Mexican President Complains about US Immigration Policy

Mexican President Felipe Calderon isn't too happy with US immigration policy, what a shocker. Story from the Washington Post.

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."

The criticism earned Calderon a standing ovation during his first state-of-the nation address.

"We strongly protest the unilateral measures taken by the U.S. Congress and government that have only persecuted and exacerbated the mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers," he said. "The insensitivity toward those who support the U.S. economy and society has only served as an impetus to reinforce the battle ... for their rights."

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."

Its the same old rhetoric that we've heard over and over again from Mexico. How dare the United States decide to actually enforce its sovereignty.

Calderon is worried that Mexico may no longer be able to export poverty to the United States. He's also worried that the billions of remittances from Mexican illegal immigrants living in the United States may dry up if we decide to actually enforce our immigration law. It's so much easier for Mexico to blame the US than for Mexico to actually own up to the fact that its country is a mess.

Update 11:41 AM: Hot Air has video of the speech.