From the Cincinnati Enquirer:It looks like the Butler County sheriff, known for his anti-illegal-immigration stance, might have a new and unlikely ally.All of which goes to support an idea that I have...
Martin Alcala, the Mexican government's consul in Indianapolis, wrote Sheriff Rick Jones a thank-you letter for his hospitality during Alcala's staff's recent visit to Butler County. That May 18 visit included a tour of the county jail, where signs read, "Illegal Aliens Here." Jones' trademark candor apparently impressed Alcala's staff.
"I appreciated very much the frankness and openness of our discussions," Alcala wrote.
Jones said the exchange clarified the consul's role for him, as he learned the consul intends to "assist Mexican prisoners only with family and personal issues, not to interfere with criminal proceedings or court-ordered incarcerations."
One of the biggest critiques of the enforcement first approach is that we can't expect to send every illegal Mexican out of the country in order to have them come back legally. I have been of the opinion that every illegal should find some Mexican soil to stand on before coming back to the United States... Question: How many Mexican consulates and embassies are there in the United States? Why not have the illegals be processed through those facilities? The illegal alien problem ought to be Mexico's problem as well as ours...
