Friday, May 19, 2006

Building Barriers

WASHINGTON — Mexico and four Central American nations condemned the U.S plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.

In a joint news conference in Mexico City late Thursday, the foreign ministers of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico said that building barriers was not the way to solve problems between neighboring nations.

"The position of Mexico and the other countries is that walls will not make a difference in terms of the solution to the migration problem," said Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved a proposal to build 370 miles of triple-layer fencing along parts of the 2,000-mile border separating the U.S. and Mexico. The Senate also agreed to give many illegal immigrants a shot at U.S. citizenship.

4 comments:

Pastorius said...

Mexico and four central American nations chose to condemn America for believing that it was a sovereign nation which had a right to defend its borders.

Imagine that.

Pastorius said...

ANNEX MEXICO!

Gayle said...

Yes, I know, AC. (Found you through Always on watch.) :)

At this point I truly don't give a hoot what Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica thinks. This problem is ours, not theirs, and if Mexico weren't as corrupt as it is we wouldn't have this problem in the first place! Mexico has the national resources to provide it's people with decent wages and a decent living. Fox just doesn't give a sh*t!

David Schantz said...

Why not listen to what the United States citizens that live along the border think would be best. I'm thinking a lot of them would volunteer to help build it.

God Bless America, God Save The Republic.