Mexico to bolster immigrant defense

Mexico puts more effort to abandon it's people
08:21 AM CDT on Thursday, October 4, 2007
ALFREDO CORCHADO and DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News
(This is from leftist propogandist, hence the comments in red)

The Mexican government (The property of Carlos Slim, Drug Cartels, and other monopolies) is giving its consulates in the U.S. (one of these cancers is in Little Rock, Arkansas) wide latitude to ramp up a campaign to toughen their defense of immigrants and plans to give them more resources as well, officials familiar with the strategy said. The move comes as deportations reach an all-time high in the toughest crackdown in decades by the U.S. government and police authorities. (not tough enough) Among the actions under discussion are the creation of an anti-defamation league similar to that focused on protecting Jews (Jews created a civilized nation while under attack from Islamic regimes and don't blame the US for every problem they have. The Mexican "Government" has squandered a nation rich in resources and has abandoned it's people to Communist and Drug Cartels) budget increases for some of the 47 consulates, especially in regions such as North Texas, where Mexican migration has been swift and plentiful; and a media campaign aimed at counteracting groups opposed to illegal immigration (keeparkansaslegal and the majority of Americans) and sometimes legal immigration. The effort underscores the tension in U.S. communities grappling with problems created by illegal immigration. And it is sure to further incense groups demanding a crackdown on immigration, both legal and illegal. "Our fight is no longer inside the Beltway," said one senior Mexican official, who agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity. (what's he afraid of?) "We have been forced to change our strategy."

(The tiny section devoted to those opposed to illegal immigration)
But Jean Towell, (who has the integrity to give his name) president of Dallas-based Citizens for Immigration Reform, called the move "arrogant," saying that the Mexican government does not "have the right to meddle in our affairs." "They have come out before saying it is wrong for us to meddle in Mexico's affairs," she said. "They are losing human capital. It would be better if they provided the right kind of incentives to keep their people there. It is a no-brainer." Mexican government officials gave few additional details about the plan but said it would cover 11 million first-generation citizens, half of whom live in an "irregular migratory situation." Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, said the plan "is guaranteed to backfire." "They may feel that if they want an amnesty, they have to try," he said. But "they are going to be directly engaging in American politics. (they have been for decades) That is something American consuls would be deported for." (and we don't have 47 consuls in one country) Mr. Krikorian said he was surprised by the new approach because Mexico's U.S. ambassador, Arturo Sarukkhán, usually chooses his words so carefully.
(End of the section to those opposed to illegal immigration)

Mr. Sarukkhán could not be reached for comment Wednesday night. Mexico City meeting Nearly two dozen U.S.-based immigrant leaders, including North Texans, flew to Mexico City recently to meet with senior officials of the Foreign Ministry and the Interior Ministry to discuss the strategy. The Foreign Ministry and its Institute for Mexicans Abroad, or IME, is carrying out the government's plan. Mario Ramírez, a Dallas businessman and Mexican immigrant who attended the meeting, said he knows his loyalty to the U.S., as a naturalized citizen, will be questioned. But "as descendants of Mexicans and citizens of the United States, we feel it is our responsibility to create bridges of understanding because the anti-Mexican (it's anti-illegal immigration not anti-Mexican) mood in the United States is causing us – and both countries – much harm," he said. "What do we have to lose anymore? We've been beaten up to the point that all we can do is fight back. ... Things will get worse before they get better."Foreign Ministry officials called the meeting part of a strategy by President Felipe Calderón to "reinforce consultations and communications with organizations dedicated to the defense of the rights of migrants (not to the rights of Mexicans in Mexico)."

Quiet diplomacy has failed, said those at the Mexico City meeting (By quiet, you mean the massive amnesty marches last year?). As evidence, they pointed to what they call the "venomous" immigration debate and the death of legislation this summer to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. "There is a sense that nothing will happen in the next two years in the U.S. Congress, so Mexican immigrants (illegals) are determined to keep the issue alive and defend themselves with efforts like funding their own anti-defamation league," Andres Rozental, a former Mexican ambassador and private consultant, told The Dallas Morning News last month. "That in itself is quite an impressive statement." A more vigorous defense of immigrants (illegals), over time, might bring politicians back to the negotiating table, some said. The Mexico City meeting took place Sept. 15, the start of Mexico's Independence Day festivities. Hours later, at the National Palace, Mr. Calderón gave the traditional grito of independence from Spain. Revelers in Dallas viewed a taped message in which Mr. Calderón boldly expressed his disappointment over the "lack of political goodwill" (the US caving) that led to the failure of an immigration overhaul.

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