[Vision2020] Sali Seeks to Delay Mexican Consulate

[Tom Hansen]

So, instead of confronting the facts concerning Sali's opposition to a 
Mexican consultate in Idaho (as excellently discussed by Will Rainford 
[legislative advocate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise] below) 
Arnold reverts to name-calling and unsubstantiated falsehoods.  

Nope.  Nothing new here.

Rock on, Donnie-boy.

Tom "Who is employed in the field in which he graduated" Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> Hansen,
>    
>   I think your position at UI is a perfect example of wasted taxpayer 
money. Sitting there
researching Dale Courtney's Blog and chatting on the Vision 2020. Your ass 
is no doubt
just an expensive paperweight for a $200 student matriculation fee bought 
chair in a $3
million cushy building bought with student fees tucked under a line item 
for a $10 million
Student Recreation Building that is really overpriced gym, also a colossal 
UI monetary
f-up. Have you ever held a job being paid by a private enterprise, or have 
you always been
totally dependent on the government?
>    
>   BTW, I only spent 5 years at UI, hardly a career, private companies 
and I paid for it
myself, the government didn't. The average stay for a UI student is 
actually 5.5 years or
11 semesters, look it up some time smart guy. 
>    
>   Best Regards,
>    
>   Donovan
>    
>    
>   
> 
> Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>   In a statement by Will Rainford (legislative advocate for the Roman 
> Catholic Diocese of Boise) in the Idaho Statesman at:
> 
> http://www.idahostatesman.com/readersopinion/story/345635.html
> 
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> 
> Will Rainford: Rep. Sali doesn't understand the purpose of a country's 
> consulate
> 
> Like Don Quixote, Rep. Bill Sali charges about, fighting dragons where 
> there are none. 
> 
> Recently, he denounced the creation of a Mexican consulate in Idaho. His 
> claim is that, were a Mexican consulate to be established in Idaho, our 
> state would be flooded with undocumented immigrants. And so, he has 
taken 
> upon himself the fight against the establishment of the consulate in 
Boise.
> 
> But what may be politically good for Rep. Sali is not good economically 
> for the state of Idaho. After all, Idaho and Mexico are strong economic 
> partners, with Idaho establishing a trade office in Jalisco, Mexico, our 
> sister city south of the border. 
> 
> A Mexican Consulate in Idaho would further strengthen this economic 
> partnership. Billions of dollars in trade flow back and forth between 
> Idaho and Mexico. Annually, Idaho's produce and products earn more than 
> $100 million south of the border. That's a whole lot of cheese, potatoes 
> and wheat, not to mention hundreds of other commodities sold to Mexico. 
In 
> the Magic Valley alone, farmers enjoyed the sale of more than $1.7 
million 
> in bean seeds to Mexico. Mexico is Idaho's second largest trade partner. 
> Do we really want to stifle that trade as a result of our elected 
> congressman's political posturing?
> 
> Consulates, Mexico's or others,' are not in the business of breaking the 
> laws of the United States. They do not ferret undocumented immigrants in 
> under our noses. Too much is at stake for them to do so. 
> 
> Rep. Sali seems to believe that Mexico is not to be trusted; that the 
> consulate is an agent of the enemy; that the consulate is the haven of 
> undocumented immigrants. Nothing could be further from the truth.
> 
> What is the truth about the purpose and function of foreign consulates? 
> They are intended to assist the citizen of the represented country in 
> official relation to the United States and the host state. 
> 
> In Idaho, that means the Mexican consulate would facilitate the rights 
and 
> responsibilities of its citizens living here. 
> 
> Over 150,000 Latinos, most of whom come from Mexico, now live and work 
in 
> Idaho. Their combined economic contribution to the state well exceeds 
$10 
> billion annually. Less than 2 percent of immigrants from Mexico are 
> undocumented. In many cases, the "illegality" of their presence stemmed 
> from paperwork that had expired due to the excessive "backlogs" in the 
> current immigration process, versus falsification of documentation. And 
in 
> cases where documents were falsified, the immigrant could have made 
legal 
> choices were a representative from the Mexican government available to 
> assist.
> 
> The Mexican consulate is an official presence of the Mexican government. 
> We would be bringing one of our largest trade partners here to help 
> facilitate trade and commerce, while ensuring the rights and 
> responsibilities of its citizens are upheld. We need such a presence in 
> Idaho.
> 
> Rep. Sali sees dragons where there are only windmills. Unfortunately, he 
> misleads his constituents who need the economic windmills he seeks to 
> slay. 
> 
> Let us welcome and embrace one of our major trade partners in our state, 
> including its thousands of hard working, family-loving immigrants who 
call 
> Idaho home.
> 
> Will Rainford is the legislative advocate, Roman Catholic Diocese of 
> Boise. 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Perhaps if Arnold is co concerned about government entities providing 
safe 
> haven for illegal activities, he should look into "career" students 
> receiving federally-subsidized financial aid. Now, THERE is the 
> proverbial bucket of worms.
> 
> Seeya at the Renaissance Fair, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
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