To Whom Do We Bow?

Perhaps it should be to Mexico?

Ah yes, that would be the country that speaks out the side of its mouth -- and other less appealing orifices.

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Gayle at My Republican Blog has featured two excellent recent posts regarding the immigration and border issues faced by the United States and I might suggest you start there, then come back to this post. Gayle, be prepared: after having read this post and knowing you currently have a cold, I hope your blood pressure doesn't rocket to 210/190 as mine is wont to do.

An article from Breitbart.com indicates that, not only should we not reign in our borders to bestill the human tide of illegal immigrants from Mexico and South America (not to mention other countries as well -- were you aware?), we should embrace more immigration than we do now. Who says so -- no, wait; who demands so?

Why, Mexico does. As does Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize and Panama.

Aw heck, I thought the United States embraced and received direction from its Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. How ignorant of me not to realize it's truly run by a cartel of efficient, honest, incorruptible Latin America countries, spearheaded by Mexico!

Diplomats from Mexico and Central America on Monday demanded guest worker programs and the legalization of undocumented migrants in the United States, while criticizing a U.S. proposal for tougher border enforcement.

Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez has called the measure (a U.S. bill that would make illegal entry a felony and extend border walls) which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month but still must go before the Senate -- "stupid and underhanded," but was somewhat more restrained on Monday, saying "it's not the Mexican government's position to tell the U.S. Senate what to do."

The U.S. proposal has caused widespread resentment in Mexico, where some have accused President Vicente Fox's administration of not being assertive enough in opposing it. Fox has called the bill shameful.

Mexicans working in the United States are a huge source of revenue for Mexico, sending home more than $16 billion in remittances in 2004, Mexico's second largest source of foreign currency after oil exports according to the country's central bank.

Oh wait. I think the curtains are indeed parting. Not only should we finance Mexico due to its oil exportation, but we should additionally continue to bankroll the entire country by expanding the amounts of cash made on domestic US soil and returned to sovereign Mexican soil.

Of course! It's our responsibility to essentially provide Mexico with any funding it desires, whenever it desires! Why didn't I see this earlier?

Folks, I humbly apologize for my misunderstanding of the issue.

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Oh, and that thing about Mexico speaking out the side of its mouth with regard to immigration? Well, I "heard" (you know how that goes!) about some clearly prejudiced blog-writing fat white male cruise visitor to Puerto Vallarta who asked a Mexican national about the small, shoeless women with no teeth in bright clothing selling packs of Chicklets on the sidewalk. The Mexican citizen responded: "Forget about them all. They are worthless illegal immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who refuse to work and drain us dry. Pay them no mind and no money." Spoken in flawless English so no translation was necessary.

Thank God that story was made up -- the nerve of that Ugly American to make such a claim!