Calderon casted high octaine fuel on our dangerous immigration fire!

Mexico's President Calderon casting such high authoritive fuel on our dangerous neighboring immigration fire is unbelievable. I'm still reeling from the thought of the damage that he has done at the grassroots level, the encouragement he has ignited with the beligherent, illegal and legal, demanding, demonstrating mobs. And, I am aghast at our legislators applauding such a reckless act.  You can be sure that Calderon knew that he was on friendly Obama ground, possibly even preapproved.  I'm burned out.

A Sickening Spectacle. Yesterday, the leader of a foreign nation — visiting Washington as a guest of the American people — stood before the United States Congress and denounced a democratically enacted state law.

(May 21, 2010 3:00 PM By Guy Benson -- FROM THE NATIONAL REVIEW ON LINE.)

Apparently taking his cues from his American counterparts, the Mexican president condemned a bill that either (a) he has not read, or (b) he has read, but chooses to intentionally distort for political purposes. For example, during his remarks, Mr. Calderon incorrectly asserted that Arizona’s law “introduce[s] a terrible idea of using racial profiling as a basis for law enforcement.” The legislation explicitly forbids racial profiling.

On Wednesday, appearing at the White House, Calderon again assailed Arizona for passing a law that “is forcing our people to face discrimination.” Charles Krauthammer asks the incisive questions:

If they’re his people, well what are they doing in the United States? If they’re his people, why do they leave Mexico, abandon his country, to live under the jurisdiction and the laws of the United States?

Calderon surely knows the answers to both queries — but he’s content to overlook them and shift blame for his own country’s dysfunction so long as the gravy train of American remittances continues to prop up its economy. Perhaps Mr. Calderon also forgot to prepare a passage in his speech excoriating his own nation’s draconian and discriminatory (by comparison, and by his own standard) treatment of illegal immigrants.

I’d imagine that many Americans are repulsed by the spectacle of a foreign leader lecturing and hectoring our elected representatives — on our soil, no less. Although Calderon’s hypocrisy and misplaced sanctimony may be galling and undignified, one could argue that at least he’s doing his job. He is simply tending to the best interests of his own country and people: stricter enforcement of American immigration laws would hurt Mexico, therefore, he opposes it.

Yesterday’s truly scandalous behavior, therefore, was not Calderon’s speech. It was the reaction of many American members of Congress — mostly Democrats — who stood and applauded his dishonest and self-serving invective. It was a despicable scene: Elected American representatives enthusiastically cheering a foreign leader for his salvos against an American law passed by a freely elected legislature, signed by a freely elected governor, and supported by a substantial majority of Americans.

It was a jarring display of how dangerously out of touch our elite “leaders” have become, and how willing they are to (yet again) cheerfully ignore the will and interests of their own countrymen. For far too many of them, the ultimate goal is not the defense of a Constitution they swore to uphold, but an indefatigable pursuit of a political ideology that – as our president recently articulated — transcends borders and traditional notions of national sovereignty.

Travel caravans (many RV's) to San Felipe, Baja, Mexico

Next Caravan to San Felipe, May 26th. Travel caravans (many RV's) to San Felipe, Baja, Mexico can be the best way to get to San Felipe for those who prefer group travel, are hesitant to travel outside of the USA or are traveling in Mexico for the first time.

It's no wonder some people are hesitant, with all the exaggerated news reports about drugs and violence in places like Tijuana on the Pacific or along the Texas border. The difference is that San Felipe is not one of those places and has a crime rate lower than most US cities. Do you NOT go to Disneyland because of the LA crime? How about Mardi Gra? Have you heard about the crime in New Orleans? Thankfully, San Felipe is still a safe, quiet little fishing village trying to transition to a tourist destination.

San Felipe is a quiet little town of about 25,000 with a large population of American visitors and retirees. During major holidays as well as Spring Break, the population can swell.

Originally named Santa Catarina around 1539 as a fishing village but was given it's current name San Felipe de Jesus in 1721. San Felipe is still a small town with all the quaintness of a small town.

You'll not find any of the flashy, glitzy huge Las Vegas style multi story condos like in Cabo or La Paz here. San Felipe is growing, just not in that direction. Hopefully San Felipe will keep it's small town atmosphere for a long time.
So if you're tired of expensive living in a cold wet climate; think about where the weather is warm, property taxes are in the low hundreds (not in the mid to high thousands) and a retired couple can live on just ONE Social Security check. Think about joining me for a Caravan Trip to San Felipe.

San Felipe, Baja is located just 120 miles south of the California border on the Sea of Cortez (aka the Gulf of California). Nestled between the Punta El Macharro and the Punta Estrella along side the Bahia de San Felipe . To the west is the mountain range Picacho del Diablo with one peak reaching over 10,000 feet. This peak got it's name because locals witnessed lightning strikes in that area and thought it was the angry devil.

During the Second World War the American Army's Corps of Engineers constructed a usable road to San Felipe where it built a Submarine Watch Station.

Travel from Mexicali on Mexico's Hwy.5 is constantly improving. A brand new highway is currently under construction starting with a divided four lane in San Felipe heading north towards Mexicali. At the junction of Hwy 5 and Hwy. 3 from Ensenada, is a new over-crossing and a new military security check point.

You will know you have arrived in San Felipe once you pass the two arches, known as The Gateway to the Sea of Cortez.

What is there to do? Now that you've made the trip, just what is there to do? Well, some just want to sit on the clean white beach in the warm sun and relax. Some want to be more active want and be doing something like: Fishing, Digging your own Clams for Dinner, Collecting Shells, Clubbing, Curio Shopping for Trinkets, T-Shirts and Blankets, Off Road Racing, Visiting the Valley of the Giants (Cardon Cactus), Rent an ATV to go Desert Sightseeing, Trying to eat at as many food stands and Restaurants as Possible (my favorite).

