[Mexico's President Felipe Calderon has grossly interfered with American laws and especially the Arizona law that wants to act against illegal immigrants, mostly from Mexico. Calderon not only has criticized the Arizona law - a gross interference in domestic affairs of the host county, but also has brazenly advocated more influx from his impoverished and badly managed country into the US.

The irony is that American President Barack Obama has also joined him in blasting Arizona law, instead of criticizing Mexico for facilitating their countrymen and women to cross over illegally. He should also have frowned upon Calderon for arrogantly demanding that the US should do everything to let these illegals stay, get jobs and all the benefits and also ultimately American citizenship.

Obama (obviously without reading the Arizona law like his Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Department Secretary Napolitano, Arizona Governor not long ago) has come out full blast against it. Hosting the Mexican President, Obama condemned the new Arizona immigration law saying it was "a misdirected expression of frustration," and that he was looking for a federal fix that "the nation could embrace."

Obama does not want to admit that Arizona is merely trying to enforce existing federal law that prohibits an illegal alien to stay and work in the United States. Looks like there is a pattern in the Obama administration that you blast things you haven't read, or you pass a bill and then read it if you want, as the 2000 plus page healthcare bill was pushed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

It's clear that Obama wants to influence Hispanic community by giving amnesty to millions of illegal Mexicans and getting them registered to vote for the Democratic Party. This is simply a vote-catching tactic and the Mexican President's visit is a part of that big game. Who cares if that is against the interests of the nation!

According to Newsmax, Obama and his elitist cohorts are using the Arizona law to paint their political opponents as racists and xenophobes to accomplish two goals:

--to eliminate our border and introduce widespread amnesty, and
--to rally and prime their base for victories.

It's ironic that in Mexico illegal immigrants are punished with fines and deportation. There anyone can be stopped and asked about his or her status and if found illegally staying in Mexico the culprits land in jail. But here in the United States, the Mexican President on an official visit blasts our law and wants favorable treatment for his citizens living and working illegally, enjoying all the benefits and demanding even more for them in our country.

This is the strange ‘good neighborly relations' that don't benefit the United States in anyway -they rather put a huge burden on the US - economically, socially and culturally. President Obama, instead of finding fault with Mexico and admitting his own soft approach, joins his guest in criticizing Arizona and ignoring his administrations failure to secure borders. Obama cannot assure the security of his nation's borders from everyday assault on its laws and rules and system; instead he joins the supporters of the violators of US laws and a foreign leader who defends such illegal activities and blasts your own laws on your soil! It's a shame!

Needless to say that American economy, especially in the borders states of Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, is shouldering a heavy burden for providing for education and health service to these violators of state and federal laws. These states also face problems arising out of the anti-social elements from among the illegals. I agree that there are millions of hard working Mexicans and other aliens but rewarding violators of law has never yielded better results.

In 1986 a general amnesty was given to the illegals in the hope that the measure would effectively stop illegal border-crossing. This never happened. On the contrary, the practice of breaking American laws with impunity and sneaking across the border from the south increased at least four-fold. Now the estimate of illegal aliens in this country is between 12 million and 20 million and there is no end to it. With the hope of an amnesty, the hopes of more aliens coming will increase.

Arizona law is a right step in the right direction to detect illegal aliens. This is a very soft law and there is no racial profiling involved - only reasonable suspicion. In any case, those with valid papers should have no fear of the Police. Only those without proper papers are scared - they should be - and there is absolutely no justification for Obama or a foreign leader to question the law.

Actually there is a move in some other states also to enact similar laws. After all, violators of laws should be scared and desist from illegal acts. Border crossing illegally is just the first of violations; it follows with working and getting money without proper authorization is the next. In a fairly large number of cases anti-social criminal acts follow.

These illegal aliens don't carry a driving license, car insurance and other valid papers, yet with a soft and accommodative stand by the authorities, business people, big farmers, large construction companies and smugglers, the number of illegal immigrants is constantly on the rise.

It was appalling to see Obama joining Calderon against Arizona law and speaking against attempts to curb lawbreakers. Astonishingly, the law has not been read by the US Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security, both entrusted with securing the borders with Mexico, but the American President as well who all are now committed to challenge that law.

One can understand the Mexican President's vital interest in more of his countrymen and women flocking to America (they lessen his own burden and responsibility for caring about Mexican citizens, and also benefitting from billions of dollars these Mexicans send to their home country to boost its economy.) However, it's disgusting to know that the American President too cares little about his own country's interests and safety of its borders. For Obama, illegals crossing into the U.S. flouting American laws is okay and that Arizona law that seeks to curb it is unacceptable! Phew!

Obama should have stopped Calderon from meddling in American affairs and chided him for not doing anything to stop the huge inflow of Mexican violating American laws and sneaking into this country. He did nothing and took the opposite stand.

Encouraged by Obama's stand, the Mexican President took his advocacy for his citizens crossing into the US illegally, to the American Congress and criticized Arizona law saying it "it ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree."

This is the audacity of a foreign leader to not only meddle in our affairs but also an arrogant approach to handle a problem created and multiplied by mostly his own nationals.

This cannot be tolerated. It's the bounded duty of American officials, Obama on top, to make it absolutely clear that the United States would not tolerate illegal immigration and would do all in its power to curb it, punish the violators, secure the borders and deport the law-breakers.

There can be no compromise on these matters.

But would President Obama and his administration rise to the occasion and fulfill their constitutional duties? They don't seem to be inclined to do that. It's now left to the American people to defend and support the Arizona law, demand other states to follow the example and to punish those officials who have neglected their duties and have been justifying and defending illegal influx, in various ways. The people should say to them: Enough is enough!

According to Jim Abrams and Ann Sanner of the Associated Press
Calderon's comments on the Arizona law and his request that Congress do something about the availability of high-powered weapons along the border drew criticism from several lawmakers saying he was interfering in US internal matters.

The Mexican leader also told lawmakers reluctant to take up the immigration issue this year that comprehensive immigration reform is crucial to securing the two countries' common border.

[Arizona law merely requires police to question people about their immigration status if there's a reason to suspect they are in the country illegally.] However, Calderon said that "It is a law that not only ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree but also introduces a terrible idea using racial profiling as a basis for law enforcement."

Calderon said his country was doing its best, by promoting more jobs and opportunities at home, to reduce the flow of immigrants to the United States. [What a hollow declaration!]

But he stressed the "need to fix a broken and inefficient system ... the time has come to reduce the causes of migration and to turn this phenomenon into a legal, ordered and secure flow of workers and visitors."

[Yes, the system is broken as it does not secure the borders and does not effectively stop illegal immigration and the resulting plethora of problems afflicting the whole nation.]

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) issued a statement that it was "unfortunate and disappointing the President of Mexico chose to criticize the state of Arizona by weighing in on a US domestic policy issue during a trip that was meant to reaffirm the unique relationship between our two countries."

Obama is pressing lawmakers to take up legislation that would deal with border security, employment and citizenship. It is questionable whether Congress, in an election year, has an inclination to tackle such a highly sensitive issue.

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said it was inappropriate for Calderon to lecture Americans on state and local law. He defended the Arizona law and added: "moreover, the Second Amendment is not a subject open for diplomatic negotiation, with Mexico or any other nation."

It doesn't behoove Calderon to lecture here about local law enforcement when his own administration is helpless in fighting drug cartels. In the last four years of his rule, drug smugglers and other criminals have killed about 23,000 people. Isn't it a shame?