Saturday, July 01, 2006
Southern Corruption--a tequila soaked worm
The failures of Mexico’s government fuel illegal immigration.
By Deroy Murdock
"Mexican politicians are the cheekiest participants in America’s immigration debate. South of the border, officials consider it Uncle Sam’s duty to nurture Mexico’s poor. The U.S., their reasoning goes, should accept even more illegal Mexican immigrants. Far be it from Mexico’s leaders to improve conditions below the Rio Grande so that their constituents might stay home."
"Using Economist Intelligence Unit data, [Alberto] Saracho found that, between 1987 and 2004, manufacturing productivity grew 183.3 percent in Chile, 196.6 percent in South Korea, and 307.6 percent in China. Meanwhile, like a tequila-soaked worm, Mexico advanced 2.7 percent."
Read the whole story here.
By Deroy Murdock
"Mexican politicians are the cheekiest participants in America’s immigration debate. South of the border, officials consider it Uncle Sam’s duty to nurture Mexico’s poor. The U.S., their reasoning goes, should accept even more illegal Mexican immigrants. Far be it from Mexico’s leaders to improve conditions below the Rio Grande so that their constituents might stay home."
"Using Economist Intelligence Unit data, [Alberto] Saracho found that, between 1987 and 2004, manufacturing productivity grew 183.3 percent in Chile, 196.6 percent in South Korea, and 307.6 percent in China. Meanwhile, like a tequila-soaked worm, Mexico advanced 2.7 percent."
Read the whole story here.
# posted by Norma : 7/01/2006 06:43:00 PM
