Why is the President putting troops in the boder of Mexico and not on Canada?
612629
90 percent of the illegal immigrants are Mexicans. The Canadians seem to be leaving us alone. Sure there may be some canadians coming here but the biggest problem is the Mexicans.
481501
Ok, for the person who answered "LOWER GAS PRICES," you are completely uneducated. The president can't lower gas prices. NATO is mostly in charge of that. He could help by getting the senate to drill in Alaska for oil. (back to the question)\n\nI have to say Close down the borders. That is a security issue for the United States. ANYONE can go through the Mexican or Canadian border, which could cause another Terrorist Attack if we're not careful. The Mexicans are trying to take over America. We need to do something with them, and fast. \n\nThe Liberals believe they should all become citizens so they will vote "Democrat" in the next election. The Liberals have no idea what the Mexicans will do to our country. People say "oh we need them, they do the work that Americans don't do!" Well, what did the Egyptians find out when they had no water...MOVE toward the Nile...meaning find an alternative way of completing the task.
489953
Every country has a right to defend its borders. Nobody really cares what El Presidente thinks anyway. He should be working at fixing his own country and not worrying about ours. Oh and I wonder why he thinks it's okay to defend his borders.
273627
Ironically, Mexico is having a huge fight at its southern border with illegal immigration.  As a matter of fact, the current Kennedy-McCain bill, S-1033, the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, includes a provision to "establish a program to provide needed equipment, technical assistance, and vehicles to manage, regulate, and patrol the international border between Mexico and Guatemala and between Mexico and Belize."\n\nGo to the link below (the Library of Congress site) and do a search on Senate Bill S.1033.  Look at Subtitle C--International Border Enforcement - SEC. 133. IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER.
1049805
I think what happened is some one of hispanic background pissed Bush off so now (because he has the power) he wants all hispanics out. Where the fence on the Canadian side???
526622
The border is broken.  I have been a supporter of Bush, but I have to say, I think he dropped the ball on this one.  Putting 6000 National Guard troops is like putting a band-aid on someone who's bleeding to death.  I say this because the role of the National Guard will be a "behind-the scenes" operation.  At least something is being done, but I don't think it's enough.  This has been a problem for a very long time, and I think this should have been fixed before it got so far out of hand.  I did like what Bush said about ending the "catch and release" of illegals.  Well, to summarize...yes, he should have done more, but I suppose this is a start...One can only hope.
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First of all, you twit, Mexico isn't a "back door"... Now... if you look at Oregon... hundreds of miles of border... Pacific beach, and Canadian border, and ONE Border patrol officer. ONE. You are worried about Mexico??? \n\nSecond, I don't think we have to worry about the Mexicans crossing our borders WITH GUNS.\n\nMexico can't KEEP their people in their country, so I don't think they want to TRY to take over the USA, cause as you saw on the news, there are MILLIONS of MEXICANS who will NOT go back. They wanna be here? Let them fight for it.\n\nThird, yes, we are "occupying" Iraq, and Afganistan... Iraq... Well, they say we are trying to "make it better for their people"... If they want it "better" they should have to fit FOR it, like WE did 200+ years ago...\n\nAfganistan... We NEED to finish the job there.\n\nEDIT***********************\n\nRosita, who answers this question after I did, is an IDIOT.\n\nGeorge W. Bush is NOT finishing a war his father started in 1994.\n\nWTF did you come up with THAT crap???\n\nHere:\nThe First Persian Gulf War, Jan.—Feb., 1991, was an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia. It was a result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990; Iraq then annexed Kuwait, which it had long claimed. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait, which had cost Iraq an estimated $14 billion a year when oil prices fell. Hussein also accused Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field.\n\nThe UN Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw and subsequently embargoed most trade with Iraq. On Aug. 7, U.S. troops moved into Saudi Arabia to protect Saudi oil fields. On Nov. 29, the United Nations set Jan. 15, 1991, as the deadline for a peaceful withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. When Saddam Hussein refused to comply, Operation Desert Storm was launched on Jan. 18, 1991, under the leadership of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf.\n\nThe U.S.-led coalition began a massive air war to destroy Iraq's forces and military and civil infrastructure. Iraq called for terrorist attacks against the coalition and launched Scud missiles at Israel (in an unsuccessful attempt to widen the war and break up the coalition) and at Saudi Arabia. The main coalition forces invaded Kuwait and S Iraq on Feb. 24 and, over the next four days, encircled and defeated the Iraqis and liberated Kuwait. When U.S. President George H. W. Bush declared a cease-fire on Feb. 28, most of the Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled.\n\nAlthough the war was a decisive military victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous property damage, and Saddam Hussein was not removed from power. In fact, Hussein was free to turn his attention to suppressing internal Shiite and Kurd revolts, which the U.S.-led coalition did not support, in part because of concerns over the possible breakup of Iraq if the revolts were successful. Coalition peace terms were agreed to by Iraq, but every effort was made by the Iraqis to frustrate implementation of the terms, particularly UN weapons inspections.\n\nIn 1993 the United States, France, and Britain launched several air and cruise-missile strikes against Iraq in response to provocations, including an alleged Iraqi plan to assassinate former President George H. W. Bush. An Iraqi troop buildup near Kuwait in 1994 led the United States to send forces to Kuwait and nearby areas. Continued resistance to weapons inspections led to bombing raids against Iraq, and trade sanctions imposed on Iraq remained in place, albeit with an emphasis on military-related goods until the second Gulf conflict.\n1991 YOU IDIOT.\n\nOh... that was probably BEFORE you were born...\n\nLet me explain, HUSSEIN attacked a neighboring PEACEFUL country, overtook it and refused to leave. The UN
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given the wages in Mexico, probably even their army would end up crossing the border for higher pay.  This is all a  smoke screen.  Halliburton, Cheney's company has the border contract, so he has no motivation for this problem to go away.  Follow the money!
