Will Democrats’ Standing Ovations For Mexican Meddler Calderon Return To Haunt Them?

[lorimar]

Like a Roman emperor visiting a province, Mexican President Felipe Calderon paid a visit to his subjects in Washington, D.C. last week.
He was received with pomp and circumstance, told his subjects what he wanted done, and returned home a conquering hero.
Would we tolerate such arrogant behavior from Russia or China? Yet the president of Mexico is allowed to insult our laws and treat us with contempt.
The biggest thing that displeased Calderon was Arizona’s SB 1070 law, which allows Arizona police, during the normal course of their duties, to enforce immigration law.
As I have pointed out before , in Mexico, local police in all states and at all levels are required to enforce Mexican immigration law. So Mexico already has an “Arizona law”.
But Calderon came to Washington prepared to lambast the Arizona law anyway. And President Obama was only too happy to help him.
They wasted no time. On the Mexican president’s arrival, in the Rose Garden press conference in front of the White House, Obama actually started it, saying:
"We also discussed the new law in Arizona, which is a misdirected effort—a misdirected expression of frustration over our broken immigration system, and which has raised concerns in both our countries. …And I want everyone, American and Mexican, to know my administration is taking a very close look at the Arizona law. [Sounds like a threat.] We’re examining any implications, especially for civil rights. Because in the United States of America, no law-abiding person—be they an American citizen, a legal immigrant, or a visitor or tourist from Mexico—should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like."
Of course, the point of Arizona’s law is that only individuals suspected of not being “law-abiding” will be subject to questioning about their immigration status.
When it was Calderon’s turn to speak, he chimed in with this:
"In Mexico, we are and will continue being respectful of the internal policies of the United States and its legitimate right to establish in accordance to its Constitution whatever laws it approves. [That´s a tipoff that he´s about to meddle.] But we will retain our firm rejection to criminalize migration so that people that work and provide things to this nation will be treated as criminals. And we oppose firmly the S.B. 1070 Arizona law which derives from unjust, partial and discriminatory principles.” [My translation from the Spanish]
That night Obama treated Calderon and the Mexican First Lady to a big party on the White House lawn, featuring expensive cuisine and decor, with entertainment by pop star Beyoncé (photos and description here ).
On the next day, May 20th, Calderon delivered his now-notorious speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, arrogantly attacking Arizona:
“I strongly disagree with the recently-adopted law in Arizona. [Applause begins] It is a law that not only ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree [= Don’t dare even try to keep Mexicans out.] but also introduces a terrible idea of using racial profiling as the basis for law enforcement.”
Video: Calderon Gets Standing Ovation from Dems for Criticizing AZ Immigration Crackdown
Calderon´s solution:
“…what we need today is to fix a broken and inefficient system. We favor the establishment of laws that work and work well for all." [White House, Democrats, Applaud Mexican President Slamming Arizona Law, Fox News, May 20th, 2010]
Oh really? Guess what, Presidente? You’re talking about our laws. Not Mexico’s laws, but our laws.
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[reuben29]

YES, and we have to vote these evil people out of our Government. I do not understand our Government. They give a foreign President the floor in our congress to lambaste our people. The Dems. stood up because they are a stupid bunch of idiots willing to please anybody or anything in order to be in power. They should all be tried for treason and trying to undermine our country.
It just baffles me how this can happen. Why would anyone in this country bash another State for implementing immigration law already on the Federal books!!! What a bunch of idiots. I am looking at everything I buy in the store that comes from Mexico and refuse to buy it. So everyone reading this boycott Mexican products and restaurants and we can fight back at this level because we can't sit and wait for our Government to stand up for us. Over 70% of the American people want our borders closed.

[max]

Hopefully.

[hjortur]

Let's hope so. Am I the only one that laughed when the article said Beyonce was their entertainment? Calderon is a tiny imbecile. Obviously he is against the bill. Let's see how they'd react if MX was infested by Central Americans.

[shen86]

I swear on my soul, I will never vote for Menendez and Rothman, the Rep and Senator from my district that applauded them

[aingeni]

Prolly not because they think they are never wrong.

[aingeni]

Yes, indeed. They made one of the biggest mistakes of their lives in doing that.

[shen86]

The Haunting Will Begin Immediately Following Their Removal From Office

I'm Willing To Bet $$$ That Arlen Specter Is Having A Few Nightmares Right Now

[stein74]

They're Democrats. They stand and clap for all sorts of things that come back and haunt them time and time again.

There also may be protocol involved here. It's not necessarily a good idea to be unpolite to a foreign leader, especially one who is from a country bordering ours and with whom we have international trade and other mutually beneficial agreements. I'm not so concerned about who claps for what in Washington. I'm concerned with actions as they pertain to the creation of legislation.

YES, for all those who recognize my name as "pro-immigrant," I AM a conservative and generally do NOT support Democrats.

[lorimar]

I will most certainly vote for them :)