Mexico's #2 export is Humans

Mexico's second largest export is in danger so the region has formed a working group to address the problem.

Mexicans working in the United States are a huge source of revenue for Mexico, sending home more than $16 billion in remittances in 2004, Mexico's second largest source of foreign currency after oil exports according to the country's central bank.

Diplomats from Mexico and Central America on Monday demanded guest worker programs and the legalization of undocumented migrants in the United States, while criticizing a U.S. proposal for tougher border enforcement.

Meeting in Mexico's capital, the regional officials pledged to do more to fight migrant trafficking, but indirectly condemned a U.S. bill that would make illegal entry a felony and extend border walls

Derbez has called the measure _ which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last month but still must go before the Senate _ "stupid and underhanded," but was somewhat more restrained on Monday, saying "it's not the Mexican government's position to tell the U.S. Senate what to do."

Still no details on how they would enforce such strong talk. Drug cartels own much of the police and military personnel so an invasion, other than the illegal immigrants already coming over, would be out. Not selling us oil would be counter productive since that is the number one export. Maybe they'll call a general strike by illegals in this country. One week without fast food should bring us to our knees.

With the wave of hard-line socialist governments emerging in South America, we can't afford not to build that fence.

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