Ummm…..let me know if El Presidente Fox sounds somewhat insensitve, hurtful, xenophobic or [gulp] …nationalistic to you here.

Mexico’s love-hate relationship with the U.S.
President Fox’s comments reflect disdain for culture of nation many rely on economically

By DANE SCHILLER
San Antonio Express-news
November 2, 2006

MEXICO CITY — When President Vicente Fox said Mexicans should be glad they weren’t born in the United States, it was a reminder of an ugly little truth.

Aside from the U.S. economy, many Mexican citizens — especially those living in Mexico — don’t care much for the United States.

“We are already a step ahead, having been born in Mexico. Imagine being born in the United States, oof!” Fox said Tuesday with a chuckle, according to the Associated Press, after a remark that Mexicans should be thankful for their heritage.

The comment, made at a public event while Fox visited the central state of San Luis Potosi, raised some eyebrows in the United States, but went all but unnoticed in Mexico.

That is because although millions of Mexicans risk their lives to sneak into the United States as illegal immigrants each year, many see U.S. society and politics as troubled.

Maybe that is why they are trying their best to change the U.S. into an image of that paradise to our south?

You can read the rest here, but this is my favorite quote, which I think reflects the real attitude of those seeking a “path to citizenship” while they look for a better life.

Mexicans still point with anger to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, under which Mexico signed away about half of its territory, including what would become Texas, California and other U.S. states...Among the most popular sayings regarding Mexico’s perception of the U.S. is one credited to Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz, removed from power by the 1910 Mexican Revolution: “Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States.”

Uhh…yeah, lets open the borders, that will solve the problem. Right?