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Chris Kelly /p>

One "Illegal Immigration" issue is never discussed: As a deliberate-but-muffled principle of U.S. foreign policy, we allow the dysfunctional, corrupt nation of Mexico to export its social problems to the North. The alternative: Nicaragua-Only-Worse right on our southern border. The Canadians are idiots, but at least they strive for Socialist Nirvana with BS and votes, instead of AK-47s and ski masks. Send 10 million illegals back home where they could not make a living? Do we really want a Central American Vietnam going on in Baja?

But a solution from Bush? YOU think, please. The worst job a Mexican illegal may obtain here in Southern California is better than the best job he might get in Mexico. But he comes from one of the poorest of economic circumstances to one of the costliest places to live in America. The economics of this cannot work. The slack must then be taken up by us -- the taxpaying citizens -- for education, healthcare, civil administration, law enforcement, insurance fees, workman's compensation and prison housing (since Latinos make up a disproportionate percentage of the prison population) plus the inevitable negative impact on our communities and culture. In short, tolerating illegal immigration directly subsidizes the corrupt, ineffectual Mexican national culture along with illegal conduct by some Latinos in the U.S., while indirectly paying off &%$#@ American Businesses out here who employ such.

In addition to a tax impact never fully estimated, this also grossly insults all American citizens who obey the law along with those honest -- and even literate and skilled -- Asian, Middle Eastern, African and European persons who aspire to emigrate here legally and who must put up with all the INS red tape and delays.

Oh yes, and have you paid any attention at all to the continuing comments of Vicente Fox? His view: The Gringos have an absolute obligation to let Mexicans come to the U.S. anytime they want as the best means to fix whatever is wrong with his country.

The problem is deep-rooted in Mexican culture, economics and politics, not ours. Question: Would we tolerate Jacques Chirac campaigning in the US among French-Americans to revise our Iraq policies?

p>Que pasa, Señor Bush. br> -- Gene Wright br> Laguna Niguel, California /p>

You obviously suffer from the Rush Limbaugh disease. That is the one that says, "If George Bush said it, it must be defensible and must be so defended, regardless." I suppose that given the number of deaths by auto accident every year and their inevitability, we might as well offer amnesty to all who have violated said laws. Why don't we do the same for murder. After all, Cain slew Abel, and that was a long time ago and murders still happen.

Oh wait, there are to be quid pro quos. Mexico is going to be our buddy and do what we want them to in return for this bit of cheek turning. Well take your quid and stuff it in your pro quo. If you or Bush or "Svengali" Rove are so naive to believe that, then you all need institutionalization to protect you from hurting yourselves.

Oh, I forgot, our Hispanic citizens are going to be so ecstatic that they will suddenly give 90% of their votes to Bush in November. First, the Cuban community gets nothing out of this and will not be further enticed to vote Republican when the Coast Guard is still returning Cuban refugees to Castro's loving embrace. Second, the Mexican community, which this is aimed at, is simply going to scream that it is not enough. Why not just give California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico to Vicente Fox as a birthday present and see if that satisfies him? I bet it won't.

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