SkinsOrlando Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900788_pf.html PARIS -- Mexico's foreign secretary said Monday the country may take a dispute over U.S. plans to build a fence on the Mexican border to the United Nations. Luis Ernesto Derbez told reporters in Paris, his first stop on a European tour, that a legal investigation was under way to determine whether Mexico has a case. The Mexican government last week sent a diplomatic note to Washington criticizing the plan for 700 miles of new fencing along the border. President-elect Felipe Calderon also denounced the plan, but said it was a bilateral issue that should not be put before the international community. Derbez said Monday after meeting with French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy that it was a "shame" U.S. immigration policy had been used for what he claimed was a short-term political gain in the lead-up to midterm elections in the U.S. in November. He said he discussed the issue with Douste-Blazy, and planned to bring it up in meetings with his Spanish and Italian counterparts during visits to Madrid and Rome. He vowed to work on the case until the "very last day" of President Vicente Fox's term, which ends Dec. 1. The U.S. Senate approved the border fence bill last month and President Bush has said he will sign it into law _ despite last-minute pleas from the Mexican government for a veto. "What should be constructed is a bridge in relations between the two countries," Derbez said. © 2006 The Associated Press Legal investigation??? WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaudry Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 For or against a giant wall on our border, thinking that the UN is going to have a say in the matter is just laughable. It makes Mexico look like crybabies that are going to tattle by running to mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 As if the UN will do anything. Kofi: "It is unfair to Mexican immigrants to build this wall. You must stop." Dubya: "By the way, did you get the memo that the USA is leaving the UN and evicting the current tenants who currently reside at 2 United Nations plaza?" Kofi: "Umm...what was I talking about?" :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwbiggs Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 If Mexico is against a wall then it is obvious that it should be built. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLockesGhost Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Welcome to the world of "international law." Where sovreignty is sooo last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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