarization of the border, and the growing climate of xenophobia and anti-immigrant feeling in the United States.

If Mexico was willing to address the economic issues that keep their poor in this state (including renegotiating NAFTA), maybe we could talk. If Mexico showed some inclination to effectively deal with the migration problem instead of instructing their citizens on how to cross the border without getting caught, there might be room for discussion. If Mexico was willing to deal with their corruption and drug-related violence, which is being brought into the US and is endemic along the border, maybe we could then talk. If potential terrorists (aka OTM) originating from other countries weren't being caught coming across the Mexican border, maybe we could talk. If Mexican criminals, murderers, rapists, child abusers weren't coming here to escape prosecution in Mexico, maybe we could talk.

The militarization along the border is mostly coming from the drug traffickers and human smugglers, not our border patrol. Mexico, you have failed abysmally on all counts to be a good neighbor - you've blown it!!! So now you throw fits when we finally respond? You have no ground to stand on. Stay out of our business as we decide where to build the fence on our land!!

If the United States allows the illegals to stay, then they are breaking the NAFTA agreement. This in turn could allow Canadians who can't get residency could then sue for their rights. Send the illegals back. Sure the Mexicans want amnesty because of these people sending money to their families and thereby helping their economy.