Fox's visit coincided with the Senate's passage Thursday of sweeping reform legislation that would tighten border security and create a path to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants living here.
"He's a foreign government official lobbying in the United States. It's outrageous," said Mark Krikorian, head of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies, which supports tighter immigration controls.
Isn't it a felony for foreign agents to try to influence US lawmakers?
Mexican President Vicente Fox (L) waves next to his wife Marta Sahagun after speaking at the California Chamber of Commerce in Sacramento, California, May 26, 2006. President Fox finishes his two day visit to Sacramento on Friday before heading to Los Angeles. REUTERS/Kimberly White
CA: Mexican president wraps up U.S. trip with visits to LA leaders (Villaraigosa, Cardinal Mahony)
Our battle is not with the Senators who voted on the "Senate Version" on the bill....the two bill are "oceans" apart.. with the house version being a MUCH BETTER BILL !! our battle is with the Senators who will go to conference with house.. which I just found out will be ALL MEMBERS of the Judiciary Committee and then some additional Senators yet to be named by Reid and Frist !!!...
WE NEED TO LET THESE FOLKS KNOW that we SUPPORT THE HOUSE VERSION !! NOT THE SENATE VERSION !!! now get er done !!
---> for now we can focus our efforts on the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMEBERS !!!
Arlen Specter Orrin G. Hatch Patrick J. Leahy Charles E. Grassley Edward M. Kennedy Jon Kyl Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Mike DeWine Hrbert Kohl Jeff Sessions Dianne Feinstein Lindsey Graham Russell D. Feingold John Cornyn Charles E. Schumer Sam Brownback Richard J. Durbin Tom Coburn
I have written an OPEN LETTER to the conferees and I encouge EVERYONE who cares about this to do the same.... feel free to copy/edit/distribute my letter..
Fox to Mahoney: You keep on protecting all the illegals from the law, and I'll send a bonus check, for you and your church...
A Mexican President, a "former" MEChA supporter, and a modern retreats of the San Patricanos battallion meet to undo the Mexican-American war.