Posted on 10/15/2003 6:46:32 PM PDT by FairOpinion
MÉXICO CITY -- Mexican federal lawmakers on Wednesday bemoaned Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger's election as California governor and issued a stern call to the novice politician to respect the rights of Mexican migrants in North America's largest state. "This is something about which Mexican migrants should be very concerned," said Rep. Carlos Jiménez, secretary of the foreign relations committee in Mexico's lower house of Congress.
"For the Mexican community in California, which forms such an important part of the state, it could represent a sorry defeat. The very discriminatory message that he has delivered at certain times against Mexican migrants is not something that encourages us. It's totally the opposite."
Schwarzenegger, who migrated to the United States from Austria in 1968, supported Proposition 187, an initiative that was passed by voters in 1994 that denied services to illegal migrants. It was later tossed out by a federal judge.
He also opposed a recent bill, signed by Gov. Gray Davis, allowing illegal migrants to apply for driver's licenses. Davis, who himself was criticized for proposing the bill in a last-minute bid to capture Latino votes, was removed from office in Tuesday's election.
Jiménez, a national spokesman for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, said the party is proposing that a delegation of legislators meet with Schwarzenegger after he takes office in mid-November to express their concerns.
The left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party was proposing a non-binding resolution warning about the risk of the Terminator's election and announcing that it will be monitoring the new governor's politics when it comes to migration issues, Rep. Francisco Mora told the government news agency Notimex.
"We aren't trying to interfere in the internal politics of the United States, but the new governor should know that whatever violation or setback to the rights of Mexicans living in California will be denounced in the Mexican Congress."
Even ex-President Jimmy Carter joined the chorus of critics, remarking at a news conference during a visit to México City on Tuesday that Californians would be better served if Gray had stayed in office and Schwarzenegger stayed out of politics.
"Politics is being converted into a regretful circus of terrible clowns," Mexican columnist German Dehesa lamented in Wednesday's editions of the daily newspaper Reforma. "All indications are that a horrendous actor called Arnold Schwarzenegger will debut in California. ... His only merit is his undeserved fame and ... his reputation as a harasser of women, and a declared enemy of Mexicans."
An editorial in the newspaper said Schwarzenegger's election was proof that "the best political fiction invented by Hollywood tends to be merely a prelude for reality."
The editorial described the actor as a "vacuous man, this fascinating Mr. Universe whose movie titles describe him well: 'The Barbarian,' 'The Predator,' 'The Destroyer,' 'Terminator,' and 'Villain."'
On the other hand, the editorial noted, somewhat cynically, perhaps Schwarzenegger's election is good news for Mexican migrants already living in California -- if the new governor implements programs to prevent new arrivals from crossing the border.
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You got that right. However, Mexican movies have a LOT of good looking women, and for a very strange period in my life, I rented Spanish language movies just to watch the scenery, if you know what I mean and I think you do.
The Mexican congressman is trying to threaten the Mexican migrants ---- but what these elites really really fear is the day the migrants no longer can leave. Then there will be pent up rage released onto the filthy elites who have abused the majority and kept them poverty stricken for centuries and now finally have made sure they lose everything. The majority --- when they have no other route will revolt and overthrow the corrupt oligarchs --- who then will flee to Spain and other parts of Europe and some to South America --- but they'll be cut off from that huge money-making scheme they call Mexico.
The U.S. hostages in Iran were held for 444 days under the Jimmy Carter administration and released the DAY that Ronald Reagan took office for his first term in 1981.
Well Arnold is already doing something right.
You are falling for the oldest trick in the world - a diversion. This is simply another ritual Mexican government statement about our alleged duties towards its illegal invading citizens, designed in part to give the false impression that Arnie is some kind of anti-immigration American patriot.
Like hell. Arnie never raised the issue. He's a liberal on this issue, as on others.
The Mexican government isn't "worried" about Arnie. Arnie isn't doing "something right"; he in fact hasn't done anything yet at all. But you'll be waiting until the End of Days for Arnie to do something about illegal immigration, cause it ain't gonna happen.
And don't tell me the Mexicans write it with an accent. We don't call Germany Deutschland, Sweden Sverige or Belgium Belgique or België.
Oh, and I think it's really weird when people try to pronounce countries with a foreign accent. Like Chee-lay or Nicaragua. Pronounce them like you're speaking English! How do these people pronounce France!
No accénts
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