Answering Felipe Calderon: McClintock and Tancredo speak
You’ll be glad to know that not all elected officials are willing to allow a foreign leader to land on American soil and trash our nation’s immigration laws and the character of its citizens.
You won’t hear President Bush stand up to Mexican president Felipe Calderon. As I’ve been reporting, they’ve been quietly hashing out the $1.4 billion Mexican stimulus/border security package known as the Merida Initiative. With virtual silence from Congress.
Two Republicans did speak up during Calderon’s tour of the U.S. this week.
Tom McClintock, the staunch California GOP legislator, had this reaction when Calderon spoke to the California legislature:
Unlike two years ago, when about a half-dozen Republican lawmakers boycotted Mexican President Vicente Fox’s speech to the Legislature in a protest over illegal immigration, Calderon was warmly received.
But after the speech, Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks said it was “inappropriate” for Calderon to “lecture” the Legislature about U.S. policies.
“I don’t think it’s any of Mexico’s business what America does with its own immigration policy, just as it’s none of America’s business what Mexico does with immigration policy,” McClintock said.
And Tom Tancredo published an open letter to Calderon yesterday. I’m reprinting it in full here.
President Calderon:
I was disappointed by misguided comments you recently made regarding U.S.-Mexico relations and U.S. immigration laws. Purveying misinformation and absurd allegations is hardly a positive step to building a constructive partnership.
According to the Associated Press you recently said, “You have two economies. One economy is intensive in capital, which is the American economy. One economy is intensive in labor, which is the Mexican economy. We are two complementary economies, and that phenomenon is impossible to stop.” Yes, both countries benefit by the 85% of Mexico’s manufacturing exports that come to the U.S., but people are not commodities. While I appreciate your concern for our joint prosperity, the economic and social ills that plague your country cannot be resolved by simply exporting your citizens to the United States.
It is undeniable that Mexico faces major challenges. Endemic corruption and the power of violent drug cartels still dominate everyday life across Mexico. Beyond the headlines, Mexico has deep institutional maladies. Mexico’s absurdly antiquated Napoleonic-inquisition styled legal system and the squandering of robust energy-industry opportunity by a poorly managed, state-run Pemex monopoly are just two examples of the kind of self-inflicted wounds that hobble your troubled nation.
I understand that you are attempting to resolve some of these problems and applaud your leadership in trying to do so. But what would contribute more to the long term stability of your economy and your country would be to focus more energy on addressing your domestic challenges and less on lobbying the U.S. to provide amnesty for Mexicans who have illegally entered this country with the blessing of your government. In doing so, you might be able to keep Mexico’s “best and brightest young men” in Mexico – where they can contribute more to Mexico’s economy than remittance payments. Unfortunately, your recent comments indicate that Mexico will continue its policy of encouraging illegal immigration and treating the United States as little more than a dumping ground for your social and economic problems.
In your speech yesterday to the California State legislature, you lectured the American people on how to improve our immigration policies. Why did you not propose that we model our policies on Mexico’s own policies toward illegal entry across your own southern border? Mexico expends enormous resources to prevent Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans from entering the country illegally, but you castigate the United States for wanting secure borders. Mr. President, in my neighborhood that is called hypocrisy.
You proposed in your Sacramento speech that “migration” be made “legal, safe and organized.” Mr. President, we already have such a program and it is called legal immigration. Over one million legal immigrants come through our ports of entry each year, not across our border fences. The American people set limits on the number of legal immigrants through our immigration laws, and it is not the job of the Mexican government to revise or expand those limits.
President Calderon, you are insulting the American people when you tell us that fifteen to twenty million illegal aliens in our country bring only benefits and no costs. I challenge you to give one concrete example of how the enforcement of our existing immigration laws violates anyone’s human rights. The people of Oklahoma are not anti-Mexican for passing laws to require verification of employment eligibility. The people of Indiana are not anti-immigrant for passing laws to require photo identification for voting. The people of California are not anti-Mexican for denying driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. The people of Arizona are not anti-immigrant for passing laws that deny welfare benefits to people who are in that state unlawfully.
