http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/ COHA is an NGO specialized in monitoring Latin American and Canadian Relations for more than 30 years... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37066 BRenick Sat, 22 May 2010 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=9022#comment-37066 The audacity of Calderon to be here at the invitation of our admin and to criticize Arizona for trying to do something about the out-of-control illegal problem. Hillary apologizes in Mexico for US citizens involved in crime at the border, so then he comes here without a formal apology for 12 million of his citizens being here illegally. Could any of those 12 million lawbreakers be involved in trafficking, drugs and gun transport? Mexicans who are U.S. citizens consider themselves Mexican, not Americans, and they are misdirecting/confusing their families encouraging them to come here. They have demanded Spanish be spoken here and we have complied. What's next, our Constitution in espanol? They say they belong here, but have been ashamed of their indigenous roots, (Chiapas was the1990's site of a gunning down of innocent Mayans by Mexican soldiers). They identify with Spain. Maybe they would be happier there. The audacity of Calderon to be here at the invitation of our admin and to criticize Arizona for trying to do something about the out-of-control illegal problem. Hillary apologizes in Mexico for US citizens involved in crime at the border, so then he comes here without a formal apology for 12 million of his citizens being here illegally. Could any of those 12 million lawbreakers be involved in trafficking, drugs and gun transport? Mexicans who are U.S. citizens consider themselves Mexican, not Americans, and they are misdirecting/confusing their families encouraging them to come here. They have demanded Spanish be spoken here and we have complied. What's next, our Constitution in espanol? They say they belong here, but have been ashamed of their indigenous roots, (Chiapas was the1990's site of a gunning down of innocent Mayans by Mexican soldiers). They identify with Spain. Maybe they would be happier there.

]]> http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37043 Terrence Paupp Thu, 20 May 2010 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=9022#comment-37043 Your article correctly identifies NAFTA as the chief culprit for the flood of immigration and worsening the drug wars. Therefore, I just wanted to say again, this is further evidence of what a miserable and corporate-owned whore former president Bill Clinton was. And, in this regard, do not foget that he signed the legislation that destroyed the Glass-Stegall Act, which allowed US banks to get into commercial lending and derivatives---as not since the Great Depression. Clinton as a disaster and his policies still haunt us to day. He was no democrat--- he was a corporate whore. Just ask Robert Rubin at Goldman Sachs, one of the architects on the Mexican bailouot of the 1990s---from which Goldman Sachs and Clinton profited---and we lost. Your article correctly identifies NAFTA as the chief culprit for the flood of immigration and worsening the drug wars. Therefore, I just wanted to say again, this is further evidence of what a miserable and corporate-owned whore former president Bill Clinton was. And, in this regard, do not foget that he signed the legislation that destroyed the Glass-Stegall Act, which allowed US banks to get into commercial lending and derivatives—as not since the Great Depression. Clinton as a disaster and his policies still haunt us to day. He was no democrat— he was a corporate whore. Just ask Robert Rubin at Goldman Sachs, one of the architects on the Mexican bailouot of the 1990s—from which Goldman Sachs and Clinton profited—and we lost.

]]> http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37042 W. A. Chaffee Thu, 20 May 2010 10:10:03 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=9022#comment-37042 It's time to have real immigation reform and expand NAFTA to include movement of people - a Schengen-type agreement that would let Mexican, Americans, and Canadians move to where jobs are and to return home when jobs run out. And Mexican trucks should be allowed to enter the U.S. rather than the Teamster pressured demands to protect their union. It's time to have real immigation reform and expand NAFTA to include movement of people – a Schengen-type agreement that would let Mexican, Americans, and Canadians move to where jobs are and to return home when jobs run out. And Mexican trucks should be allowed to enter the U.S. rather than the Teamster pressured demands to protect their union.

]]> http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37041 Sergio Ferragut Thu, 20 May 2010 00:10:04 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=9022#comment-37041 However, the US has for decades been the primary proponent of the current prohibition policy and for this reason it has a duty to find a solution to the problem. It is also the most important consumer of illicit drugs –anywhere from $125 billion to $170 billion worth, not the $65 billion officially claimed– and as such it should partner with Mexico –the primary supplier of illicit drugs– to come up with a proposal to the international community to change the current drug paradigm and abandon an impossible dream –a drug free America—in exchange for a lesser evil, a controlled environment pretty much as the one introduced to bring an end to Alcohol Prohibition in 1933. Decriminalization will do away with the huge collateral damage caused by this “war” and significantly reduce the threat to public safety and national security in Mexico and the US. Sergio Ferragut Author of A SILENT NIGHTMARE However, the US has for decades been the primary proponent of the current prohibition policy and for this reason it has a duty to find a solution to the problem. It is also the most important consumer of illicit drugs –anywhere from $125 billion to $170 billion worth, not the $65 billion officially claimed– and as such it should partner with Mexico –the primary supplier of illicit drugs– to come up with a proposal to the international community to change the current drug paradigm and abandon an impossible dream –a drug free America—in exchange for a lesser evil, a controlled environment pretty much as the one introduced to bring an end to Alcohol Prohibition in 1933. Decriminalization will do away with the huge collateral damage caused by this “war” and significantly reduce the threat to public safety and national security in Mexico and the US.
Sergio Ferragut
Author of A SILENT NIGHTMARE

]]> http://www.coha.org/mexican-president-comes-to-washington-what-will-come-of-president-calderon%e2%80%99s-visit-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37039 Sergio Ferragut Thu, 20 May 2010 00:08:34 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=9022#comment-37039 There is no way President Calderon can stop his fight against Mexican drug cartels and leave complete patches of Mexican territory under their control. At the same time, any comprehensive analysis of what keeps the illicit drug business alive like the one presented in A SILENT NIGHTMARE: The bottom line and the challenge of illicit drugs, will reveal that, under the current rules of engagement, there is no end to this so called “war on drugs” unless Mexico and the US decide to think out of the box and strive for a new drug paradigm, one based on a policy of decriminalization of the production, distribution and use of today’s illicit drugs. This is a global issue requiring a global solution. Sergio Ferragut Author of A SILENT NIGHTMARE There is no way President Calderon can stop his fight against Mexican drug cartels and leave complete patches of Mexican territory under their control. At the same time, any comprehensive analysis of what keeps the illicit drug business alive like the one presented in A SILENT NIGHTMARE: The bottom line and the challenge of illicit drugs, will reveal that, under the current rules of engagement, there is no end to this so called “war on drugs” unless Mexico and the US decide to think out of the box and strive for a new drug paradigm, one based on a policy of decriminalization of the production, distribution and use of today’s illicit drugs. This is a global issue requiring a global solution.
Sergio Ferragut
Author of A SILENT NIGHTMARE

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