In 2010 there are many events planned. For instance:

January - Taste of San Felipe
February - Mardi Gra Carnival, Paella Festival
March - San Felipe 250 Race, Hobie Cat Regatta, Blues & Arts Festival, Tequila Festival
April - Code Off Road Races, Chili Cook Off, Spring Break
May - Cinco de Mayo, La Paz 1000 Race
June - Baja 500 Ensenada
September - Mexican Independence Day
November - Baja 1000 (Ensenda - La Paz), Shrimp Festival

These are just a few examples of things to do; but you get the idea. Don't forget about those great margaritas and did you know that San Felipe invented the fish taco? Did you also know that San Felipe is known as the shrimp capitol?

San Felipe, A Fun Safe Place to Play and Stay on the Sea of Cortez, let me show you why. Caravan trips to San Felipe and back.

Sincerely
Rich Mockabee

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MEXICO IS ANGRY!

The shoe is on the other foot and the Mexicans from the State of Sonora , Mexico do not like it. Can you believe the nerve of these people? It's almost funny.

The State of Sonora is angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico . Nine state legislators from the Mexican State of Sonora traveled to Tucson to complain about Arizona 's new employer crackdown on illegals from Mexico . It seems that many Mexican illegals are returning to their hometowns and the officials in the Sonora state government are ticked off.

A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora was in Tucson on Tuesday to state that Arizona 's new Employer Sanctions Law will have a devastating effect on the Mexican state.

At a news conference, the legislators said that Sonora - Arizona's southern neighbor - made up of mostly small towns - cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools that it will face as Mexican workers return to their hometowns from the USA without jobs or money.

The Arizona law, punishes Arizona employers who knowingly hire individuals without valid legal documents to work in the United States . Penalties include suspension of, or loss of, their business license.

The Mexican legislators are angry because their own citizens are returning to their hometowns, placing a burden on THEIR state government. 'How can Arizona pass a law like this?' asked Mexican Rep Leticia Amparano-Gamez, who represents Nogales . 'There is not one person living in Sonora who does not have a friend or relative working in Arizona ,' she said, speaking in Spanish. 'Mexico is not prepared for this, for the tremendous problems it will face as more and more Mexicans working in Arizona and who were sending money to their families return to their home-towns in Sonora without jobs,' she said. 'We are one family, socially and economically,' she said of the people of Sonora and Arizona .

(I could not go back to find the source, but I think is was an article reprinted in NewsMax--Could find nothing in Snopes or Truth-or-Fiction)

LOS CABOS--SAN JOSE DEL CABO--CABO SAN LUCAS explained:

At the tip of the Baja Peninsula is the area equivalent to our counties. This county is LOS CABOS.
Los Cabos has three major towns, Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo are both at the tip;
1. Cabo San Lucas is on the west, southern most tip on the Pacific Ocean side
2. San Jose del Cabo is toward the east tip where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean
3. LaPaz is up north about 100 miles on the east side on the Sea of Cortez
Skirting up the tip from Cabo San Lucas along the ocean about 30 miles is San Jose del Cabo
where the airport is located.
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San Jose del Cabo is also where our Las Villas de Mexico with sea view-golf course condos &
townhouses is located.  E-mail or phone me for more info. richards4@msn.com  209-473-0404

Drug-Related Kidnappings Rampant in Arizona

Justice Dept.: Drug-Related Kidnappings Rampant in Arizona


The violence associated with drug smuggling has spilled across the Mexican border to such an extent that last year there was a drug-related kidnapping every 33 hours in the city of Phoenix alone.

That’s one of the eye-opening disclosures from the National Drug Threat Assessment for 2010, published by the National Drug Intelligence Center, a division of the U.S. Justice Department.
“Although much of the violence attributed to conflict over control of smuggling routes has been confined to Mexico, some has occurred in the United States,” according to the Justice Department report, issued shortly before Arizona passed a tough new immigration law targeting illegal aliens in the state.
“Violence in the United States has been limited primarily to attacks against alien smuggling organization members and their families — some of whom have sought refuge from the violence in Mexico by moving to U.S. border communities such as Phoenix.
“For example, in recent years, kidnappings in Phoenix have numbered in the hundreds, with 260 in 2007, 299 in 2008, and 267 in 2009.”

The 267 kidnappings in Phoenix last year equal one kidnapping every 1.4 days, or every 33 hours.

The kidnapping victims often have a connection to drug trafficking activities or are innocent relatives of traffickers, the report states.

“An individual or individuals may be kidnapping because of a lost drug load or failure to pay a drug debt.

“The number of U.S kidnapping incidents is most likely underreported because many victims’ families are unwilling to report the crime for fear that the victim will be killed, the kidnappers will retaliate against the family, or law enforcement will discover the family’s drug trafficking activities or illegal alien status.”

Other disclosures of the threat assessment:

On average, three Border Patrol agents are assaulted each day at or near the Mexican border.

Last year, mid-level and retail drug distribution in the U.S. was dominated by more than 900,000 criminally active gang members, representing approximately 20,000 gangs in more than 2,500 cities.

In addition to vehicles, Mexico drug smugglers use “cross-border tunnels, subterranean passageways, and low-flying or ultralight aircraft to move drugs from Mexico into the United States.”

Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) smuggled tens of billions of dollars from the U.S. through the Southwest border into Mexico in 2009.

Mexican DTO members or associates acquire thousands of weapons each year in Arizona, California, and Texas and smuggle them into Mexico.

The outlook, according to the report: “Without a significant increase in drug interdictions, seizures, arrests, and investigations that apply sustained pressure on major DTOs, availability of most drugs will increase in 2010, primarily because drug production in Mexico is increasing.”