Mexico steps up control over imports of foreign Christmas trees

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico is stepping up control over imports of American and Canadian Christmas trees to avoid foreign plant bugs, the Environmental Department said Friday.

Nearly 100 special inspectors will be positioned along Mexico's 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) border with the United States, scrutinizing the leaves and branches of the 800,000 Christmas trees it expects to flow south this season, said Hector Gonzalez, Assistant Attorney General of Natural Resources.

"We have to protect our rich forests and woodlands from exotic plagues," Gonzalez said.

"To protect Mexico's environment, we going to use the full weight of the law," he said.

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So let me get this straight, Mexico is so concerned about foreign invasion of Christmas trees and the effects it may have on its country it intends to use the 'full weight of the law' to protect themselves from invasion? Doesn't this sound kind of ironic? For one, Mexico concerned about invasion, and secondly, to use its laws to keep out invaders? How about respecting U.S. law and protecting us from your invading masses, of people that is.