Not Unless WE Say So - And Happy Labor Day

Who's running our country? (I said running--not ruining, although that might be a good follow-up question to illegal immigration.)

MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of Mexicans in the U.S., saying "Mexico does not end at its borders." ...He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United States, many illegally, saying: "Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico." ...He said Sunday that Mexico has created 618,000 new jobs since January....

Nice speech for the masses, but the U.S. has something to say about this, and we get the last and only word.

Here's my five-point response.

Point one - The U.S., not Mexico, dictates immigration laws into our country--or, so I've been told. I'm just waiting to see our federal government actually enforce those laws.

Point two - The number one right of illegal Mexicans in our country is the right to go back home. Use it.

Point three - You don't get to count 618,000 new Mexican jobs unless they are in your own country.

Point four - Why don't you end Mexican government corruption and get your economy and unemployment in line rather than use us as your safety valve?

Point five - Mexico ends at our border. If you think not, come over here and try collecting taxes from Texans. You think that Santa Anna had it bad at the battle of San Jacinto.

Have a happy Labor Day to those whose jobs weren't taken by illegal Mexicans or whose wages weren't depressed by their flooding the labor market. On second thought, those who have been affected should be honored and have an especially happy Labor Day, since it might be one of the few times of the year that they can have some fun.