MEXICO’S PLAN PUTS AMERICAN VALUES TO THE TEST
Behind the illegal immigrants waving Mexican and Salvadoran flags in Los Angeles last week; behind the Mexican girl in Arlington, Va., who was quoted as saying on radio, “Citizens – what are they for? We do all the work"; behind the antiquated calls for taking back the Southwest in the name of a Mexican Aztlan – there is a plan.
I am not saying that this plan, propagated by Mexico City, could challenge the lies, secrecy and Machiavellian scheming of American war plans in the Middle East. I am not saying that the Mexican Foreign Ministry, with its offshoot the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, is directing an “invasion” of the United States.
But what is happening with illegals in America – the riots, the refusal to become American while demanding all the rights of committed citizens, the desperate hanging on to “Mexicanness” – is not accidental. It is the result of careful and cynical plans on the part of the Mexican government to develop its own constituency inside American society – and to keep it forever Mexican.
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Hirvonen confident for Mexico
Mikko Hirvonen says he is confident of securing a strong result as the World Rally Championship heads to Mexico next weekend for the third round of the year.
After the tarmac of Monte Carlo and the snow of Sweden, Rally Mexico will be the first gravel event on the 2006 calendar – and Hirvonens first gravel rally with the 2006 spec Ford Focus RS WRC06.
However, a two-day test session in Spain had left the Finnish driver confident of a strong performance in the event – which will be his first gravel outing since Rally Japan last season when
Labour Minister attends Mexico conference
Minister of Labour, Public Administration & Empowerment Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro is representing Antigua & Barbuda at the two-day 14th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML) in Mexico City.
The conference, which began yesterday, is being held under the theme: “People and their Work at the Heart of Globalisationâ€.
Its main objective is the consideration and adoption of the declaration and plan of action of Mexico by the ministers of labour of the member countries of the Organisation of American States.
This plan of action will be considered by the Heads of State and Government at their fourth
The Mexico Fund, Inc. Declares Largest Dividend in its History; Announces Terms of Upcoming In-Kind Repurchase Offer
The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MXF - News) announced that the Board of Directors has declared the payment of the Fund's largest cash distribution per share since its inception in June 1981. The Board has declared a cash dividend of $2.909 per share, payable on January 23, 2006 to stockholders of record on December 21, 2005. The dividend is comprised of $0.8461 ordinary income, which includes $0.2213 of short-term capital gains and $2.0629 of long-term capital gains. This dividend is equivalent to 10.4%
Mexico's Fox Raps U.S. on Plan for Fence
Mexican President Vicente Fox Calls U.S. Plans to Build Fence on Southern Border 'Shameful'
Mexican President Vicente Fox stepped up his attacks on the United States plan to build a fence along its southern border on Sunday, saying it was a "shameful" initiative for a democracy.
Fox said barriers between nations belonged to the last century and had been torn down by popular uprisings, referring to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
"This wall is shameful," Fox said at an event for migrants in his home state of Guanajuato.
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Mexico asks neighbors‘ help to halt US fence plan
Mexico‘s foreign minister will meet with counterparts in Central America to seek their backing against a U.S. plan to build a high-tech border fence aimed at holding back illegal immigrants.
Mexicans are incensed by the proposal in the U.S. Congress to erect the fence with lights and security cameras along parts of the border and make illegal immigration a felony.
The meeting with Central American leaders, whose nations also send many undocumented workers to the United States, is Mexico‘s latest move to block the U.S. proposal, which the government of President
Mexico's presidential race marked by mudslinging
Campaign seen as test of democratic progress
The race for Mexico's presidency has featured mudslinging, backstabbing, revelations of a questionably obtained Miami penthouse, videotapes of cash-filled suitcases, and allegations of Communist leanings. All this before the campaign has even officially begun -- and with the election almost seven months away.
Political analysts predict the mud will continue to fly until the vote in July, with three major candidates in a virtual dead heat to succeed Vicente Fox in a contest that many view as a crucial test of Mexico's democratic progress.
Fox's watershed election in 2000 broke the
MEXICO'S WATER ALWAYS A CONTENDER
What makes the village of Mexico's water taste so good?
That's the question raised by Mexico's winning the Oswego County Health Department's drinking water contest yet again.
Mexico's and Sandy Creek/Lacona's water was judged best-tasting in 1991. Mexico won the honor alone in 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Mexico, Sandy Creek/Lacona, Pulaski, Oswego and Orwell entered the latest contest in May at the Lake Ontario Bird Festival.
The water was judged in an informal taste test. Visitors to the festival sipped from unmarked cups of water and noted their first and second choices. 112 people voted
Violence linked to drug trafficking no threat to Mexico's national security: spokesman
Violence linked to drug trafficking puts public security at risk in some cities and regions in Mexico, but it has never threatened national security, a spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday.
"There are red flags in some areas and cities, but not in the Mexican state as a whole," said Ruben Aguilar, the presidential spokesman.
Last July, 11 local governments launched the "Mexico Seguro" (Safe Mexico) operation in an effort to restore peace and security in the most
Food and drinks in Mexico
There is a section on each nation's food under Essentials. Eating out can be a joy, a trial, a challenge or a nightmare. We are introducing bands of restaurants that aim to help when choosing a restaurant.'Seriously cheap' restaurants will be no more than US$3, 'cheap' puts the cost somewhere between US$4 and US$8, with the 'mid-range'carrying on up to US$15. Thereafter eating out fall into the 'expensive' category by Central American standards. While the cost of eating out varies greatly across the region, these categories should provide some guidance.
Most restaurants serve a daily special
Conservative has narrow lead in Mexico election chaos
A conservative former cabinet minister emerged as the narrow leader in Mexicos knife-edge presidential election today as the country tensed itself for an unsettling Florida-style recount.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a leftist former mayor of Mexico with a devoted urban following, trails Felipe Calderon, a pro-business, former energy secretary, by just over 1 per cent or 400,000 votes, according to preliminary results from the Mexicos official Federal Electoral Institute (IFE).
But the margin of victory is too small to declare an official winner, so the IFE will begin a vote-by-vote count across Mexicos 300 electoral
