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11-16-2007 4:17 AM502 views
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Although he did not single out any candidate by name, Calderón made his comments on the same day Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, a Republican who has made immigration reform the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, released an incendiary ad linking immigrants to terrorism and violence in the streets.

Mexican politicians regularly criticize U.S. immigration policies, but it is highly unusual for the president of the republic to directly address the U.S. political process. But Calderón said the situation had become intolerable.

“We are respectful of the internal processes and decisions of the Americans,” he said, “but we also demand respect for Mexico and for Mexicans.”

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11-16-2007 12:28 PM
sahara
If he was worth a grain of salt as a "leader", so many of his citizens would not be risking thier very lives to get out of Mexico! It is not a disrespect for Mexicans to not want people of unknown origins with unknown agendas coasting on across our borders to do whatever the hell they please beneath the laws that govern our nation. It is a disrepect for the people who legally enter into the US, as well as those born citizens, to not only expect, but demand, that the rules not apply to Mexicans, which is basically what Calderón does. In several cases where Mexican illegal immigrants have commited crimes (one was the rape of two minors) were not tried here in the US because he, (and Fox before...
11-17-2007 7:58 PM
kkcapricorn
Mexican immigrants are welcomed the same as immigrants from any other country.

Illegal aliens from any country are unwelcome.
11-19-2007 5:30 AM
Rashid Malik
Come on, kkcapricorn! They are humans, not aliens. And like bees, they will go where there are flowers and fragrance and color and most importantly nectar. That's encoded in human nature.
11-19-2007 6:36 AM
dirish
I don't care if they have an invitation, just don't bring any F@#$%$ bombs! OK!
Those guys do work that we won't do, but non the less needs to be done. I don't care what the suits say about it, you don't see "their" kids picking the oranges that land on our breakfast tables, or cleaning the sewers. God bless them and I hope they get rich!
11-19-2007 2:31 PM
ljsdesign
sorry, comment landed on wrong clip somehow.
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