It is no secret that the purpose of your visit is to influence the American election, and in fact your trip has been billed as a high-stakes effort to shape the immigration debate underway in the U.S. presidential race. What is perhaps more disappointing, however, is your attempt to insinuate that anti-amnesty sentiment here in the U.S. is the same as anti-Mexican sentiment. I am referring to your statement, “I need to change in the perception that the Americans are the enemy, and it is important to change the perception that the Mexicans are the enemy.”
It is both disingenuous and dangerous for you to inject this kind of xenophobia into this debate. The fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans support the enforcement of our immigration laws and take issue with the notion that we should reward illegal behavior, hardly qualifies as ethnic animosity or international enmity. What you must understand is that a treasured aspect of our national foundation is a respect for the rule of law. Perhaps if corruption were not so widespread and commonplace in Mexico, it would be easier for you to understand this.
President Calderon, in many ways your trip thus far has been a long series of mixed messages. You accuse the United States of recent protectionist trends, yet you heavily restrict foreign entry into Mexico’s energy sector through a massive, state-run Pemex monopoly. You assure American politicians that an open flow of cheap Mexican labor is not only benign but vitally necessary, but you take great care in securing your own southern border with Guatemala. You come to the United States purportedly to promote better political and economic ties with the U.S., but then issue a thinly veiled threat that Mexicans will regard the U.S. as an enemy if we refuse to provide millions of illegal aliens with unconditional amnesty.
President Calderon, I respectfully suggest that the next time you visit our country, rather than trying to influence U.S. policymakers or our election process, you take time to listen to Americans rather than lecture them. If you want to make changes in government policies, apply your energies to Mexico’s laundry list of problems rather than meddling in domestic American politics.
My favorite point: “In your speech yesterday to the California State legislature, you lectured the American people on how to improve our immigration policies. Why did you not propose that we model our policies on Mexico’s own policies toward illegal entry across your own southern border? Mexico expends enormous resources to prevent Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans from entering the country illegally, but you castigate the United States for wanting secure borders. Mr. President, in my neighborhood that is called hypocrisy.”
Of course, if President Bush and the State Department have their way, we’ll be paying to secure Mexico’s border while our fence goes underfunded, while our Border Patrol agents remain under siege, and while we skimp on green card background checks because no one has the will to put our house in order. What does that make us? Whatever the Spanish word for suicidal is…
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That’s an excellent question?
Now queuing up accusations of racism against Tancredo and McClintock in 5…4…3…
Now, put that in your pipe and smoke it, President Calderon.
Where is the outrage from other elected representatives in the U.S.? Hello? We’re waiting?
here, here Mr. Tancredo, bravo!!
Of course do not expect this to get much news time other than here at MM’s site. This needs to be pounded daily so that our congress critters get the message that we what is good for Mexico is good for the US. CLOSE THE SOTHERN BORDER NOW!
So sad we don’t have more like Tancredo in the U.S.
L.
Not only are they sneaking in, they’re setting booby traps for our border agents.
McCain/Tancredo?
LOL
That is a long letter to send to President Calderon. I am sure it made great kindling for his fireplace.
Bravo Mr. Tancredo!
Perhaps you should send something similar to Texas Governor, Rick Perry.
RIGHT ON!!!
However this missive should have come from our PRESIDENT!
Mexico has already gotten their billions of American tax payer money. We paid for illegal alien health care, food stamps, and jail costs. Mexico needs to learn how to say thank you America.
Now, get your illegal alien butts back to the southern border, and pick up the trash you dumped!
I would like to know if anyone has challenged the Mexican President about his police, and soldiers incursions onto American soil, giving protection to coyotes, and drug dealers? Isn’t an invasion of troops on a sovereign country an act of war?
Deadeye, there’s a lot W should be doing but he’s not. Always makes me wonder what Mexico has on him.
Today the Washington Times had a missive on how much the illegal aliens pay in taxes in the Commonwealth of VA. I read about three sentences than my eyes glazed over and couldn’t read anymore.
Amen #9.
