Felipe Calderon's "League Against Discrimination of Mexicans in the United States"

Here's the next grand plan of the Mexican government that will a) backfire, and b) reveal some in the U.S. to be little more than de facto agents of that government (link):
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has forcefully inserted himself into the U.S. presidential campaign, denouncing the candidates for demonizing Mexican immigrants and announcing that the government would finance a public relations campaign aimed at reversing Americans' negative perceptions.

...[The Mexican government] also said it would back a proposal by the immigrants agency [the Institute of Mexicans Abroad] to organize a coalition of Mexican activists inside the United States to respond to political attacks on immigrants. The coalition would be called la Liga contra la DiscriminaciAln de los Mexicanos en Estados Unidos, or the League Against Discrimination of Mexicans in the United States.

But the most unusual initiative would budget an undisclosed amount for a campaign inside the United States to "win the battle of public opinion" by highlighting inspirational "success stories" of Mexican immigrants who had prospered in American society.

Calderon did not disclose details of the new campaign, but he said it would help the U.S. public recognize "the irreplaceable contribution of Mexicans to the United States, to its economy and its society."

A particular target will be the U.S. news media, where he said he would seek an "objective dialogue" on immigration.

"Strategies of simple confrontation and rudeness aggravate an anti-Mexican feeling," Calderon said, amplifying "the worse phobias even more."
And, I welcome this news, because we Americans love it when corrupt foreign countries try to spread propaganda inside our country. This move will also cast doubt on anyone who supports Mexico agenda from now on: are they part of Mexico's propaganda push? Are they being paid or at least directed by Mexico?

Note that members of the IME helped organize last year's illegal immigration marches, as did a former Mexican consul general. And, just recently the Blue America PAC joined with a group whose president is with the IME to push amnesty.

In other news, Mexico is lowering the banking fees on remittances to Mexico City. Surely it was just a humanitarian move.

Comments

Deport all the Mexicans. Not only will that stop all the "discrimination", it will solve a whole host of other problems as well.

You're so right LW, when the opposition is corrupt, and stupid, the nature of the emotional mathematics turns from linear to second order. The Mexican politicians are too good to be true.

The Mexican Constitution forbids political activity by foreigners in Mexico. 'Nuff said.

Hey Filepe, How about "financing" a campaign to pay for the health benefits, education costs, etc., etc., your citizens incur in my country. Until them STFU.

So far Mexico's efforts to protest American "discrimination" have done nothing except enrage Americans and turn them against illegal immigration completely. Gracias, Felipe!

You all do remember the PR firm that Mexico hired out of Texas not too long ago? Man, that worked out so well for them.

In response to all of the above comments which have been formulated with lack of any knowledge of international relations and the impact of trade agreements on the illegal immigration trends and invigorated by a sudden nationalistic sentiment that only emerges when some in this country find themselves a new enemy and target for hatred while distracting their attention away from the actions of our own government.... Let me add that more focus should be placed on the trade agenda and legislation that the U.S is forwarding with other countries, like NAFTA and the impact this agreement has had on illegal immigration. Maybe we should tell our legislators to move away from taking away what helps immigrants stay in the U.S. and focus on formulating legislation that will not induce mass immigration because it creates misery and the displacement of millions of people south of the border. GO TO THE DHS STATISTICS AND SEE FOR YOURSELF! If Calderon is being pressured by the administration to continue with the liberalization of markets and the NAFTA agenda, he has the right to demand that at least the people that such legislation has pushed north are being treated humanely as every human being deserves.