Billy wrote on Nov 7, 2006 10:44 PM:Mexico is an embarrassment to North America, Why dont they protest agianst theyre own goverment for basic western human rights? Ive lived in mexico, there isent anything there that i want here. i can make my own tacos and do my own yardwork. I say build the fence and start a massive deportation. if they like it here that much, they can come here legally and learn english like everyone else.

Warner wrote on Nov 8, 2006 2:38 AM: I wonder if the Mexican government can overcome the unrest and rebel activity present in their state of Oaxaca? Mr. Fox says that the "Wall" we are building is an embarrassment to the USA, and he compares it to the Berlin Wall of old. They built the Berlin wall to keep people IN, while we are building the wall on our Southern border to keep people OUT that are trying to escape from Mr. Fox and company into a free country. The way to measure the quality of a country is to note the number of people trying to get in compared to the number of people trying to get out. Mr. Fox says that the "Wall" is an embarrassment to the USA. Not so! It is an embarrassment to Mr. Fox and gang. The poor people of Mexico are encouraged to come USA by V. Fox and gang. Yes, Mr. Fox has plenty to be embarrassed about. I wonder if he thinks he is hiding his activities form the world?

Roberto wrote on Nov 8, 2006 4:58 AM:Not looking at the ramifications down the road is the problem. I wonder if need any other countries and in particular neighbours to like us...We all know the 350 miles of fence sells well in white America. The need will always come back to coprehensive immigration reform.

Gary in Murrieta wrote on Nov 8, 2006 5:10 AM:I'm just listening on the radio and they're confirming what others have said, Tony Snow is saying that the president sees the possibility of "comprehensive immigration reform". What a jerk president we have. He sucks his party down the toilet and all he can think of is his ridiculous plan for opening the borders and giving away this country. Start taking spanish lessons. What a disgusting mess. I'll still NEVER give up this fight.

chick wrote on Nov 8, 2006 6:15 AM:If they do come hopefully they will learn to spell better than you Billy.

The politicans are wrote on Nov 8, 2006 3:09 PM:wrong if they think Americans will roll over. It is either going to get down to Civil War, which I am hearing more and more or a giant tax revolt, either way, the government will not win!

I do believe wrote on Nov 8, 2006 3:10 PM:George Bush is going to be impeached by his own party.

2 Roberto wrote on Nov 8, 2006 6:47 PM:The fence sells well to "white" America?! You think blacks and asians like illegals better than we?!!! Oh please.

Cryer wrote on Nov 9, 2006 9:11 PM:What is bushes problem he seems to start war with a differnt race or ethnic group every month now! Is he racist? Is he a real President? Or is he just trying to live back in the day? Wake up Mr. President, USA is made of different ethnic groups, land that origianlly belonged to the Native american people!

mrC73205 wrote on Jan 21, 2008 11:57 AM:For all Mexicans before you criticize the U.S. for it's immigration policies, take a look at YOUR COUPot Calling the Kettle Black: Immigration in Mexico vs. the U.S.
The Associated Press recently brought to light the surprising differences between immigration laws in Mexico and immigration laws in the United States.
By Linda Orlando

Every day brings yet another hot news story about immigration reform in the United States. Many of the people protesting immigration reform are Mexicans, saying that unrestricted citizenship should be granted to millions of undocumented Mexican migrants. Even the Mexican government has called American immigration policies "xenophobic," saying that we are afraid to share the wealth of American citizenship with people south of the border. But isn�t that the pot calling the kettle black?

It may come as a surprise to learn that the immigration laws in Mexico itself are much more daunting than American laws. For instance, legal, naturalized Mexican citizens born in another country are banned from holding thousands of different jobs. In the United States, the only jobs reserved for native-born Americans are the presidency and the vice-presidency. Yet in Mexico, foreign-born Mexicans also can�t hold seats in either house of the congress or the Supreme Court; they can�t work in state legislatures or hold governorships, and many states even ban them from sitting on town councils. Mexico�s Constitution states that all federal, military, or merchant marine posts can only be given to "native-born Mexicans."

The government of Mexico has made immigration laws even stricter over the past few years. Cities are now banning non-natives from holding local jobs such as firefighters, police, and judges. Mexico�s Interior Department distributed information to local officials several years ago describing "model city" statutes, recommending that non-natives be banned from certain jobs. After The Associated Press questioned the practice, officials deleted the non-native recommendations from the statutes, but they insisted that the changes were not in response to the AP�s inquiries. An Interior Department official told reporters, "These statutes have been under review for some time, and they have, or are about to be, changed."

Although most foreigners don�t move to Mexico to work in government jobs, the immigration laws put obstacles in the way that make it more difficult for them to compete for many other types of jobs. Even some native-born Mexicans agree that the government needs to change its policies, both to keep up with modern times and also to welcome the contributions foreign-born people could make to the country. But many Mexicans, apparently including the government, are distrustful of foreigners because of the country�s long history of foreign invasions, not to mention the Mexican-American War.

The rules are particularly puzzling because foreigners constitute an extremely small percentage of the population of the country, and pose no threat to the job market for native Mexicans. Only about .5% of Mexico�s 105 million people are foreign-born naturalized citizens, in contrast with the 13% of foreign-born citizens in the U.S. And Mexico grants citizenship to only about 3,000 people a year, compared to the United States, which grants citizenship to an average of almost a half a million people each year.

J. Michael Waller, of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, wrote a recent article on immigration that echoed the sentiments of many government officials confused by the dichotomy between the immigration laws of the two countries. "If American policy-makers are looking for legal models on which to base new laws restricting immigration and expelling foreign lawbreakers, they have a handy guide," Waller said. "The Mexican constitution." ...