Rick Perry is trying to stall on the fence thinking that we’ll all lose interest if he
waits long enough and his friends will be able to keep hiring their cheap labor.
I LOVE TOM TANCREDO!!!
What a man of integrity, values, love of country. We need more men like him in our government. I have the utmost respect for him.
May others follow his lead and if there is anything we, the people can do, we want to help. If only our government would actually work for us and not against as said in the constitution.
For the people, by the people, is that not correct?
Big Sigh….
Thank you Mr. McClintock and Mr Tancredo
for having the guts to speak up.
Now let’s get that fence built, shall we.
Wow, I’m blown away. Now this is what I call speaking truth to power!
These are two men who I’d like to see as McCain’s VP as they have the right stuff and are not afraid of the politically correct police…but I know that is in the land of not gonna happen.
Bar none hands down one of the best letters I have ever read.
Man oh Man I wish it would have been a Thompson/Trancredo ticket or vise versa and include Hunter in a High level position.
I hope Tancredo cc’d Pres Bush in on that memo!
Maybe Michelle should send him a copy just to be sure.
What’s happening with the Merida Initiative? Is it a done deal?
teh da663r
Tancredo a real American representative of the people. 80% of the American population feel as strongly as he does about the illegals and open boarders…how much press coverage did get in the primaries? / rhetorical.
I can no longer look at Bush nor hear his voice after voting for him twice without feeling sick to my stomach…be like if you caught your spouse with another in bed. One of the worst presidents we’ve had, he can only ride the tax cut and WOT horse so long. He’s a sham just like McShame
I read the entire Rocky Mountain News this morning and there was no mention of Tancredo’s letter. Pretty sad considering he’s one of our reps.
Sigh…..
I don’t think Mexico is holding anything over Bush’s head. I think the problem is, and I could be mistaken, but the Bush family contains members who are of hispanic heritage. I would be unseemly for him to bring up anything negative that might be offensive to the in-laws, and/or their offspring. At least, that’s how it appears to me. If there is another more logical explanation, I’d like to hear it.
We see this time and again with anyone in the public eye who hails from a hispanic background…state leaders in California, in Congress, and the repulsive, Geraldo Rivera, are a few examples.
To them, the defense of latino pride and race issues are more important than U.S. security, or the rule of law.
I can’t even read this stuff anymore as it gets my blood boiling.Anyone who refuses to believe that Bush and his GREEDY cronies are not vying for a North American Union has their head in the sand. It’s obvious they do NOT care what the American people want as they try relentlessly to cram these illegal lawbreakers down our throats. Too dizzgusting!!!
I hope everyone is writing to their representative and senators. Please do.
If we are going to end up securing Mexico’s southern border, we might as well annex Mexico to boot. Just bring back home the troops currently stationed in Europe and do a complete make over of the Mexican landscape.
I can see it now - at least 10 new states, a new pool of taxation, and a workforce ready to have at it on the cheap. All we would have to do is stomp out the corruption, take out the cartels, and allow American capitalism and pop culture to work its magic on the populace below the current border.
The funny thing is, I am not so certain if I am being really serious or have the ol’ tongue firmly planted in cheek.
If anyone believes for a minute that Mexico is serious about stopping illegal drug traffic into the US, consider that the drug business adds $30 billion in cash on an annual basis to the Mexican economy. And the traffikers spread that wealth around to everyone from cab drivers, to police officers to politicians.
You won’t find that number floating around in the revenue totals for the Mexican economy, but when you look at the volume of drug money compared to other components that make up their GDP, it is an eye opener.
Oil is the largest revenue generator, bringing in an estimated $35 billion or so a year. Remittances from Mexican citizens working in the US has been touted as the second largest source of revenue at roughly $25 billion a year, followed by tourism at around $12 billion a year.
In reality, illegal drug trafficking is probably Mexico’s second largest source of revenue, coming close to its oil revenues in total dollars. And as this money is largely “off the books” so to speak, it ends up in the darndest places. The reality is that it is such a significant part of the Mexican economy that the Mexican government has little incentive to stop it, and every incentive to protect it.