456528
Mexico is a sovereign nation,  They should be able to fix themselves with little guidance.\nWe did not fix Canada and they have it figured out.\n\nIt would be great if Mexico had the same attitude as Canada.
718841
I don't know if this is so absurd...\n\nI doubt China will 'occupy' Mexico, but China is improving its relations with Central America, particularly the leftist countries there. The Presidential candidate running against Fox is far to the left of Fox, and I have no idea how close a friendship he might like to have with China.\n\nYes, we'd care.  Send troops?  Um, if Mexico were ATTACKED, yeah, probably. But what if Mexico just invited them?
840857
I suspect we can't afford the war we are already fighting.  I don't understand what you think he has to protect his people from.  Most of them on the northern border are waiting to wade across the river, and any additional military presence there would sure cut down on the illegal immigration problem.  As poor as Mexico is, I think the reason they don't crack down more on that is because it helps solve a problem for them.  They have fewer poor citizens to support, and those people often cross the border, get jobs and send money back home to family.  It's kind of a win-win for the government.
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Canada has been with the US in Afghanistan from the start.\nHere is a chronology:\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/timeline.html\n\nI suspect some people who comment on the news, like President Bush, don't actually read the news.  I have noticed articles about Canadian troops all along.
765198
we're not traitors. Are we at war with Mexico or Iraq? If its with Mexico, then my husband and I would just stay out of it, maybe take a trip to Canada.
1071481
Have no clue. Maybe they're trying to bring Mexico here?
1171626
No mexico isn't planning any wars or attacks. Mexico can't really do anything about the immigration problems because they are broke as hell. Every politic in mexico is currupt so all the money is stolen by the government. so yeah thats why.
688483
By acting as if he is concerned for the rights of Mexican immigrants to the U.S., he is encouraging more illegal immigration, which is what he wants to do.  The Mexican government is an open, festering sore of corruption.  They cannot handle the economic problems of their people, so they encourage them to come to the U.S.  This alleviates unemployment problems in Mexico, and also stimulates the Mexican economy because many of these illegal Mexicans send dollars back to their families.  American businessmen also encourage these illegals to come because they can increase their profits tremendously by hiring them.  The American government, which has always looked out for the interests of the business elite, encourages this illegal immigration also by propagating lies, such as illegals take jobs Americans don't want, by proposing things like a guest worker program, which is just a way to legalize illegal immigration to ensure a steady supply of cheap labor for American corporations.  This steady supply of cheap labor not only robs jobs from Americans, it also has the effect of keeping wages down in other jobs, which suits the business elite just fine.  Fox knows what he's doing and so does Bush.  They are in fact buddies, doing a political dance, trying to play everybody for fools.  Each is looking out for the interests of the business elite in his country.  In fact, the presence of American corporations has increased in Mexico since Fox took over.  Does the average American benefit from that?  Of course not.  But it does make a few people very very wealthy.  The rest of us have to stand by and watch as our standard of living goes down, our jobs are outsourced to foreign countries and the few jobs that remain here are taken over by illegals.  What these illegals need to do is take all that energy and effort they spend coming over here and use it to stay in their country and overthrow their corrupt government.
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He acted in the best interest of his people.  Americans think that he isn't trying, or that he has alernative motives.  Thousands of people in your country were just killed, what do you do?  Who do you blame?  When you hear rumors of nuclear arms, do you just sit back and relax?\n\nI find that, being Canadian, I can step back and look at his point of view. You guys are clouding you sight with anger.