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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (2324)	9/4/2007 1:37:14 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 3197

They think that CA and some other states still belong to Mexico. The annexing of CA may be questionable, but el presidente Santa Ana traded the southwestern states as reparation for THEIR war debts - having lost - there's no equivocating about that. CA would be a corrupt mess were it still in Mexican possession. I think the US should have taken Baja CA, too.

To: bentway who wrote (2324)	9/4/2007 8:12:42 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3197

TAKING A STAND AGAINST BUSH's OPEN BORDERS: John Edwards Statement On Bush's Open Highways Initiative Sep 3, 2007 6:23 PM Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards today criticized the Bush administration's open-highways initiative that would allow Mexican trucks to travel freely within the United States. The initiative is expected to go into effect this week, unless it is blocked on Wednesday by the Department of Transportation's Inspector General. Edwards released the following statement: "Our trade policies should put workers and families first. Opening America's highways to Mexico's long-haul diesel trucks puts American jobs and safety at risk. The Department of Transportation has the power to block the program. I urge them to use it. "Multinational corporations and their Washington lobbyists greased the way to extend NAFTA onto American highways and streets, without regard for the impact on the environment or on the safety of America’s workers and families. Last month, an audit found that the database used to monitor Mexican drivers with license convictions - known as the '52nd State System' - has failed to record thousands of convictions. Mexican diesel trucks will not be required to meet the stricter emissions standards of states like California." johnedwards.com ---