And if anyone actually believes $1.4 billion from the US is going to be used to stop perhaps the second largest source of foreign funds flowing into Mexico, you have definitely been using a little too much of that fine Mexican agricultural export.
http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=504&language_id=1
Don’t you just love our two Tom-s!!!
The fact that Tom M. and Tom T. can be elected in CA shows that the citizens of CA are not all like those on the Berkeley CC.
To my true CA conservative friends:
NEVER GIVE UP!
Is El Presidente Calderon now the Border Security Advisor on the McCain ‘08 Campaign?
As a resident of Colorado, it has been my pleasure to hear Mr. Tancredo’s comments in person about immigration. Thanks, Mr.T, for your conviction and support of US immigration laws. It’s nice to see you getting scrappy with Mexican officials!
Michelle Malkin said:
Please forgive my editorial nitpicking Michelle
How this man is NOT the Republican Presidential Nominee is betond me.
I weep for what could have been with a Tancredo presidency . . .
There is nothing more maddening than a foreign leader, who while taking advantage of us has the gall to come to our country as a visitor and then lecture us about OUR behavior. Tancredo writes an excellent letter; his points are well made. It would behoove all of us to write to our Congressmen and Senators , and yes, even the president, to express our feelings about this issue. The letter above is a perfect illustration of how to voice those feelings without insult or inflammatory language. I have been regularly writing and calling my congressional representatives to let them know how I feel about the immigration issue, as well as other issues. I truly believe that if enough of us do this on a continuing basis, it can have an effect. And in so doing, we should emphasize that their kow-towing to the Mexican president and the Hispanic lobby, while neglecting to uphold our laws is not to be tolerated We simply cannot let them continue run rough-shod over the wishes of the American people and allow our standard of living to be further eroded by those who willingly and deliberately break our laws. Our children’s future depends on us.
I read Tom T. terrific and inspiring letter earlier today off of http://www.freerepublic.com and almost got off out my desk chair and cheered. Why isn’t our President, Jorge Bush, saying this to Mexican President Calderon ? Does he not have the guts enough to do so?
I’m still thinking that like the Mexican Government has nekkid pics of Jorge Bush in some compromising positions. That’s my only LOGICAL explanation for his lack of securing our borders. We need more people like the two Tom’s to actually tell it like it is!
I love Tom; he was my first choice for president.
Who in their right mind would be able to find ANY “racism” in his letter? He’s forthright, right on the money, and truly loves his country.
Applauding Tom Tancredo, whose ideas resonate with the majority. Bravo!!
Right on, DesertLover!
How easily we overlook Ramos and Compean, Gil Hernandez, and the Border Patrol agent — I’m ashamed to admit I’ve forgotten his name — recently killed by a fleeing illegal.
The fact that Bush and the traitorous Mexican lackeys who run California now — Villaraigosa, Cedillo, and on and on — can kiss up to Calderon while his nation takes ruthless advantage of the USA is beyond me.
Tancredo has led the good fight for a long time now, and I’m sorry his candidacy was so ignored by both the MSM and MainStream”Conservative”Bloggers and virtually all the radio mouths that he withdrew early.
We’ve gone from a society of the “Great White Fleet” and “Walk softly but carry a big stick” to a society of “Speak carefully, lest we offend”. When SCOTUS decides a case based on European policy (letting it override our Constitution) and Congress cowtows to illegals, to a President that practically kisses Mexico’s hand, it shows how much trouble this country is in. It bring a question to mind…”Is there any country in the world we aren’t scared of offending, that we won’t submit to?”
Maisy - right on!
Everyone wants to keep their head in the sand… after all the Constitution won’t let it happen. Bull! Do you think the anarchists, socialists, communists and islamofacists give a fig about the Constitution. Look at the group running for President - they are all so willing to sell out America for their own greed and elitism.
The SPP and NAU are here and not one of our politicians is doing a damn thing about it.
As TT said in his ads, “somebody has to say it.”
