[LS]

I don't agree that comparing the two are too different, but I will give you that the Germans were not illiterate. The Poles, Czechs, and Irish, however, were.

Look, the best thing we can do is end "bilingualism," and of course stop illegal immigration. Do I really have to say that? But the notion that Mexicans are somehow "different" is offensive.

[FITZ]

They are different in that they are going to be dual citizens able to vote in elections of two neighboring countries. They have no need to sever loyalties to their home country and so no inclination to do so. If dual citizenship, welfare handouts, and "bilingualism" (which doesn't mean two language, it means keeping Spanish) weren't part of the deal, then I'd agree they would be more like other immigrant groups. Except never before have we seen a government which was such an avid participant in getting as many of it's citizens as it possibly could to move to this country and believed it had so much say in things ---like what laws can be applied to their citizens here etc. Like Fox said ----he expects to have the whole enchilada. That wasn't exactly vague ---and he means to get it by massive immigration.

[FITZ]

Germany, Poland, Ireland and none of the rest had anything like the Mexican government has as far as plans for how they intended to use their immigrants.

The Whole Enchilada:

What is it that is included in Castaneda's list of demands? Basically, he wants a complete surrender of U.S. sovereignty over immigration policy.

America must legalize all Mexican illegal aliens, loosen its already lax border enforcement, establish a guest worker program in the midst of an economic downturn, and exempt Mexican immigrants from U.S. visa quotas.

Not only that, but also the demand that Mexicans living in the U.S. receive health care provided by the American taxpayer and in-state college tuition.

Speaking in Tijuana, Castaneda became even more bold; he aptly described such demands with this statement: "We must obtain the greatest number of rights for the greatest number of Mexicans in the shortest time possible."

Mind you, Castaneda is referring to rights for Mexicans in the U.S. – NOT in Mexico!

Perhaps we'd understand Castaneda better when we reflect upon some of his statements when he was identified as a Marxist. He wrote in his book "The Economics of Dependency," "Democracy is in absolute contradiction with capitalism."

Castaneda is quoted as saying, "Vicente Fox is exactly where he wants to be on open borders, setting the agenda in Washington and Canada."

And he added, "These are not negotiating proposals; these are big ideas – a vision – some will fly, some will not. I learned from him that he will bring a new emphasis to overseeing Mexico's 50 consulates in the U.S. and will try to insure better treatment of Mexicans living in the U.S." – the same Mexicans who send billions of dollars home every year.

"Castaneda's attitude and writings have been fairly anti-U.S.," says Roger Noriega, senior staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Inasmuch [as] Mexico's relations [with] the U.S. [are] so important, we are hoping for someone in the Foreign Ministry who can play a constructive role in that relationship."