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2005-04-27 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-27 2:01:36 PM|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mexico missed an opportunity to STFU

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-27 2:25:31 PM|| 2005-04-27 2:25:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Mexico - Piss off.

Why not comply with your demands of the US and remove your troups, and open your southern border to unfettered foreign entry?

How 'bout making your own country less of a shit hole so millions of your own citizens will stop risking their lives to escape to the north (obviously because they send home BILIIONS of stolen cash that the lazy Mexican government doesn't have to work for)?

Fucking leftists assholes.

Posted by Hyper 2005-04-27 2:53:09 PM|| 2005-04-27 2:53:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sort of responds to the brochures from the Mexican govt about how to cross the border, no?

Posted by too true 2005-04-27 3:36:11 PM|| 2005-04-27 3:36:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mexico's statement suggested the United States should help, rather than criticize.

What's the problem, Amigos? Why is it necessary to demand help from the imperialist Yanquis? This is happening on YOUR soil, so basically, it's YOUR problem. Now take care of it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-27 3:41:42 PM|| 2005-04-27 3:41:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Typo: "attribute the violence to a power struggle within the cartels after Mexican authorities arrested several leaders" should read
"attribute the violence to a power struggle within the Mexican authorities...."

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-04-27 3:50:26 PM|| 2005-04-27 3:50:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The 4ID! Talk about overkill. I think all we'd need is Chris Adams & Co.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-04-27 3:59:15 PM|| 2005-04-27 3:59:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Mexico is a should be first world country that has been third world because of corruption and idiocy. Now they are going to elect the Socialist mayor of Mexico City to see if they can rival Haiti for the Hemisphere's shithole. It's just sad.

And all of the folks pushing for increased immigration have allowed this idiocy to continue for decades. Screwing millions of Mexicans in Mexico out of misguided sympathy.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-04-27 4:35:21 PM|| [http://rjschwarz.com] 2005-04-27 4:35:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 If the Mexican political class is determined to force Mexico's poor to head north for sustenance, perhaps we should accept this deal on condition we get land in return.

We take in one-tenth of Mexico's population + we get complete control of one-tenth of Mexico. But we choose the regions. ;-) Millions of American retirees and entrepreneurs could move into low-cost living areas like Baja, Guanajuato, Zacatecas etc.

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-04-27 5:01:47 PM|| 2005-04-27 5:01:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Heck, even if we chose the worse regions of Mexico, they'd be the best in 10 years.

Or, forbid transfer of money from the US to Mexico. Helps our balance of payments, too.

Posted by Jackal 2005-04-27 6:08:35 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-04-27 6:08:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Now you're talking. Sonora would look like Arizona in no time flat. Major growth opportunity for our economy and much higher pay for the ~~Mexican~~ local employees than they can make now.

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-04-27 6:27:54 PM|| 2005-04-27 6:27:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 "Mexico's government has traditionally maintained that combatting organized crime in the border region is a shared responsibility," the statement said.
OTH, maintaining control of the shared border and preventing undocumented Mexicans and others from crossing into the US illegally is solely an American responsibility. He added?

Posted by GK 2005-04-27 7:44:34 PM|| 2005-04-27 7:44:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Or, forbid transfer of money from the US to Mexico.

Banks have been ramping up their ability to provide money transfers to Mexico. Maybe not so much forbidding transfers, but revoking of their FDIC coverage.....that would probably get their attention.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-27 11:55:04 PM|| 2005-04-27 11:55:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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