May 25, 2007

Michael Chertoff: Mexicans aren't encouraging illegal "migration"; Senate bill is "straight with the American public"

This CSPAN WMV file has DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff saying the following:

"If we're going to change the dynamic here we've gotta be completely honest with the American people about what's practical and what's impractical, about how long it's going to take, about how much it's going to cost and about what the collateral consequences are going to be and this bill was an effort to really be straight with the American public...

I would hope that even an NYT/CBS poll would show that a vast majority think the Senate bill itself, the way it was created (even including secret meetings), the way it's been handled, and the entire immigration "debate" are completely dishonest and reveal deep political corruption. And, I would hope that Congress would look into Chertoff's refusal to do his job, as well as whether he's spending too much federally-subsidized time being a snake oil salesman rather than running the DHS.

After promoting a "holistic" aka comprehensive approach, the host asks about NYT Mexican consulates article. Chertoff replies:

"I don't think the Mexicans are encouraging illegal migration in this country, I don't think they're discouraging it... I think they're servicing their citizens in another country... as long as they comply with the law that's really their business.

...I think they realize that in the long run they're better off [with a "guest" worker program with circular movement]"

I guess it depends on your definition of "the law". Back in 2003, 12 Congressmen complained to Colin Powell about Mexico's "breach of international protocol" regarding their consular activities. And, as detailed in the many other posts here, Mexican consuls are extremely aggresive, with Mexico's former foreign minister even making a sideways threat to the U.S. Wait, what was I thinking? The Bush administration is complicit in their schemes, such as by allowing the FDIC to work with the Mexican consulate in Chicago to give home loans to illegal aliens.

Posted to Immigration_consul at May 25, 2007 11:47 AM