"Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico."
Wrong, you come to this country and you are no longer in Mexico, period. You come here illegally, you will be shipped back.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of Mexicans in the U.S.
"We strongly protest the unilateral measures taken by the U.S. Congress and government that have only persecuted and exacerbated the mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers," he said. "The insensitivity toward those who support the U.S. economy and society has only served as an impetus to reinforce the battle ... for their rights."
He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United States, many illegally, saying: "Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico."
First off "undocumented workers" is Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants, people that entered our country ILLEGALLY. Let us not try to give it a name that doesn't sound quite as bad, call a spade, a spade.
Secondly, they do not "support the U.S. economy", they drain it with healthcare we, Americans, pay for with our taxes, the comment about "served as an impetus to reinforce the battle ... for their rights."... Guess what President Calderon?
They have no rights, they are criminals when they enter our country illegally.
Now to give this man some credit, he has stimulated jobs in his own country and that is great for the Mexican people.
He said Sunday that Mexico has created 618,000 new jobs since January and needs to do more to close the giant gap between the rich and the poor. He also promised not to let up in his nationwide crackdown on drug gangs who control large swaths of Mexican territory.
"We can close our eyes to the reality, and because we are afraid or irresponsible, let organized crime take over our streets," he said. "Or we can decide to fight and defeat crime with all the risks and costs that implies."
One of those crimes he should be trying to defeat is entering into the U.S. ILLEGALLY, using fake Social Security cards and stealing identities from American citizens by using their Social Security numbers.
He also issues a warning to his own countrymen:
President Felipe Calderón leveled criticism at his own country as well, warning that Mexico is headed for a crisis if it does not create more jobs, improve education, crack down on tax evaders and find an alternative to its dwindling oil reserves.
The speech was Calderón's first State of the Union address since his disputed win in last year's presidential election. Lawmakers from the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party boycotted the speech, and about 1,500 protesters jeered Calderón outside the National Palace in Mexico City's colonial center.
Countries have borders for a reason, they clearly designate one country from another, they protect our sovereignty as they should.
We must secure our borders, deport those that have broken the first law upon entering our country by coming in illegally and insist they use the legal methods to come here, then welcome them with open arms and help them as we can.
By trying to claim that where their is a Mexican, there is a Mexico, by trying to declare that illegal immigrants are just "undocumented workers" and by claiming, falsly, that those here illegally have any rights while here illegally, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is encouraging people to continue to beak our laws.
That is unacceptable.
Do not blame the U.S. for breaking up families when they send illegal immigrants packing President Calderon, that onus is on you and the people that have broken our laws and slithered across the border in an illegal manner.
They broke the law, they had children here knowing that if they were caught they would be separated from their children.
They are responsible for their actions and so is President Calderon for not doing his part to secure the borders and stop his citizens from entering our country illegally.
Americans have made their position crystal clear when we all rose up and spoke out and made our voices heard and soundly defeated the immigration reform bill.
Come through the front door, because no one is going to tolerate you sneaking in the back door anymore.
We have had enough.
[Update] Must see piece at the Washington Times/FishWrap about the Immigration issue, watch the video and read the new report they have listed.
More from the Arizona Republic.
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Mexican President: "Mexico does not end at its borders." from Right Truth...
el Presidente Not Happy With U.S. from shyspeak.net...
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