The Blaze is reporting that the mayors of four Mexican border cities are blaming the U.S. for the increase of violence in their cities!
A coalition of mayors from four northern Mexican cities are asking U.S. authorities to stem the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes on the American side of the border.
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders joined the mayors of Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Nogales and Nuevo Laredo last week to discuss cross-border issues. Among them, the Mexican mayors complained that America's deportation of convicted criminal illegal immigrants back to the Mexican border is contributing to the recent rise in violent crimes, including kidnapping and other crimes related to the drug trade.
According to Jose Reyes Ferriz, mayor of Ciudad Juarez, of the 80,000 people deported to his town over the past three years, 28,000 had U.S. criminal records, including 7,000 who had served prison time for rape and 2,000 convicted of murder. Reyes claims that the large number of criminal deportees have contributed to the violence in his town — a town that has reported more than 2,200 homicides so far this year.
How dare we demand that Mexico take possession of its own citizens! Of course, the increase in violence couldn't possibly be attributed to the drug cartels and the inability of the Mexican government to successfully combat it. Especially since the increase in violence is spreading throughout Mexico. It's easier to simply blame the U.S. Perhaps the Mexican mayors are taking their cue from President Obama. President Obama doesn't seem to be pleased with the U.S. either. He did invite Mexico's President Calderon to address Congress, where he blasted Arizona's new immigration law as a "terrible" endorsement of racial profiling.
Mexican governors felt so strongly about Arizona's desire to protect their border and its citizens that they boycotted the annual Border Governors Conference scheduled to be held in Arizona. Governor Richardson of New Mexico offered to host the conference at his home.
Via The Caucus:
Border Governors Conference Underway, Minus Most Governors
SANTA FE, N.M. — There was plenty of star power present at the kickoff reception for the U.S.-Mexico border governors' conference on Sunday night. Over there, Shirley MacLaine, the actress. And there, Sam Donaldson, the newsman. All around, politicians from Mexico.
But it was those who did not show up to sip margaritas at Gov. Bill Richardson's hilltop home who were the subject of the most attention.
Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas stayed away from the session, which Mr. Richardson organized after six Mexican governors, in protest of Arizona's immigration crackdown, refused to attend a summit that Ms. Brewer had been planning in Phoenix.
The Mexican governors refused to step foot in Arizona in protest of SB1070, even though it was Arizona's turn to host the conference. Many people are unaware that the Mexican governors' hypocritical boycott cost the Arizona taxpayers in excess of $100,000 in cancellation fees.
Back to the racial profiling. Are you aware that Mexico is erecting a fence on their southern border?
Via Fox Nation -
Reporting from Guatemala City, Danilo Valladares of the Inter-Press Service (IPS) notes that there will be one more barrier for Guatemalan immigrants in their trek to the United States. In addition to dodging dangerous drug traffickers and immigration officials, the latest obstacle is emerging: a wall between Guatemala and Mexico.
According to the head of customs for Mexico's tax administration, Raul Diaz, the Mexican border state of Chiapas is constructing a wall along the country's southern border with Guatemala, along the river Suchiate which divides the countries. Diaz says the purpose of the wall is to prevent the passage of contraband, but admits, "It could also prevent the free passage of illegal immigrants."
According to Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH), 500,000 people from Central America cross into Mexico illegally every year — the vast majority of them attempting to reach the United States. In addition, smugglers reportedly use the Suchiate River to move goods across the international border without paying duty taxes.
Just as Mexican authorities have opposed more strict border enforcement and the construction of a border fence along the U.S. border with their country, Mexico is now receiving a great deal of criticism from Guatemalan officials.
You can almost smell the hypocrisy, can't you?
As Russ Vaughn at American Thinker points out so succinctly, "When it comes to shameless hypocrisy, it appears the mendacious Mexicans could teach even the duplicitous Democrats a few things."
Exactly.
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