"How dare you send our citizens back to us"
Just how pathetic is Mexico?
Christopher Cook
August 04, 2008
You can add legislators from the Mexican state of Sonora to the people whose sense of irony has been surgically removed at birth. It didn't make very big news when it happened (two weeks ago), but for those who missed it, it's a worthy showcase for chutzpah at its finest. And it's a tragic indication of just how absurdly pathetic our neighbor to the south really is:
A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora was in Tucson on Tuesday to say Arizona's new employer sanctions law will have a devastating effect on the Mexican state.
At a news conference, the legislators said Sonora - Arizona's southern neighbor, made up of mostly small towns - cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools it will face as illegal Mexican workers here return to their hometowns without jobs or money.
What? They are returning to their hometowns, for goodness' sake. They don't want people to return to their hometowns? People aren't welcome in their hometowns?
Oh, and they're coming home broke. What are we in America to do, send out an announcement that people planning to self-deport should stop by city hall for a little care package on the way out? Maybe a little taxpayer money to tide them over until the ever-so vibrant and healthy Mexican economy finds them jobs. Oh no, wait...nevermind.
And it gets worse, with this stunning admission:
"Mexico is not prepared for this, for the tremendous problems" it will face as more and more Mexicans working in Arizona and sending money to their families return to hometowns in Sonora without jobs, she said. (emphasis added)
Think about that. Not only can the economy of Sonora not handle the return of its native sons and daughters, it's not even able to support the people who remained behind without the remittances of the people working in Arizona. They're actually saying to their native sons and daughters...
We cannot handle your return, and we need you to go back to another country and work so you can send money back home to support the unemployed people you left behind.
Again, one has to say, what? Mexico cannot support its own people, so many leave...and the ones who stay behind cannot survive without their remittances? What are they doing all day?
Mexico is a huge country. Much of it is gorgeous. It has incredible natural resources. With all of its benefits and blessings, how could it be this pathetic?
I suppose one could argue that if a bunch of people all returned to a small American town within a short period, the town might have to do a bit of scrambling. But in America, it would probably mean more money into the tax base; increased property values; a newer, more vibrant town life; new businesses opening up; new ideas...more marriages...old friends reuniting.
In other words, most American towns would probably find a way to make the return of their native sons and daughters a good and happy thing.
When you say your prayers tonight, remember to thank God for America.
Just how pathetic is Mexico?
Christopher Cook
August 04, 2008
You can add legislators from the Mexican state of Sonora to the people whose sense of irony has been surgically removed at birth. It didn't make very big news when it happened (two weeks ago), but for those who missed it, it's a worthy showcase for chutzpah at its finest. And it's a tragic indication of just how absurdly pathetic our neighbor to the south really is:
A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora was in Tucson on Tuesday to say Arizona's new employer sanctions law will have a devastating effect on the Mexican state.
At a news conference, the legislators said Sonora - Arizona's southern neighbor, made up of mostly small towns - cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools it will face as illegal Mexican workers here return to their hometowns without jobs or money.
What? They are returning to their hometowns, for goodness' sake. They don't want people to return to their hometowns? People aren't welcome in their hometowns?
Oh, and they're coming home broke. What are we in America to do, send out an announcement that people planning to self-deport should stop by city hall for a little care package on the way out? Maybe a little taxpayer money to tide them over until the ever-so vibrant and healthy Mexican economy finds them jobs. Oh no, wait...nevermind.
And it gets worse, with this stunning admission:
"Mexico is not prepared for this, for the tremendous problems" it will face as more and more Mexicans working in Arizona and sending money to their families return to hometowns in Sonora without jobs, she said. (emphasis added)
Think about that. Not only can the economy of Sonora not handle the return of its native sons and daughters, it's not even able to support the people who remained behind without the remittances of the people working in Arizona. They're actually saying to their native sons and daughters...
We cannot handle your return, and we need you to go back to another country and work so you can send money back home to support the unemployed people you left behind.
Again, one has to say, what? Mexico cannot support its own people, so many leave...and the ones who stay behind cannot survive without their remittances? What are they doing all day?
Mexico is a huge country. Much of it is gorgeous. It has incredible natural resources. With all of its benefits and blessings, how could it be this pathetic?
I suppose one could argue that if a bunch of people all returned to a small American town within a short period, the town might have to do a bit of scrambling. But in America, it would probably mean more money into the tax base; increased property values; a newer, more vibrant town life; new businesses opening up; new ideas...more marriages...old friends reuniting.
In other words, most American towns would probably find a way to make the return of their native sons and daughters a good and happy thing.
When you say your prayers tonight, remember to thank God for America.
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