Can you believe this ,Calderon Says Mexican Immigration to U.S. Can't Be Stopped It's impossible ?

Question

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the illegal immigration of Mexicans to the U.S. can't be stopped because of the strong demand for inexpensive labor there.

``It's impossible to stop that by decree. It's impossible to try to stop that with a fence,'' Calderon said today in a taped interview with ABC News' ``Good Morning America.''

A lack of job prospects prompts more than 400,000 Mexicans to enter the U.S. each year seeking work both legally and illegally, according to the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington.

The U.S. Senate this month voted to spend $3 billion for more fences, patrol agents and surveillance along the U.S.- Mexico border. Calderon said he's seeking to improve economic conditions in Mexico so that citizens don't have to leave the country for work. In the future, I can't imagine a Mexico without enough economic growth to provide for them,'' Calderon said during the ABC interview. ``I want to build the conditions in Mexico to provide the opportunities here.'' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aXesybqZcKsU&refer=us

Answer 1

I find him laughable. He doesn't have a problem with shooting his people for any other reason. Mexico has laws against illegally leaving the country. If he wanted he could stop it. They do provide good cover though for his drugs being brought over by the cartels. Actually Columbian drugs which I'm sure Calderon has some profit in.

Answer 2

There are major advantages. Anyone who has ever known an illegal immigrant who worked his/her *** off day-in and day-out will know what a benefit they are to the work ethic in this country. The immigrants I've known, both legal and illegal, have been a better example of hard work for me than any US-natives. The problem is that there are so many who give the good ones a bad name. I don't know what the proportions are (and neither does anyone else answering here; most of what you've read is Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) but the hard working ones avoid being noticed as much as possible, because they need the benefits of working here for better wages than their native countries, while the others are very visible because of the media's tendency to comment on race any time a crime is committed by anyone other than Caucasian Americans. Seriously, turn on the tv the next couple nights and watch your local news. When a crime is committed by a Caucasian there will be no mention of the race. When it is committed by a Hispanic person you will see and hear clear references to culture. The double standard is sickening. Anyway, despite the advantages of having hard workers willing to do difficult work for low pay, in the long run that is damaging to the economy. Taxes are rarely paid by such workers, while many benefit from government assistance. There are hospitals in Texas where more children are born to illegal immigrants than any other service they provide, and those bills are paid only by government programs. I have personal experiences as well that confirm that behavior, but the free labor-and-delivery services (while concurrently providing US Citizenship) at border-town hospitals is a much clearer example. The simple fact is that the ones who work hard to immigrate legally are more consistently honest, upright contributors to society. That doesn't mean all immigrants are bad (what an ignorant point of view that is), it just means that the process of doing it legally makes it more meaningful to the immigrant than if they had to sneak across the border in the night and live in fear of the INS the entire time they live here. The immigration system is seriously messed up. My sister-in-law is a legal immigrant from Japan. Even having done everything properly, and having been here for well over a decade, it's still a hassle and witnessing the hoops she has to go through is a clear witness of why so many feel forced to come here illegally. That said, a wall, however deep and high, will not solve the problem. Throwing money at such an embarrassing display of insecurity will never solve the problem. Fixing (completely recreating) the immigration policies and the INS itself is the only way to solve the immigration problem, and as long as money is being spent on building a wall we will never have the resources to actually improve the situation.

Answer 3

The Gov has the first choice to enforcing the laws> We the people have said stop this travesty>With the No amnesty sellout>Defeat>They will leave or deported>Or Jailed>

Answer 4

It's true. Who do you think is going to stop them? And it isn't just Mexicans. We do not have the resources or the man power to stop all illegals especially with this crazy war going on.

Answer 5

Yeah, Calderon said ``I want to build the conditions in Mexico to provide the opportunities here.'' Like that is really gonna happen anytime.

He is just pandering to those that do now know what his real feelings are in that he is happy his citizens are leaving. They send their illegally gotten salaries back to support Mexico's economy.

Answer 6

How self serving for the Mexican government to demand that we provide for their citizens, and make it look like they are doing us a favor. Maybe someone should ask him how he manages to stop the Guatemalans from crossing his southern border

Answer 7

The American people are really the only ones who can stop it now. And when we break out in a new war on our soil it will be ugly.

Answer 8

Well, to stop it ENTIRELY is impossible. It could be greatly decreased, though. There are drug cartels with tunnels underneath, there are people that merely overstay legal permission to be in the USA, and, there are those that come illegally via boat or airplane, etc. So, it is impossible to stop it in its entirety, but, could be greatly decreased by different measures.

Answer 9

Yes i believe it, He didnt said im a bum and im not doing a thing and wont do anything to try to stop them.
If they are keep entering in the US and they haven't starved to death that means that someone is giving them jobs.

Answer 10

He just hasn't seen what happens when you get the American people pissed off enough yet. He will learn.