The award for the most idiotic empty threat goes to Mexico.

Mexico May Take Fence Dispute to U.N.

Mexico’s foreign secretary said Monday the country may take a dispute over U.S. plans to build a fence on the Mexican border to the United Nations.

Luis Ernesto Derbez told reporters in Paris, his first stop on a European tour, that a legal investigation was under way to determine whether Mexico has a case.

The Mexican government last week sent a diplomatic note to Washington criticizing the plan for 700 miles of new fencing along the border. President-elect Felipe Calderon also denounced the plan, but said it was a bilateral issue that should not be put before the international community.

Derbez said Monday after meeting with French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy that it was a "shame" U.S. immigration policy had been used for what he claimed was a short-term political gain in the lead-up to midterm elections in the U.S. in November.

He said he discussed the issue with Douste-Blazy, and planned to bring it up in meetings with his Spanish and Italian counterparts during visits to Madrid and Rome. He vowed to work on the case until the "very last day" of President Vicente Fox’s term, which ends Dec. 1.

The U.S. Senate approved the border fence bill last month and President Bush has said he will sign it into law _ despite last-minute pleas from the Mexican government for a veto.

"What should be constructed is a bridge in relations between the two countries," Derbez said.

This reminds me of an old Robin Williams line.  Speaking about English police (Bobbys) who do not carry any weapon, he noted that they effectively would say "Stop, or I’ll say stop again!"

That to me is the UN.

So Mexico hates the fence huh?  Too friggin bad.  I am sorry that behind tourism and oil, the money sent to Mexico from illegals in the USA is your third highest gross national product, and a wall and serious border enforcement might hurt that.

WAHHH!  There is absolutely no justifiable argument they can make against us building a fence to prevent their citizens from coming here illegally.  None.  All it does is reinforce the idea that the Mexican government is sponsoring Illegal Immigration.

So take it to the UN.  Make me laugh.  They are utterly incapable of doing anything proactive and meaningful anyway.  But let them have a crack at telling a sovereign nation it is not allowed to use non-violent methods to prevent illegal entry.

Till then, stop whining.

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