Thread: Obama Vows to Surrender to Mexico Upon Taking Office

Obama Vows to Surrender to Mexico Upon Taking Office
BARACK OBAMA: I will repair our relationship with Mexico

I will repair the strained relationship with our southern neighbor, says BARACK OBAMA

Under George W. Bush, the United States has not lived up to its historic role as a leader in the Western Hemisphere. As president, I will restore that leadership by working to advance the common prosperity and security of all of the people of the Americas. That work must begin with a renewed strategic partnership with Mexico.

Mr. Bush took office vowing to make the Americas a top priority. But over the last seven years, the administration’s approach to this issue has been clumsy, disinterested and, above all, distracted by the war in Iraq. Indeed, relations have not fully recovered since Mexico refused to fall in line with President Bush’s rush to war.

Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon just traveled across the United States but didn’t even go to Washington, which isn’t that surprising given how little Mr. Bush has done to improve relations.

Starting my first year in office, I will convene annual meetings with Mr. Calderon and the prime minister of Canada. Unlike similar summits under President Bush, these will be conducted with a level of transparency that represents the close ties among our three countries. We will seek the active and open involvement of citizens, labor, the private sector and non-governmental organizations in setting the agenda and making progress.

With our neighbors to the south, that agenda must include securing our border. The hard work of comprehensive immigration reform must be done at home; we will be a nation of laws and immigrants. But we also have to work with Mexico to crack down on both illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations that threaten people on both sides of the border.

This will take new investments and new partnerships. Here’s some of what we need to do:

• Increase technology and real-time intelligence-sharing to allow U.S. and Mexican authorities to track and dismantle drug-trafficking cartels.

• Invest in anti-drug education on both sides of the border to reduce demand for illicit narcotics.

• Make a concerted effort to disrupt arms smuggling and money laundering from the United States that supplies Mexican drug cartels with weapons and funds.

• Partner with Mexico to enhance the professionalism of its law enforcement and judiciary officials.

It’s also time to develop a bilateral strategy for lifting up our border communities. Six and a half million Americans live in cities and towns next to the border, and 61 million Americans live in the four states that border Mexico. Too often we neglect the unique needs of these communities, which are integrated with their sister cities across the border. As president, I will work with state and local governments to enhance cross-border partnerships in transportation, law enforcement, environmental protection, health care and water usage.

At a national level, our diplomacy with Mexico must aim to amend NAFTA. I will seek enforceable labor and environment standards – not unenforceable side agreements that have done little to curb NAFTA’s failures. To reduce illegal immigration, we also have to help Mexico develop its own economy, so that more Mexicans can live their dreams south of the border. That’s why I’ll increase foreign assistance, including expanded micro-financing for businesses in Mexico.

Finally, we have to recognize the connection between our rhetoric and our relations – both with Mexico and within our own borders. We can and should have a robust debate about immigration reform, but we should never demonize or scapegoat any ethnic group. Already, we have seen an unacceptable spike in hate crimes aimed at Latinos across America. This has proven divisive here at home, and it risks poisoning our relations with Latin America.

Our relationship with Mexico should serve as a bridge to greater security and prosperity in North America and to better relations with Latin America. But we cannot achieve this partnership unless we engage in sustained and focused diplomacy, and develop a more effective working relationship with our neighbor to the south.
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Wow, a surrender speech prior to taking office.

Excuse me, but isn't he running for President of the United States? Nowhere is this surrender speech did he say anything about improving the future for the United States. It was all North America. Someone needs to bring it to his attention that, thus far, we are a NATION not a continent.

we need Lou Dobbs now

As president, I will restore that leadership by working to advance the common prosperity and security of all of the people of the Americas.

Wowee. He is now running as President of the People of ALL Americas???

There are no words.

The only thing wrong with our relationship with Mexico is the United States allows Mexico to treat us like a door mat.

I realize Hussien Obama is a complete phoney, but one would expect him to understand this fact with his Ivy League Education.

Originally Posted by NoBueno

I realize Hussien Obama is a complete phoney, but one would expect him to understand this fact with his Ivy League Education.

The Ivy League now teaches students to thinl as "World Citizens". After all, the Globalization Institute run by former Mexican President Cedillo is at Yale. Plus Obama grew up in Indonesia, how else would you expect him to think?

The Ivy League now teaches students to thinl as "World Citizens". After all, the Globalization Institute run by former Mexican President Cedillo is at Yale. Plus Obama grew up in Indonesia, how else would you expect him to think?

Like a grateful American who's proud, blessed and humbled for all the opportunity he has been afforded here in this country. To atleast pretend he loves this country and wants to secure it's borders and protect it's citizens.

These days however, I suppose that would be asking too much for someone who wants to be the leader of the United States and who's convictions and beliefs are outright dangerous.

Originally Posted by NoBueno

how else would you expect him to think?

Like a grateful American who's proud, blessed and humbled for all the opportunity he has been afforded here in this country.

He never had a role model to teach him this, his entire life he has been surrounded by Communists, radical Muslims, and self hating whites. Look at those kids going to the Muslim Madrasas, Obama is no different.

He never had a role model to teach him this, his entire life he has been surrounded by Communists, radical Muslims, and self hating whites. Look at those kids going to the Muslim Madrasas, Obama is no different.

I know, he's a victim of his circumstances. He does not get a pass from me simply because he's black, a muslim sympathizer, or has had no positive role models.

I agree with everything your saying. Unfortunately, America is so lost that many are ready to put this fraud in the White House.