Thread: CO-Consul: Mexicans needed back home

Sunday, August 31, 2008Consul: Mexicans needed back home
Eduardo Arnal on a mission to visit every county in Colorado
Veronica Whitney
La Tribuna
Vail, CO Colorado

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Eduardo Arnal, the consul general of Mexico in Denver, visited Glenwood Springs Aug. 15 to meet with members of the city council and the police chief, Terry Wilson.

Arnal, 38, who was named to the post by Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, arrived in Colorado in September 2007. His visit is part of a plan to tour all 63 counties in Colorado — he has visited 48 so far.

Arnal is touring the state to create a more efficient relationship between the consulate and local authorities and to meet the Mexicans living in Colorado. La Tribuna met with Arnal at the Hotel Colorado.

La Trbuna: What did you find when you arrived in Colorado last year?

Eduardo Arnal: A good a warm reception from the people and authorities, but certain contrasts in the state. There still are some leftovers of an anti-immigrant feeling in Colorado. Also, though I don’t have statistics, the Mexicans in Colorado are either leaving to go back to Mexico or are moving to other states in the country that are more friendly towards immigrants.

Although the attitude of authorities is in general pretty good, the legislation doesn’t help, it’s not friendly to the Mexicans here. There has to be an immigration reform from the federal government.

LT: What is Mexico doing to avoid the migration of its citizens?

EA: In Mexico we need to do our part —and we are doing it now— to generate better jobs and opportunities so that the Mexicans will stay there. We don’t want people to leave the country. We need them back now because Mexico’s economy has been growing very fast in the past 15 years.

Mexico is a very rich country, the problem is that the wealth is in just a few hands. According to a study conducted in Mexico, if the Mexicans abroad don’t come back, we will need to import workers by the year 2040. To avoid this, the government of Mexico is making it possible for Mexicans abroad to finish their high school degree and it has also created several programs to train people in Mexico to work in different industries. People should call us to learn more about these programs.

LT: I have received some complaints that there is a lot of bureaucracy at the consulate in Denver. A Mexican woman who lives in Glenwood Springs said about the Consulate recently: “They provide all the services that a Mexican needs, but not efficientlyâ€

EA: In Mexico we need to do our part —and we are doing it now— to generate better jobs and opportunities so that the Mexicans will stay there. We don’t want people to leave the country. We need them back now because Mexico’s economy has been growing very fast in the past 15 years.

While that quite gives much hope to the American people, it ignores the problem that Mexico's economic boom during the last 15 years has been increased remittances of the illegals working in the US, and perhaps a very lucrative pipleine of drugs and human smuggling to this country.
Yes, Mexico, get all your people back and then what?

also want them to consider the possibility of returning to Mexico. We understand there is a big historic debt with them, but Mexico isn’t the same country of 10 years ago. It’s changing fast.

Ya.....kind of like ours has......except for the worse.

One bright side is that the Mexican birthrate is dropping swiftly. MOD EDIT I suppose one upbeat note is that if they are American educated they might get relatively better job opportunities in the "new" Mexico.

Mexico is a very rich country, the problem is that the wealth is in just a few hands. According to a study conducted in Mexico, if the Mexicans abroad don’t come back, we will need to import workers by the year 2040. To avoid this, the government of Mexico is making it possible for Mexicans abroad to finish their high school degree and it has also created several programs to train people in Mexico to work in different industries. People should call us to learn more about these programs.

Oh this is PRICELESS. They'll have to IMPORT WORKERS. ROFLMBO

Originally Posted by Captainron

One bright side is that the Mexican birthrate is dropping swiftly. MOD EDIT.

I think so, Mexicans in the US have twice as many children as Mexicans in Mexico. In part it is probably because of all the goodies dumb Americans give them.

The correct address is http://www.sre.gob.mx/denver


The pick up in opportunity in Mexico could be much faster if Mexican Americans invest there.


With the right investment to back it the return to Mexico of American high school educated Mexicans will be a tremendous boon.


Parents generally wait to have children until they can support them at the same level of comfort they experienced as chidren. A Mexican immigrant experiences that sooner here.

Drive, but don't drive drunk! Please!

Is the government listening to this man permitted to aid and abet illegals on what to do in America?