Time to figure out a way to reduce my taxable assets...
Posted on 06/06/2005 8:04:16 AM PDT by DumpsterDiver
MEXICO CITY -- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico Ernesto Luis Derbez Bautista today signed a partnership arrangement to improve access to USDA rural development programs for eligible Mexicans in the United States.
"USDA looks forward to continuing to work with Mexican authorities to enhance outreach to the Mexican community," said Johanns. "USDA administers 43 rural development programs designed to assist rural residents and communities increase their economic opportunities and improve their quality of life. Expanding access to these programs in underserved communities in need, especially the Hispanic community, is a priority for the Bush Administration."
"This partnership is the continuation of the firm cooperation established with the USDA, to inform and encourage qualified Mexican Nationals to take advantage of the benefits offered by rural development programs," said Derbez. "Within these programs, USDA loans and grants for housing contribute to the enhanced well being of eligible Mexicans who would otherwise not be able to own a home or improve their living conditions. This partnership is one of the actions developed by the Foreign Affairs Secretary to engage in promoting better conditions for Mexicans living in the US."
The arrangement signed today is a component of a USDA initiative to provide outreach to a wide-range of immigrant communities, seniors and the working poor. Under the specifics of the partnership, the Mexican Embassy and Mexican consulates in the United States will disseminate information on USDA rural development programs, including program eligibility criteria and the benefits of rural development programs. In addition the participants plan to collaborate on community-based activities and events benefiting the Mexican-Americans, Mexican nationals working within the U.S. and migrant communities situated in border and rural areas and in many metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.
The Embassy of Mexico and the Mexican consulates in the United States assist Mexican nationals with services relating to citizenship and function within Mexican American communities to strengthen their identity, enhance education and nurture cultural expressions.
Contact: Terri Teuber (202) 720-4623
Let's get behind our government and see what else we can do for Mexico. Can you think of any other programs you'd like to pay for?
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It never changes! Whatever and whomever we elect the same agenda moves forward.
Time to figure out a way to reduce my taxable assets...
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
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FY 2004 Actual |
FY 2005 Current |
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$27,290
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USAID’s new regional strategy for Mexico and Central America which began this year emphasizes more responsive and transparent governance; open, diversified and expanding economies; investing in health and education; and timely effective crisis response. The USAID program in Mexico is focused on developing collaborative U.S. Mexico development responses to support these objectives and address shared concerns in the following principal areas:
So the way I understand this, the Mexican Government has been put in charge of administering a program paid for by American taxpayers on American soil that is specifically designed to benefit Mexican nationals. This is crazy!
The one thing the article does not point out is the immigration status of those Mexican Nationals. What exactly are the "program eligibility criteria"? Are we really going to be giving housing grants and other goodies to Mexican Nationals who are here illegally?
Federal domestic programs have suddenly become foreign aid programs. What bill did congress pass allowing them to do this?
The American people voted a Republican in the white house because of the Republican platform for smaller government. Expanding federal domestic agencies so that they become global bureaucracies is making a nightmare out of a government that was conceived to protect the rights of the AMERICAN people.
We are so screwed.
You got me. I can't even find out what the name of this program is. The article says it's an "arrangement" that "is a component of a USDA initiative to provide outreach to a wide-range of immigrant communities".
It further states that "under the specifics of the partnership" it's the "Mexican Embassy and Mexican consulates in the United States" who will "disseminate information on USDA rural development programs".
I guess I'll see what I can find out about these "rural development programs".
I have a theory that a lot of big business/government think of people as no more than livestiock, so putting this program under the auspices of the USDA seems appropriate.
Try "Partnership for North America" to start. Thats a Bush program initiated a year or two ago.
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As you know, our strategic planning exercise for the development of the common border will be enhanced by the trilateral agreement signed on March 23rd by the Presidents of Mexico and the United States and Canada's Prime Minister, when the Security and Prosperity Partnership for North America was launched.
