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Mexican President Felipe Calderon gave Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law (which hasn’t taken effect yet and may not for a long time because of pending lawsuits) a brand new set of legs after bashing it in an address to a joint-session of Congress yesterday.
Calderon, like many (some of whom haven’t even read the thing) says the law “introduces a terrible idea using racial profiling as a basis for law enforcement.”
He also chimed in on gun policies in the United States, calling for a renewal of a ban on assault weapons.
Calderon’s address is being viewed by many as a lecture from a foreign leader who has no business dictating policies to the U.S.
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“It is inappropriate for President Calderón to lecture Americans on our state and federal laws,” Senator John Cornyn of Texas said yesterday. “Moreover, the Second Amendment is not a subject open for diplomatic negotiation, with Mexico or any other nation.”
KTAR’s Mac and Gaydos likened Calderon’s speech to having a neighbor, who has a broken washer and dryer sitting next to a car on cinderblocks in front of his house, knocking on your door and asking you to pick up your lawn — implying Mexico has its own problems it should deal with before sticking its nose in U.S. business.
We want your opinion: Was Calderon out of line in his address to Congress.
Let us know what you think — and see the results of yesterday’s poll — after the jump.
Yesterday’s poll question: Are the Phoenix Suns done?
-50.5 percent say yes.
-24.7 percent say no.
-24.7 percent say they never had a chance in the first place.
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