I think “mostly dirt-poor country” would be a more apt description for Mexico, as those who don’t live in certain parts of Mexico City or in some of the tourist areas would predominantly be correctly described as dirt-poor. Also, as I understand it, the illegal immigrants predominantly come from the very impoverished areas.

I don’t think I’d go along with your description of Mexico as “dirt-poor,” though. According to this chart, the per-capita purchsing power parity in the world in 2004 was $8800, while the per-capita purchasing power parity of Mexico in 2004 was $9600. That means that the average Mexican is a little bit better off than the average person.

…rather than rant on about what this person who purportedly is our “leader” will say this evening, I’ll just serve as a guide to the thoughts of others who are, in effect, pre-Fisking this laughable attempt to con America…

“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Amul R. Thapar, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, today announced the arrest of four construction supervisors of Fischer Homes Inc. and 76 illegal alien workers at Fischer Homes construction sites in Kentucky.”

Get a grip.

I want to secure the borders as a precondition for solving the problem of what to do about the people who are already here. Are you telling me you have a problem with doing that?

And the proper term is “tax cuts for those who actually pay taxes.”

Cool - Elian Gonzalez multiplied by 11 million. Good luck with that.
If you thought that idea was “perfectly logical”, I guess I can see why you’re for a ridiculously vast wall, too.
Some more tax cuts for the rich ought to pay for that, right? Too bad we’ll have deported all the cheap labor…