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jun/01-476882.html?chanlid=globalissues
Note that food and agriculture is inlcuded:
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Republican Fact Sheet: Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
"In a rapidly changing world, we must develop new avenues of cooperation that will make our open societies safer and more secure, our businesses more competitive, and our economies more resilient." - Joint Statement by President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Martin, and President Fox, March 23, 2005
Today, President Bush, Prime Minister Martin of Canada, and President Fox of Mexico announced the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Through the SPP, the United States, Canada, and Mexico seek to:
Establish a cooperative approach to advance our common security and prosperity.
Develop a common security strategy to further secure North America, focusing on:
Securing North America from external threats;
Preventing and responding to threats within North America; and
Streamlining the secure and efficient movement of legitimate and low-risk traffic across our shared borders.
Promote economic growth, competitiveness, and quality of life. Through cooperation and information sharing, the SPP will work toward:
Improving productivity;
Reducing the costs of trade; and
Enhancing the joint stewardship of our environment, facilitating agricultural trade while creating a safer and more reliable food supply, and protecting our people from disease.
The SPP is based on the principle that our prosperity is dependent on our security, and recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions.
At the meeting, President Bush, Prime Minister Martin, and President Fox released Security and Prosperity Agendas to further protect and secure North America from 21st Century threats and to increase economic opportunities for the people of North America while maintaining high standards of health and safety.
Following the meeting, and based on the content of the Security and Prosperity Agendas, each nation will establish ministerial-level Security and Prosperity Partnership working groups. The working groups will:
Consult with stakeholders (in the business sector, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations) in their respective countries;
Set specific, measurable, and achievable goals and implementation dates;
Identify concrete steps the governments can take to achieve these goals;
Within 90 days (June 2005) report back to the Heads of Government with their initial report; and semi-annual progress reports thereafter.
Areas of Focus and Responsibility
The following U.S. working groups will be established:
Security working groups chaired by Secretary Chertoff and the Department of Homeland Security will address:
External Threats to North America
Streamlined and Secured Shared Borders
Prevention/Response within North America
Prosperity working groups chaired by Secretary Gutierrez and the Department of Commerce will address:
Manufactured Goods
Energy
Food and Agriculture
Business Facilitation
E-Commerce and Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
Transportation
Environment
Financial Services
Rules of Origin
Secretary Rice and the Department of State will work with the Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce to integrate the work of the Security and Prosperity working groups, and ensure that it advances foreign policy goals and enhances strong relations with Canada and Mexico.
Relationship to Other Initiatives
The SPP will complement, rather than replace, existing bilateral and trilateral fora and working groups that are performing well. It establishes leader-level priorities for ongoing and new trilateral and bilateral initiatives, giving existing efforts additional momentum, and creating new programs and initiatives where necessary and appropriate.
The SPP will enhance and strengthen ongoing security efforts, such as the Smart Border Accord, the Border Partnership Action Plan, and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Initiative.
The SPP builds upon, but is separate from, long-standing trade and economic relationships, and it energizes other aspects of our cooperative relations, such as the protection of our environment, food supply, and public health. The issues of immigration and trade disputes will be dealt with outside the SPP thru existing treaties and congressional action.
- www.gop.com
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-8371.html
Maybe passed in the middle of the night when few members were there? They've done this before. The saga of the sellout of America continues...
Some good links throughout.
So they're helping mexican nationals set up communities in the USA? Taxpayer funded.
If you do find out would you please ping me to your post or thread if you start a new one on this topic? Thank you.
That's what it looks lke to me. The terms "eligible Mexicans" and "qualified Mexicans" weren't defined in the article. It mentions the "Hispanic communty", "Mexican-Americans", "Mexican nationals" and "migrant communities".
Taxpayer funded.
But, of course!
programs for eligible Mexicans in the United States.
working with Mexican authorities to enhance outreach to the Mexican community [in the U.S.]
expanding access to these programs in underserved communities in need, especially the Hispanic community
inform and encourage qualified Mexican Nationals to take advantage of the benefits
USDA loans and grants for housing contribute to the enhanced well being of eligible Mexicans
engage in promoting better conditions for Mexicans living in the U.S.
the Mexican Embassy and Mexican consulates in the United States will disseminate information on USDA rural development programs
benefiting the Mexican-Americans, Mexican nationals working within the U.S. and migrant communities situated in border and rural areas and in many metropolitan areas throughout the U.S.
Someone's head needs to be nailed to a tree for this.
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