The immigration debate in the U.S. is a wonderful mixture of prejudice and righteousness that is the hallmark of this nation's racial discourse. Once again, there is a "crisis" from a situation that has not changed in decades, and once again, we seem to be defining our enemies along racial and ethnic lines.
If I were Mexican, I might be a little offended by some of the rhetoric coming from this "debate." Better yet, if I were the Mexican president, here are some of the things I would consider doing just to spite the U.S. "anti-immigration" advocates:
- Institute a "guest employer program" for U.S. corporations relocating to Mexico
- Post Mexican border patrol guards directly across the line from the U.S. guards
- Create a giant welcome mat that runs the entire length of the border
- Run advertisements by Mexican travel agencies selling U.S. vacations dirt cheap
- Publicly speculate as to whether Native American Indians had an immigration debate
- Generate fake videos of white U.S. citizens jumping the border into Mexico
- Build a one-foot wall along the border
- Announce government program to create "tamper-proof" fake U.S. visas
- Forge records providing evidence that Lou Dobbs is a distant relative of Santa Ana
- Pass "Spanish-only education" laws for Mexico's public schools
- Establish the Vicente Fox News Channel, and constantly criticize the U.S. on its shows
- Open luggage stores and currency exchange booths right near border checkpoints