Can anyone doubt at this point that President Bush is an utterly brain-dead traitor to our nation and 99% of reasonable conservative ideas? I still read occasional comments on blogs from people saying, “He’s our Prez and we have to support him.” I’m a Republican and, NO, we don’t. He’s a fantastic idiot who gigantically bungles everything he touches.
Bush may not be the worst president in US history but it’s not for lack of trying. I completely despise the man for what he’s done (and failed to do) for this country and for the Republican Party.
You may be on to something there. Instead of letting them take over the SW US, let’s annex them. We can push the drug cartels out (since most of it is manufactured in Columbia anyway), and gain control of all of those natural resources. And since so many of our upper class likes to vacation down there, we can shift some of our population too. And the amnesty issue is gone since they will all become Americans with the stroke of a pen.
More people contributing into the social security system, more tax base, increased low wage labor pool and the Southern border of Mexico is a lot smaller than the Northern border, so the border patrol will have an easier time too boot.
And all of that stuff currently imported from Mexico will suddenly become “Made in USA.”
OTOH, that’s a lot of politicians that are A LOT more corrupt than we have currently joining our government.
Never Mind.
You should have heard Mayor Antonio Vagragossa (see if mispell of the little blue pill makes it, it’s good nickname for him) and all the arse kissing he did. “build bridges not walls” B.S.
Ouch, thats gonna leave a mark
Ouch, thats gonna leave a mark
Tom Tancredo is as pariotic a statesman as they come. That Americans could not support Tom’s candidacy for Presidency 2008, reflects on American electorate that even when a patriotic politician (and God knows they are too few of them left) fell in their lap they rejected him as a “one trick pony” or “too controvercial”. This is no different than reecting Churchill during the 2nd world war. Fortunately Britain got a second chance to give Chrurchill a hance and rest is history. Americans, given how confuse3d, divided and ignorant they have become, may not get that proverbial chance. Then they are left with Barak “Hussein” Obama (wait until he declares ‘I was always a Muslim’), Hillary “No woman is illagal” Clinton and Juan McCain.
As for Bush, Americans could not see that daddy took Americans to war to save oil-rich wahhabbi friends in Riyadh. Knowing that trick fooled Americans out of their tax dollars and lives, George Jr. took the trechery to a whole new level, too many to list here. Last being funding Mexican fence. Those who saw “Farenheit 911″ will remember Jorge declare “Money does matter in getting elected”. Which translates to “Money buys votes”. After fooling Americans out of both Bush has no use for Americans. His bread is buttered on Middle East side, not on the West. Bug the bottom line is, Americans have only themselves to blame for electing Bush and rejecting Tancredo. The price is intangible.
Django#41 I completly agree.
Is it too late to get Tancredo back into the race? How refreshing to hear any politician speak on behalf of America with such force and conviction. I only wish he would have ended his letter with a good f _ _ k off!
Tom Tancredo continues to make this Coloradoan proud.
John McCain could learn a lot about patriotism from Tom Tancredo.
I have a solution for this whole mess… we need to import some Guatemalans up to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and then start running them across the border. The Mexicans will build the wall for us.
Tancredo for President! If not, have McCain sign this letter. How come this letter makes perfect sense to me and not to everyone else? Sometimes I think I live on a different planet than the mainstream media and that crazy G. Rivera!
You know….Mexico needs to butt out!! Just this week there was an incident between the minutemen and the Mexican Colsulate…..it seems the consul decided to set up a mobile service center so that illegals could come in and sign up for the matricula card they do not have, allowing them to be here legitimately. Trouble is…they set up on public school property, in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and it’s questionable at this point if it was even authorized for them to be there. The CHP was involved. Also, one of the applicants was clearly identified as a gang mamber. The consul actually accosted a minuteman(woman) who refused to stop photographing the activity, which of course because of political immunity, will go completely without notice! Why is no one doing anything about this? We should feel so violated!!
Please, anyone who would like a copy of the photographs I’m talking about, e mail me at nbailey4@cox.net, I’ll send them to you.
Tancredo was my first choice, I even donated early on… When he dropped out I posted that I hope we have not heard the last of him. If we still have a country in 2012 he should be our President.
