Boycott Mexico and Canada!

[Tom Tancredo 2004]

Just as I wanted to boycott France and Germany; I think Mexico and Canada are causing the US more problems, for example, both of these countries are silent when the US is currently fighting the war on terrorism. Canada is allowing extremists from the Middle-East to live there and using Canada is a nesting place for terrorists. I urge everybody here to urge Canada to change their notorious liberal immigration policies so that we can decrease the possibly of terrorists entering thru the northern borders.

Mexico is forcing the US Government on how to run our immigration system and wants to keep our borders wide open! That would encourage more terrorists to enter through the Mexican border to attack more cities in America. The Mexican Government vehemently opposes the War in Iraq and is furious about the Bush Administration being silent on the amnesty issue.

I urge everybody here cancel their trip to Canada and Mexico. Also, we must give them the French treatment so that maybe they can change their mind. Boycott their products so that our country might be saved from terrorism.

[azwhitewolf]

Quote[/b] ]Mexico is forcing the US Government on how to run our immigration system and wants to keep our borders wide open!

You know, I think Tom is onto something here. Where was all the outrage when Vicente Fox was demanding that the US make "all current Mexican residents" in the US, citizens? Yet, he won't help us curb terrorism, or assist in our fight?

This is a man who has done NOTHING about immigration, especially as it pertains to "coming in" or "going out" of Mexico.

I don't know much about Canada, so I won't comment on that, but I DO know about Mexico having lived in So. Cal and Arizona - how great the problem is.

However, you're going to have to do quite a bit of boycotting Mexican products, as an incredible amount of goods and electronics are assembled there.

[Floridaguy]

As a side note from an economic, and an agriculture industry perspective, realize that Mexico is our largest trading partner in the world, and is about 50% for our huge trade deficit. If we (our country), ever truly boycotted Mexico completely, as a nation, then their economy and country would collapse rather quickly. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif Not that I'm saying it shouldn't (or should).

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[Der Alte]

I agree with a good part of what you are saying - the governments of both countries have been far less than helpful. The only problem is, if you would add China to the list of countries to boycott, most of the stores in the US, including Target, Wal Mart and Kmart would have to close. Over the past 20 years allmost all manufacturing has moved from the US to these 3 countries. GM, Ford and Chyrsler would also be out of business. Zenith used to be the banner brand of US manufactured electronics - they also moved to Mexico for cheap labor. I think what I'm trying to say, is that if we were to boycott Canada and Mexico, we wouldn't have any of the goods that we have become accustomed to. There has to be a different way, otherwise you would be cutting your nose off to spite yourself.

[Tom Tancredo 2004]

Quote[/b] ]I agree with a good part of what you are saying - the governments of both countries have been far less than helpful. *The only problem is, if you would add China to the list of countries to boycott, most of the stores in the US, including Target, Wal Mart and Kmart would have to close. *Over the past 20 years allmost all manufacturing has moved from the US to these 3 countries. *GM, Ford and Chyrsler would also be out of business. *Zenith used to be the banner brand of US manufactured electronics - they also moved to Mexico for cheap labor. *I think what I'm trying to say, is that if we were to boycott Canada and Mexico, we wouldn't have any of the goods that we have become accustomed to. *There has to be a different way, otherwise you would be cutting your nose off to spite yourself.

Hi. Even if a lot of Americans here buy products from Mexico, more illegal aliens kept on coming here at high level. Corruption in Mexico is preventing average Mexican Citizens to move up the economic ladder. What must we do as Patriotic Americans is to pressure both the Canadian and Mexican Government to change their minds. It's all about protecting our national sovereignty.

In fact, Mexico has no middle-class and that's why they kept on coming here. To solve this problem, we don't simply open our borders and use NAFTA as a way to fix their economic problems. NAFTA and globalization doesn't work. Pressuring Mexico to change their culture of corruption is maybe our best bet.

