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Mexican Immigration
(excerpt from May 5, 2007 speech)
To understand our friends south of the border, the first step is to understand what they eat for breakfast.
The contributions of the Mexican people breakfast are profound: Huevos Rancheros (fried eggs on a tortilla topped with spicy tomato sauce), Arroz Con Huevos (rice with eggs) and Chorizo Con Huevos (eggs with spicey sausage). Their breakfasts are most often large and loaded with flavor. If it wasn't for Mexico, we might not have breakfast burritos. Don't even get me started on salsa.
Before we address what to do about illegal Mexican immigrants, we must first ask why they exist. Why would anyone leave a country of such amazing breakfasts?
In my neighborhood, if my neighbors kept leaving their homes to come to my home, my first thought would be, "I must be doing something right at my home." That's the positive that we fail to mention in this issue. Illegal Mexican immigrants exist because the U.S.A. ROCKS! While so many Americans have no problem trash-talking their own county and government, here's a group of people crossing the border because they see opportunity.
Consider "Little House On The Prairie". Let's say that a less fortunate family from a neighboring town hid in the Ingalls' barn. One morning Charles Ingalls goes out to get a hoe and discovers them. In this idealized world, Charles would not build a wall to keep them out. Charles would either employ the family or help find them employment. Step one... get them back on their feet. Secondly, the entire community of Walnut Grove would help rebuild the family's home which was probably burned in a fire.
If we look at Mexico as our neighbor and friend, it takes the edge off of this issue. And if you want to get neighbors off your lawn, the obvious answer is "Dude, what's the matter with your house?"
This issue is not a problem. It's an opportunity. Let's learn about Mexico. Let's visit Mexico. Let's build summer homes at low costs in Mexico. If we look for ways to profit in Mexico, Mexico profits. Mexican prosperity means job retention. Partnership with Mexico equates to a greater flow of information. Do you know how to become a legal Mexican citizen? Probably not. That information has not "flowed" to you. Put yourself in Mexican shoes.
Before we build walls, let's take one more shot at building friendship. Ask yourself, "What would I say to an illegal Mexican immigrant if we were just having breakfast together?"
And again we come to breakfast - the only effective way to solve the problem of illegal immigration.
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