For Mexicans, citizens of Latin America are just low Indians that won’t be contributing anything to Mexico.
We owe Mexico the USA, the entitlement is thick with the open borders lobby.
“The border crossed us.”
Mexico doesn’t owe us the time of day much any appreciation for the massive benefit Mexico derives from our culture and economy.
“. If any migrant can just move in, make babies and stay, why then should they care, about assimilation, respecting our traditions, live by our morals or care about obeying our laws?
Why should their children grow up to love and protect the unity of America when their parents hate us to begin with?
Why should immigrants of any status respect us or our beloved Nation when we don’t respect ourselves enough to fight for our own Nation’s unity and security? “
which school in SJC was this at nfBaily?
Stuff like this makes me proud to have him as my Congressman.
To bad there are’nt more like Tancredo
Michelle……
Reuters is reporting today
Migrants hold mass wedding near border
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080215/od_nm/valentines_dc;_ylt=AqB58Hw0M6KrWKnBvBFuXyCs0NUE
Shocking….
P.S. (from that Reuters article above)
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Nearly 600 Mexican couples tied the knot in a mass Valentine’s Day wedding by the U.S. border on Thursday, many of them undocumented migrants who met while working illegally in the United States.
Too many parasites kill the host…
Here is another example of what the Calderon’s citizens bring to their northern neighbors: http://www.mountainhomenews.com/story/1308485.html
Just doing the felony hit and runs no one else will do. I’m sure the guy the Idaho State Police are looking for is long gone south of the border by now.
I can’t thank Congressman Tancredo enough for walking his talk. Unlike many of the lying crapweasels on both side of the aisle that are selling out our sovereignty to benefit big business (depressing wages of American workers) or get themselves a brand new voting block (which will only go the Democrats). At least he has the gumballs to tell President Calderon where he can go when it comes to telling US officials how to run this country.
“Perhaps if corruption were not so widespread and commonplace in Mexico, it would be easier for you to understand this.”
ouch.
Point: Tancredo
Damn, why did he drop out before he hit OUR primary…… Tom Tancredo for POTUS!!!!!
Lucky for you….keep voting for him. I am fortunate enough to have Tim Wahlberg, who, I believe, would be right behind Tancredo!!!
I also love Tom Tancredo.
McCain could have my vote if he made Tancredo Director of Homeland Security.
Are you listening McCain Campaign??
Oh that’s right, you’re too busy reading the DailyKos.
Tom Tancredo’s heart beats for America. Unlike Bush, Tom respects the constitution and believes in the rule of Law. This should be enough for Americans to support Tom Tancredo, Speaking for myself, Tom Tancredo is the only statesman in public service I am proud of. To add, am not from Colorado, and an IMMIGRANT and guess what? Tom Tancredo called this IMMIGRANT, go figure!
Tom Tancredo and Tom McClintock are good men - even IF they ARE Republicans!
GO TOMS!!!
FABULOUS! I’ve used parasitic comparisons for DEMOCRATS very frequently, usually like mistletoe growing on healthy trees and considering themselves a “natural part” of the tree, but are actually DEADLY to the healthy tree, being bloodsuckers and NOT HEALTHY CONTRIBUTORS to the community of the Tree.
TAKING the vital nutrients and giving nothing in return.
PERFECT.
Davy Crockett says, “There ain’t no ticks like poly-ticks - bloodsuckers all!”
A healthy and true assessment is vital to a good plan of action.
ONE THAT MICHELLE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR MANY YEARS, NOW!!!
AMEN!!!
I’d vote for him but Tom’s retiring. Colorado-6 will have some big shoes to fill.
“Perhaps if corruption were not so widespread and commonplace in Mexico, it would be easier for you to understand this.”
Mucho oucho! :O
I may soon be looking to purchase property in the 6th district of Colorado.
Say, didn’t Michelle tell us a while back that Mexico has an EXTREMEMLY STIFF PENALTY - maybe even THE DEATH PENALTY??? - in their MEXICO CONSTITUTION, for those who are NOT citizens by birth of Mexico (including foreign born people who go there AND EVEN BECOME MEXICO CITIZENS - still not allowed to speak out publicly about Mexico policies???) TO INTERFERE OR TAKE PUBLIC STANCES ON MEXICO POLITICAL ISSUES on MEXICAN SOIL???