[Charie]

Don't think that can be done in the foreseeable future, Tom. I had a friend who lived in Mexico for long periods of time for a few years. He said that no one he knew ever reported a car accident because they didn't want to get in the hands of the corrupt police. This speaks to a deep, long-standing corruption.

We have work permits in this country for Mexicans. Why don't we just issue more of the cards and then follow up on them. Or is it that people who come here illegally, just hope to come here and get lost and stay the rest of their lives? We have had a heavy influx of Mexicans within the last couple of years because Hillshire Farms is advertising in Mexico (I'm told) for workers. We've always had some migrant workers here, but they were mainly Americans of Mexican background, and some of them stayed here and are very good people. Am I wrong about the work permits?

[jhf]

I like the idea of boycotting Mexico, at least until they agree to help clean up the immigration mess. (They never will.)

"Charlie" is fortunate to live in a place where he hasn't become thoroughly familiar with the problems associated with immigration, particularly from Mexico.

We could issue more "permits" to "temporary" workers (fewer would be preferrable), but tracking them is a problem. Short of implanting a "locator chip" in them when they enter the country, finding them is almost impossible. Contrary to what the American people are being told, little is being done to track down absconders and those who stay here after their authorized periods of admission have expired, let alone illegal aliens. Any attempts to enforce the immigration laws within the country are met with howls from big business, ethic groups, unions and other special interest groups. Those who have the power to do something about it aren't going to do it until they're convinced that their next election depends on it.

[AZJen]

With all due respect, Tom - Canada poses much less of a threat to society in the U.S. than Mexico does. Canadians who move here do so with jobs; they do so as fully functioning members of society. They do so as self-sufficient families. Very few Canadian immigrants rely on government funded use-of-means programs.

Mexicans, on the other hand, can't wait to breed and get on welfare. They can't wait to open up lines of credit only to buzz back off to Mexico when they (suprise) can't pay their bills. They eagerly send over $12 billion per year BACK to Mexico to help support their family still there. They commit crimes and overcrowd jails and prisons. They rack up hospital bills to the tune of $165 million (border states alone - that's SOUTHERN border) only to walk off on them (wonder why Arizonans and Californians have such HIGH insurance premiums?http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif Want to know what people in Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire pay? About HALF).

Sure - Canada's not without it's faults - the biggest one being:: it's overrun with liberal zealots who don't care about Canadian citizens; all they care about is the massive numbers of "refugees". The U.S. was headed down this path....we cannot CANNOT let that happen.

I have been very active with FAIR, NumbersUSA and Freedom Canada to help BOTH countries achieve more sensible levels of immigration and help citizens and legal residents of BOTH countries. No other country in the world has immigration problems like the U.S. and Canada.

[Terri]

Hi AZJen! *Welcome to the board. *Looks like this is your second post so I want to let you know that it may be awhile before Tom can reply to your comments. He is active duty Navy and on his way to an assignment.

I'll just say that I think we are simplfying things too much anytime we paint people with a broad brush. I'm sure not all Mexicans are interested in breeding and welfare. I don't mean to be overly critical but do you think that comments like that are helpful to our cause of stopping illegal immigration?

To be clear, I don't want anyone here illegally, neither Canadians or Mexicans or anyone else. And I feel much less friendly toward our northern neighbors than I did 18 months ago.

North and south, I'd love to see our borders controlled.

[Saber]

Quote[/b] ]What must we do as Patriotic Americans is to pressure both the Canadian and Mexican Government to change their minds. It's all about protecting our national sovereignty.


HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! HOW ABOUT PRESSURING OUR OWN GOVERNMENT TO UPHOLD THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THIS COUNTRY!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif?http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif? We can't even get Bush to listen to his own constituency....and we're going to get the leaders of Mexico and Canada to listen to us? YES...they are at fault too, but I voted for the President who, with the swipe of a pen, has the authority to handle this problem.....and he IS NOT!

[Der Alte]

Saber you http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smash.gif the nail on the head.