Given the way that Mexico enforces security on its southern border, it seems odd that as America adds security to its southern border, they complain.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon told U.S. governors Thursday that immigration is an inevitable, natural phenomenon and he urged the U.S. Congress to approve reforms that would allow more Mexicans to work legally north of the border. Calderon demanded that the United States respect "the right to work wherever one can make the greatest contribution."
Now, if ol' Felipe really believed that line, wouldn't he apply a similar philosophy at his own southern border? Why is it always the case that rules espoused by others should apply solely to the USA?
But Felipe's got Nancy on board:
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a plan to build fencing along parts of the Mexico border a "terrible idea" that overlooks local communities.
Good ol' Nancy! She may not accomplish much, but she's always good for an anti-American sound-bite. Meanwhile, back home in the USA, illegal aliens are packing up and moving back home as states and cities step up to do the jobs (enact the legislation) that our Congress-critters won't do.
"People now are really frightened and scared because they don't know what's going to happen," says Juliana Stout, an editor at the newspaper El Nacional de Oklahoma. "They're selling houses. They're leaving the country."
Three weeks ago, one couple dropped their three children at school, then returned after lunch with their belongings packed in an SUV and trailer. Feary says they took the kids and said they were moving back to Mexico. "They were afraid and cited the immigration law," she says.
People are really frightened and scared? It's good to know that one can be frightened without being scared. That's some hard-hitting reporting, there. Be that as it may - as we've noted time and again, you don't need to deport 20 million illegal aliens. Enact and enforce laws that prevent illegals from being hired by unscrupulous employers, and these folks will self-deport. Now, we're seeing the validity of that perspective bearing fruit.
Bearing fruit? Oh no! Who's going to pick it?
