Posted on 04/16/2006 5:30:43 PM PDT by HEMICRASHBOX
Like any other segment of society, American or Mexican, the 'latino community' is not as monolithic as these organizers would have us all believe, especially when it comes to being of a single mind on any one issue. There are a number of factors involved in why this proposed 'Ax AOL' boycott will likely be doomed to failure as any educated 'right' thinking citizen knows. Mainly American born 'latino's' by and large are about evenly divided on the illegal alien issue according to all available data and are even ardent supporters of controlled legal immigration.
And then there is the question of so many illegal's sending the bulk of their disposable income / money back to their families in Mexico so where is the available funds to withhold from Time Warner going to come from? With what's left of this segment of that society how do they expect to have that much of an impact, especially after a certain portion of our society increases their support for AOL Time Warner and CNN to help soften the desired goal of the reconquista malcontents? Sounds to me mostly just 'Smoke-n-Mirrors' for their friends in the MSM to exploit for their own benefit to try and keep misleading Americans.
Go Lou! You are doing a superb job!
I FNC was smart they would create a new Huntley/Brinley team of Lou Dobbs and Britt Hume, they would kill the msm with ratings, but it will never happen.
Greata's show has become a soap opera.
I noticed that she was wearing hers on the wrong side also. Her pin was so small that you could barely see it. It must have galled her to put it on. Lou Dobbs has so much class when interviewing. He gets his points across in the nicest way. This is the main reason they want to get rid of him.
The only time I remember seeing Lou upset was when Nativo Lopez started calling him names. Lou got hot and you could see it.
Ratings - 4-27-04
I can't stand to see those smiling faces who call Lou, "my friend", while stabbing him in the back.
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I just went to the axaol.com website. There's nothing there. It's a redirect. I was hoping I could post on their bulliten board the honest truth, but I imagine they took it down because of too much anti-illegal sentiment.
I like the fact that he gives the other side a chance. He somehow stays above the fray and they always look bad even though they are smiling. You can bet they want to stab him in the back showing desparation on their part.
Also:
Xenophobic Hispanics announce National Boycott of General Motors
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
MEXICAN AND AMERICAN BISHOPS HAVE BEEN QUITE SPOKEN FAVORING THE ILLEGAL INMIGRATION TO THE EE.UU., BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY NEVER CONDEMNED THE MEXICAN SEVERE IMMIGRATION LAWS, MUCH LESS THEY NEVER DARED TO CHALLENGE THE MEXICAN CATHOLICS TO VIOLATE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS.
Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home
By J. Michael Waller
Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most Americans would love. However, Mexican officials haven’t been sharing that idea with us as they press for our Congress to adopt the McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill.
That’s too bad, because Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue.
Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
At a time when the Supreme Court and many politicians seek to bring American law in line with foreign legal norms, it’s noteworthy that nobody has argued that the US look at how Mexico deals with immigration and what it might teach us about how best to solve our illegal immigration problem. Mexico has a single, streamlined law that ensures that foreign visitors and immigrants are:
• in the country legally;
• have the means to sustain themselves economically;
• not destined to be burdens on society;
• of economic and social benefit to society;
• of good character and have no criminal records; and
• contributors to the general well-being of the nation.
The law also ensures that:
• immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor;
• foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;
• foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics;
• foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported;
• foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;
• those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.
Who could disagree with such a law? It makes perfect sense. The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens – and the denial of many fundamental rights to noncitizens, illegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, or General Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s immigration policy.
It is an interesting law – and one that should cause us all to ask, Why is our great
southern neighbor pushing us to water down our own immigration laws and policies, when its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a crime punishable by more than one year in prison, then Mexican law makes it a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
If the United States adopted such statutes, Mexico no doubt would denounce it as a manifestation of American racism and bigotry.
Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 2
We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution.[1] Now let’s look at Mexico’s main immigration law.
Mexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:
• Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of
contributing to national progress.” (Article 32)
• Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful elements for
the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance” and for
their dependents. (Article 34)
• Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the
equilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners are deemed
detrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they do not behave like
good citizens in their own country, when they have broken Mexican laws, and
when “they are not found to be physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37)
• The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission of
foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)
Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:
• Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration
authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Article
73)
• A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual who
comprises the population of the country,” and verifies each individual’s identity.
(Articles 85 and 86)
• A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants (Article
87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number (Article 91).
Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be
imprisoned:
• Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article
116)
• Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or
different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment.
(Article 116)
Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:
• Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)
• Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country
without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)
Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 3
• Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico – such as working with out a permit – can also be imprisoned.
Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says,
• “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five
thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country
illegally.” (Article 123)
• Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico
instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)
• Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be
deported. (Article 126)
Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:
• A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the
foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)
• Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico
will be fined. (Article 132)
All of the above runs contrary to what Mexican leaders are demanding of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico’s immigration practices versus its American immigration preachings is telling. It gives a clear picture of the Mexican government’s agenda: to have a one-way immigration relationship with the United States.
Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S. immigration policy.
Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as a model.
[1] “Mexico’s Glass House,” Center for Security Policy Occasional Paper, April 3, 2006.
I just made my phone call suppporting Lou Dobbs.
CNN - 404-827-1500
Fax - 404-827-1906
email http://www.cnn.com/feedback
snail mail - One CNN Center
Box105366
Atlanta, Ga 30303-5366
Probably during the weekdays when the libraries are open.
GO LOU - Keep on doing what you do best - speak up for America!
"So, are you in favor of unlimited illegal immigration?"
Of course not - I'm not in favor of anything illegal - except a good beating of Lou Dobbs. :) So, in your opinion, either you have to like Dobbs or be for illegal immigration?? Kind of a silly theory you got goin' there!
"His inaccurate, snide, biased reporting of the Bush administration alone should get him hung."
I see. You think an American citizen should be hung for disagreeing with the Bush administration. Better build a lot of gallows, honey, because a lot of people are going to have to be hung, if that's the criteria you're judging American citizens by. You can add me to the list of people who disagree with Bush on the outsourcing of American jobs and the illegal immigration issue. Should I report to the nearest "purification center" so I can be justly dealt with?
The Hispanic cultures have a much different idea of what free speech is than do Anglo nations such as USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain. As Hispanic nations implode guess where they all want to go? To the Anglo founded United States of America.
Once they get here they want to twist America into an imitation of the failed nations they come from
Oh calm down for God's sake! Did I say that? NO, I didn't. So, because I don't agree with Dobbs I'm judging all citizens? Geezus, you sound just like a liberal.
" Should I report to the nearest "purification center" so I can be justly dealt with?"
Seems like your radical attitude could use it.
So I'm a "radical" in your opinion. You were the one calling for an American citizen to be hung just because he had the gall to voice his disagreement with the Bush administration. You sound a lot more like a "radical" than I do.
BTW, if you think being called a "liberal" or a "radical" by the likes of you hurts my feelings, you're sadly mistaken. "Liberal" is the epithet posters throw around with desperation on here when they realize they've run out of arguments to justify their position.
Have a nice night, now, ya hear?
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