Martin Sandoval, Illinois senator, wants to represent Mexicans too

[Bullfighter]

Martin Sandoval is a state Senator from Illinois. He's also running for a seat on Mexico's "Institute for Mexicans Abroad" advisory council:
Sandoval would be the first elected official in the U.S. to serve on the advisory council. That raises the peculiar prospect of the Cicero Democrat offering policy advice in an official capacity to Mexican Cabinet members while creating laws in Illinois...

As it turns out, no law or rule prohibits it, in Mexico or in Illinois. Mexican officials call it an honorary position...

... "I see no conflict at any point. There are always people who will have questions," [Sandoval] said. "I have looked at the four corners of this. I see upside all over the place."

Sandoval said his participation is especially logical because a large share of his constituents were born in Mexico. More than 42 percent of Sandoval's Senate district is foreign-born, the second-highest rate in the state...
Apologists continually claim that all those millions of illegal aliens are "just here to work." [1] While that might be true for individuals, when you have millions of them it forms a political base that the Mexican government - as well as people like Sandoval - are trying to take advantage of.

If those apologists are allowing Mexico to establish a political beachhead in the U.S. - and possibly influence our laws - shouldn't we question whether they have the U.S.'s best interests at heart?

And, just because no current laws prevent him from serving two countries at the same time doesn't mean that legislation can't be introduced to either prevent that or to strip him of his office. Please contact (non-conflicted) representatives in Illinois and urge them to introduce such legislation.

[1] From president Bush's O'Reilly interview:
"Now look. People are comin' 'cause they wanna work ya' know. Family values don't stop at the border... If you can make fifty cents in the interior of Mexico and five dollars in the interior of the United States, you're comin' for the five bucks and, therefore ... and so long as moms and dads feel the necessity to feed their children, they're gonna come and try to make a livin'."
5/14/07 UPDATE: Martin Sandoval won his election some time after this was posted, and, among other things, he's now pushing for discounted college educations for illegal aliens (see the link). You can see his name on the Mexican government's list of CCIME advisors here: directorio.jpg

Martin Sandoval, Illinois senator, wants to represent Mexicans too

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Americans can't afford to have this porch monkey in office!

 

[Luissa]

Martin Sandoval is a state Senator from Illinois. He's also running for a seat on Mexico's "Institute for Mexicans Abroad" advisory council:
Sandoval would be the first elected official in the U.S. to serve on the advisory council. That raises the peculiar prospect of the Cicero Democrat offering policy advice in an official capacity to Mexican Cabinet members while creating laws in Illinois...

As it turns out, no law or rule prohibits it, in Mexico or in Illinois. Mexican officials call it an honorary position...

... "I see no conflict at any point. There are always people who will have questions," [Sandoval] said. "I have looked at the four corners of this. I see upside all over the place."

Sandoval said his participation is especially logical because a large share of his constituents were born in Mexico. More than 42 percent of Sandoval's Senate district is foreign-born, the second-highest rate in the state...
Apologists continually claim that all those millions of illegal aliens are "just here to work." [1] While that might be true for individuals, when you have millions of them it forms a political base that the Mexican government - as well as people like Sandoval - are trying to take advantage of.

If those apologists are allowing Mexico to establish a political beachhead in the U.S. - and possibly influence our laws - shouldn't we question whether they have the U.S.'s best interests at heart?

And, just because no current laws prevent him from serving two countries at the same time doesn't mean that legislation can't be introduced to either prevent that or to strip him of his office. Please contact (non-conflicted) representatives in Illinois and urge them to introduce such legislation.

[1] From president Bush's O'Reilly interview:
"Now look. People are comin' 'cause they wanna work ya' know. Family values don't stop at the border... If you can make fifty cents in the interior of Mexico and five dollars in the interior of the United States, you're comin' for the five bucks and, therefore ... and so long as moms and dads feel the necessity to feed their children, they're gonna come and try to make a livin'."
5/14/07 UPDATE: Martin Sandoval won his election some time after this was posted, and, among other things, he's now pushing for discounted college educations for illegal aliens (see the link). You can see his name on the Mexican government's list of CCIME advisors here: directorio.jpg

Martin Sandoval, Illinois senator, wants to represent Mexicans too

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Americans can't afford to have this porch monkey in office!

Troll, if you are going to use a racist term, at least use the right one.

 

[Bullfighter]

In my neighborhood, the Mexicans live on porches. What should I call them?

 

[Luissa]

Moron!

 

[Bullfighter]

Moron!

They don't speak English. I'll just throw a shoe at them!

 

[Bullfighter]

Moron!

Christians are, therefore, faced with a dilemma: when assaulted by evil, they must oppose it through direct action. They have no other option. Any failure to act is simply to condone evil.
Ethics... Dietrich Bonhoeffer