At first, you think it must be some kind of sick joke. Someone must be trying to be funny by twisting a few things around and making it seem as if Mexico, the world's largest exporter of illegal immigrants, is vowing to arrest and deport anyone who enters that country illegally. You try to laugh, but it's not really that funny.
"Of course, it has to be a joke," you say to yourself. "Mexico is the country that is complaining constantly about the way the United States treats its illegal immigrants. It couldn't be doing exactly the same thing it so often criticizes. It couldn't be so hypocritical!"
But then you realize that this is no joke and that the government of Mexican President Felipe Calderon has taken hypocrisy to a new level.
Incredibly, Mexico cut a deal with the Cuban government last week and agreed to deport Cubans who enter Mexican territory illegally. From now on, Cubans reaching Mexico by sea or through Central America will be sent back to Havana.
Long but very interesting read!
Yes it's Interesting....but not suprising at all.
Agreed. It has been alleged that Cubans only acknowledge their hispanic heritage when it benefits them to claim minority status. Otherwise they check the "white" box.
That being said, IMHO not only is it time to end illegal immigration but to abolish the wet foot dry foot policy as well.
We've got more than our share of Cuba's criminal derelects as well.
expert on cubans now are you? first mexicans now cubans.
probably not till economic sanctions are lifted.
I side with JDubsMom here 100% on this.
do you know why the dry foot policy is in place? or why other asylum accords with nations like el sal and guat. exist?
Note that none of the above are at war anymore so any new arrivals are out of luck---------without proof, they are not political refugees.
As for Cuba: the US government needs to normalize relations with Havana IMHO. We have already doen so with both China and Vietnam.
Side note: those Mexicans fleeing SOB due to the drug wars either came here legally or those who are 'fence jumpers' turn themselves into US law enforcement to be detained.
do the effects of US intervention and puppet regimes cease once the meddling is over? ramifications still exist. it takes a while. stability has yet to reach these places.
and normalized relations with cuba would facilitate the end of the dry foot policy.
lets see if obamas really got that "change"