Senator John McCain appeared on the Jay Leno Show last evening, during which time he made the definitive statement:

"We have to stop giving away several billion dollars a year to countries that hate us."

That is very true, but what Mr. McCain needs to realize is the fact that one of those countries that hates us is none other than Mexico.

We are reminded of that constantly by LaRaza, by the Socialist and Marxist organizations that march along with Illegal Aliens in May Day Marches in this nation; we are reminded of it by the vitriolic diatribes of Mexican leaders.

Consider this: President Reagan's amnesty program was hopeful that it would encourage immigrants to become U.S. Citizens, but that did not happen. All it did was open the flood-gates to people who want to use and abuse U.S. Citizens. It only created widespread abuse of Americans by illegal aliens and by the country of Mexico itself. Assimilation did not happen, and neither do the Illegals nor does the country of Mexico want it to happen. They just want us to keep supporting them. It's like saying "Give me a dollar (more like $34Billion) and I'll be your friend." That’s what I would call being merely a fair weather friend, don’t you think?

What did we get for our offer of Amnesty years ago? Now we have Illegal Aliens holding May Day Marches in this country, supported by Socialist and Communist organizations all claiming that they want to take the United States under Socialist and Communist rule. And Mexico would call itself our friend? With a friend like that, who needs enemies? Mexico isn’t a country that hates us?

If Mexico didn't hate us, would its citizens be bleeding the resources of our country? Would they be saying that they will take back the Southwest and eventually, the entire nation? Would they propose to take away our national sovereignty by trying to impose their rule in a North American Union? Mexico's agenda is clearly not for the good of the United States. If Mexico were actually thinking of the good of the United States, then that country would encourage its citizens to abide by our laws... especially our immigration laws.

John McCain’s campaign platform is “Country First.â€