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Mexico's Foreign Secretary blasts failure of immigration bill

The Associated Press - ATLANTA

Mexico's foreign secretary said that the failure of an immigration reform bill last week "aggravates" the problem of illegal immigration in the United States and "cancels the possibility that millions of families may progress."

"These are hard times for immigrants in the United States," Patricia Espinosa said Friday night in Atlanta, where she had traveled to mark the 30th anniversary of the opening of Mexico's consulate general in the city. The celebration was attended by consular officials from Mexico and other countries, as well as by Georgia officials, including Secretary of State Karen Handel.

"Millions of human beings are forced to live in the shadows, in the margins of society," she said. "Families are divided, migrants are abused, and almost 400 lives are lost each year in the attempt to reach this country under inhuman and dangerous conditions."

Addressing the audience of more than 200, Espinosa said the Mexican government, particularly through its consulates, will continue to demand that Mexican workers and their families are treated with dignity "independently of their migratory condition."

The Atlanta consulate has a staff of about 30 to assist an estimated 700,000 Mexicans in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. It will monitor the enforcement of new local immigration laws to make sure the rights of Mexicans are respected and will also fight to make consular IDs more broadly accepted by U.S. authorities, Espinosa said.

Espinosa, who became part of President Felipe Calderon's new government last fall, said that the contributions made by Mexican workers to the U.S. economy should be acknowledged in the heated debate over immigration reform. But she also said Calderon is working on creating better job opportunities back in Mexico to try to stem the northbound flow of workers.

Calderon, opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico have said that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts.

The plan, supported by Bush, would have created a way to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants from around the world while fortifying the border. It failed in the Senate last week and it's unlikely to be revived until after the next presidential election.


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Espinosa, who became part of President Felipe Calderon's new government last fall, said that the contributions made by Mexican workers to the U.S. economy should be acknowledged in the heated debate over immigration reform.

She can acknowledge them when they come home, have a homecoming parade for returning heroes.

Mexico's foreign secretary said that the failure of an immigration reform bill last week "aggravates" the problem of illegal immigration in the United States and "cancels the possibility that millions of families may progress."

Let them progress at home! In their home country!!

[quote="Nouveauxpoor"]Mexico's Foreign Secretary blasts failure of immigration bill

The Associated Press - ATLANTA

Mexico's foreign secretary said that the failure of an immigration reform bill last week "aggravates" the problem of illegal immigration in the United States and "cancels the possibility that millions of families may progress."

The only thing that aggravates the problem of illegal immigration is the mexican govt. sending them here and our govt. allowing them to do it.
Oh, and Pattie? Since the possibility of progress for your millions of illegal families who have invaded our country has now been canceled, do us all a huge favor and take them home.

"These are hard times for immigrants in the United States,"

Nooooo.....these are hard times for illegal aliens in this country.


"Millions of human beings are forced to live in the shadows, in the margins of society," she said. "Families are divided, migrants are abused, and almost 400 lives are lost each year in the attempt to reach this country under inhuman and dangerous conditions."


That would be the millions who brazenly form mobs in our streets, screaming at the top of their lungs while demanding their rights and a continued free ride in a country where they don't belong? Look lady, the only shadows they are in, are the ones cast by those huge Mexican flags they like to wave around so much. Find a new catch phrase, already would you?
Divided families? Take them home with you and reunite them with their loved ones if you're so concerned about it.

Abused, you say? These illegal aliens who burn our flag, assault our citizens, spit on Americans, threaten to overtake our country and murder us.....you mean those abused illegals?

Four hundred die trying to sneak into this country every year compared to how many citizens per year die at the hands of illegal aliens? And what would your solution be to these "inhuman and dangerous" conditions they subject themselves to.......charter buses provided by us to just drive 'em on over?


Mexican workers and their families are treated with dignity "independently of their migratory condition."

Why don't you just call them exactly what they are....m'kay? If they were "Mexican workers", they would be working in Mexico. They are not. Therefore, they are simply illegal aliens, criminals.....nothing else. And please, don't talk to us about their dignity.......Mexico needs to practice what it preaches.


But she also said Calderon is working on creating better job opportunities back in Mexico to try to stem the northbound flow of workers.

<snickers> Yeah, sure he is.....just like Bush is out there building our border fence with his bare hands as I type.
Calderon, opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico have said that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts.

Notice not a word in there about American workers?