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Obama-Calderon talks to focus on Mexican drug war
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by urbano411 | January 11, 2009 at 03:36 pm
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Mexico is lucky to have a President that sees the importance of making sure that his citizens are treated well outside of Mexico since he has no way of making life better for anyone in Mexico. I am sure if he can keep the focus on the U.S. side of the problem nobody will ever notice that all the money the U.S. is providing for the Drug War is nothing more then a shakedown. Mexican's deserve better then this! On both sides of the border.
Calderon's office said Sunday in a statement that he will press for "better conditions for Mexicans in the United States, based on respect for their rights," and may express concerns over stepped-up migrant raids.
He might expect a friendly reception from Obama, who last year supported an unsuccessful immigration reform bill that would have given millions of undocumented migrants a path to citizenship.
Yet Obama's administration won't likely rush to overhaul immigration law while joblessness and foreclosures climb in the U.S., said George Grayson, a Mexico expert at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. If anything, the flagging U.S. economy will pile pressure on Obama to emphasize border security and keep illegal immigrants out.
"The chance of having immigration reform is like having it snow in the dessert," Grayson said. "With the unemployment rate surging in the United States and the economy expected to shrink this year, it is not a hospitable time to invite more workers into the country."
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at 22:34 on April 23rd, 2009
Just legalize drugs. I see that most posts throughout the internet are for legalization. Obama promised change, but in regards to this he isn't really doing what he promised. So what I say as that all of us Americans who want legalization (which I am sure are the majority) need to organize ourselves and put extreme pressure on the government to legalize. Another thing is, go to Mexico and ask any Mexican if they are more fearful of the police or drug dealers. You will find they are more scared of the police and military and that the police and military actually lessen security and are the worst criminals in Mexico. Furthermore, why don't we use Calderon's lame argument about the demand of drugs in the U.S. as the problem against him? Mr. Calderon, why don't you stop the huge DEMAND for weapons in your country before you blame us for the problem? Additionaly, why don't we look at Mexico as an example of gun and weapons control. In Mexico, guns and weapons are illegal. You can't even carry a knife on the streets legally. That shows you how well gun control works. Just look at Mexico!