So what would be the penalty for an AMERICAN CITIZEN to go to MEXICO and speak out in PUBLIC about MEXICO POLICIES the way El Presidente Calderon has done in America?????
Does anyone remember that article (or several of them) that Michelle (???) wrote about Mexico penalties for those who do in Mexico as Mexico urges Mexican citizens to do in the United States of America????
I know she (???Michelle??? someone else????) said if they burn the Mexico flag in Mexico it is the death penalty - but not to worry because the crowd would kill that one before the police could save them from the crowd for t rial!
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!
ABSOLUTE-AMENTE!!!
I would like to have seen a “cc: Sen. John McCain” at the bottom of that letter!
The penalty in Mexico for a second entry is 5 years imprisonment.
Bush appears to care about Saudi Arabia and Mexico more than America. So does Hillary and McCain. Obama is just an idiot who thinks Muslims are peaceful. Huckleberry is a liar, open borders whore. What great choices.
Sounds like grounds for impeachment.
ME, TOO! AND BOY HOWDY!
And OUR understanding, down here on the Texas border, is that in a Mexico prison, the question of whether or not prisoners get food and medical attention depends entirely on who your friends are, and if they have “friends” in the right places - or not!
It can take a lot less that 5 years to be a LIFE sentence, in Mexico.
And down there, that doesn’t mean the same thing as it does to Democrats regarding American prisons.
And if you don’t like what food or medical attention you may or may not get, in THOSE MEXICO prisons, you sure as shootin’ won’t be contacting the ACLU to sue Mexico over whether you got to choose “Crunchy” or “Smooth” peanut butter, etc.
But you might turn “smooth” whatever it is into “Crunchy” by using whatever cockroaches you find in your cell.
At least, that is what folks down here in the border regions of Texas are led to believe.
At any time an illegal Mexican is arrested and conviceted of a crime, any time an illegal Mexican is treated in a US hospital, or educated in a US School, the Mexican Government should be billed. If they do not want to pay, take it out of the money the US gives Mexico every year.
Let’s refer it to the Cannon Beach or Brattleboro city councils.
Can the American people prevail upon him to rethink the retirement?
Better yet–Ambassador to Mexico!
TT, lmao
This is off topic but I felt the need to blurt something out.
Harry Reid needs to Go!
OK, I fell better now.
Congressman Tancredo is much more eloquent than I, evident in the number of words he used.
My letter would be much shorter; something to the effect of Cheney’s comments to - who was it, Leahy? - (very inappropriate words, but effective).
I’m certain Calderon never read this. His aides would have read the first sentence and tossed it.
Tancredo is talking to us, not to Calderon
I believe the word in Spanish is simply “suicida.”
Unfortunately, I’m in Arizona and I have to put up with Juan McAmnesty. I’ve voted against him every chance I’ve had, and thanks to the population of Sun City, now the whole country is dealing with him.
As for Bush, I voted for him, but I’d like to know two things: 1) where is the GW Bush I voted into office, and 2) who the hell is this tool we’re dealing with now?
This is the same Bush before he got controvercially “elected”. You just could not see daddy bush make millions off of Saudi wahabbus. You could not see that the Gild wars were faught to save Saudi wahhabbis from Saddam, no matter how many American lives or Tax-dollars (not of Bush but of hard-working Americans, it cost). You could not see that Bush was raised by Mexican nannies and his brother married a Mexican. You could not see that Bush family is only about money and votes. Now you are dealing with the same Bush, you just didn’t know well enough.
But you are not alone. Bush famiy has conned Americans since the time of Grandpa Bush. Goggle on ‘Prescott Bush’ and things will explain themselves.
You have to give the Mexicans credit for at least acting in the interest of their country.
Washington, on the other hand, has two corrupt parties for whom self-interest comes before the interests of the nation.
Because this gives Mexico a monopoly on cheap US labor.