Mexico was absolutely certain that the Kennedy/Bush Amnesty bill was going to pass. And preparations were in place to ensure that fake documentation would be readily available.
The head of a Mexican forgery ring was convinced he could make phony documents that illegal aliens could use to indicate fraudulently that they were eligible for a new amnesty, says a government affidavit recounting wiretapped phone calls the man made.
The actual outcome has deeply angered both the above entrepenuer and El Presidente de la Mehico. El Presidente offered harsh words regarding the death of the Amnesty Bill:
President Felipe Calderon of Mexico today blasted the U.S. Senate's rejection of the immigration bill, calling the senators' action "a grave error" that avoided a "sensible, rational and legal solution."
Well, el Presidente, how about this: rein in the endemic corruption in your country. Make your country a place where your citizens want to live, rather than escape from. The only grave error, el Presidente, stems from your failure. We have no obligation to your citizens; that's your job.
We're just getting started, el Presidente. Most of us, whether Democrat or Republican or Independent, have just had about enough of "espanol-only" enclaves within our cities. We expect people who come here to learn the language and to assimmilate into our society. We ain't Quebec.
We expect the citizens of your country who wish to come into our country to do so legally, and as you may have noticed today, we not only expect it - we demand it. Basically, we're nice folks, and we try to accommodate. But when you let your citizens - to say nothing of other nationalities - run us over, you're eventually going to provoke us. You've managed that quite well. Now - what are you going to do about it?