Jackson arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, the same day Mexico's Assistant Foreign Secretary, Patricia Olamendi, issued a formal apology for the president's remark that Mexicans take jobs that "not even" blacks want in the United States. Olamendi said: "If anyone felt offended by the statement, I offer apologies on behalf of my government." Speaking to reporters at the Mexico City airport, Jackson said Fox "has expressed public regret and remorse ... he now realizes the gravity of the statement he made and the harmful ramifications."
OK. Why is Jesse in Mexico? Do we really need him down there, why didn’t he go to Oklahoma and raise hell about the “Black Wall street” case? Why has he not mentioned anything about the abysmal statistics on Black women’s health and medical treatment? Why hasn’t he made a stink about the declining longevity of Black men (probably because he has a better health plan)? Why no word on Bush’s unfunded education mandate and the repercussions it is having on teachers particularly in inner city and poor districts? Hey Jesse, what’s the word on the war in Iraq, the phony intelligence, predatory military recruiting practices, the Downing street memo? Oh yeah, not in Mexico. Did you get a deal on a Pepsi plant down there?
Fox's administration sent a diplomatic letter Monday that protested new U.S. immigration policies clearing the way for an extension of a border wall along the California-Mexico border and requiring states to check that migrants are legal before giving them U.S. driver's licenses.
Let me see. The President of Mexico takes a stand on U.S. immigration policy and the fascist de-facto National ID card, a horrible Mexican economy and a bad American economy . . . And the U.S. response is . . .
On Monday, U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher called Fox's remark "very insensitive and inappropriate" and said the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City had raised the issue with the Mexican government. Aguilar said Mexico had received no formal complaint from the State Department.
To which the media commentary and analysis is . . .
Many Mexicans did not see Fox's remark about blacks as offensive. Blackface comedy, while demeaning to many Americans, is still considered funny here and many people are given nicknames based on skin color.
What the hell does Black face comedy have to do with a National ID card, bad jobs, a shitty economy or vigilante Klansmen patrolling the border? And what is Jesse doing in Mexico? Just thought I would ask.
¡Chinga!
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