Thread: Mexico Says Immigration Reform Unlikely in 2010

Jan 8, 9:46 PM EST

Mexico says immigration reform unlikely in 2010

By MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's ambassador to the United States said Friday he expects immigration reform is unlikely to pass in that country in 2010 because of unemployment and midterm elections.

In an unusually frank assessment, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said Mexico will continue its quiet, "under the radar" lobbying for a reform that would benefit the estimated 11.8 million Mexicans living in the United States. A large percentage are undocumented.

"It's not that it is unachievable. It is possible, but it will be difficult," he told a news conference. "And this year, especially, the conditions ... will be particularly difficult."

"If the (U.S.) economy grows, but there continues to be the unemployment and the job losses that occurred in the United States in 2009, it is politically impossible for the Republicans or the Democrats, as much as they might be interested ... to put an integrated immigration reform on the table," Sarukhan said.

Sarukhan also said past pronouncements on the issue by Mexico may have done more harm than good.

"Having spoken about it publicly at times in the past ... has done a great deal of damage to our countrymen and our allies in the United States," he said.

Sarukhan said a general amnesty that would automatically legalize undocumented migrants "cannot be the solution," because "the radical conservative wing in the United States would immediately mobilize to torpedo it."

He said a more realistic goal is a program of temporary work visas and a "regularization process" - presumably, what has been called "earned legalization" involving fines or other qualifying factors.

Sarukhan said chances for reform may depend on how much political capital the administration of President Barack Obama has left after the divisive debate over health care.

Daniel Hernandez Joseph, director of overseas citizen protection services for Mexico's Foreign Relations Department, told reporters that anti-immigration rhetoric "has permeated in (U.S.) society" and that anti-immigration groups in the United States currently "feel empowered."

Hernandez Joseph also said preliminary estimates indicate that 396 people assumed to be Mexican citizens died trying to cross into the United States last year, up from 340 in 2008.

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In an unusually frank assessment, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said Mexico will continue its quiet, "under the radar" lobbying for a reform that would benefit the estimated 11.8 million Mexicans living in the United States. A large percentage are undocumented

Another reason amnesty should never be granted! Mexico is admittedly lobbying in this country under the radar, (interesting choice of words). How many of our corrupted politicians has mexico bought and paid for! Now we know our elected officials are in fact representing mexico when they are pushing this amnesty crap!

These people are really something(Hispanic/Mexican) They need to be removed from this country and the sooner the better. If they are here illegally they have no reason to be here and working and taking jobs and sucking up resources here. Send the embassadors back as well and kick the UN out of America

Send this article to ALL your Representatives and Senators as I just did and LET THEM KNOW that Americans have now "wised up" to what Mexico is doing to our Government officials and congressmembers -- Mexico DOES NOT DICTATE WHOM OF THEIR CITIZENS WILL GET CITIZENSHIP IN THE U.S. -- THE U.S. CITIZENS WILL DECIDE AND HAVE THEIR IMMIGRATION LAWS ENFORCED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daniel Hernandez Joseph, director of overseas citizen protection services for Mexico's Foreign Relations Department, told reporters that anti-immigration rhetoric "has permeated in (U.S.) society" and that anti-immigration groups in the United States currently "feel empowered."

Very interesting assessment.

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Unsure how to document the source posted above so also found here:
www.nytimes.com

Added to Homepage:
http://www.alipac.us/article-4827--0-0.html

We can't take anything for granted, and have to keep the pressure on!

Sarukhan said a general amnesty that would automatically legalize undocumented migrants "cannot be the solution," ... He said a more realistic goal is a program of temporary work visas and a "regularization process" - presumably, what has been called "earned legalization" involving fines or other qualifying factors.

Here's the deception again; we all know that "earned legalization" "regularization"etc. is code language for mass amnesty.

Lets get Mexico out of our Capital. Im not feeling very hospitable towards them after learning about and seeing firsthand the terrible influence and hidden agendas..and Good fences make for good neighbors for now..

Daniel Hernandez Joseph, director of overseas citizen protection services for Mexico's Foreign Relations Department

What a misnomer, the only country they are active in I'll bet is the USA!

the estimated 11.8 million Mexicans living in the United States. A large percentage are undocumented.

Where in the hell do they find these bogus figures???