I don’t wanna go to Mexico no more more more…

19 Nov 2003 By

There’s a big fat policeman at the door door door
He’ll pull you by the collar
Make you pay a dollar
I don’t wanna go to Mexico no more more more

As a kid I never thought about what that actually meant. But damn.

Anyway, the Mexican ambassador to the U.N. is resigning after a dust-up over some comments he made about the U.S. treating Mexico like crap.

….On Nov. 11, the day before sensitive U.S.-Mexico diplomatic talks began in Washington, Aguilar Zinser told a university audience in Mexico City that the United States is interested only in a “close relationship of convenience and subordination.”

He added that the United States sees Mexico as a “back yard,” not as a “partner.”

Um, is he wrong?

  • http://ilyka.journalspace.com ilyka

    Um, is he wrong?

    No, I don’t think so. Then again, I thought the point of serving in a diplomatic capacity as he did was to be, well, diplomatic.

    Making him resign was harsh, but he wouldn’t be the first guy who told the truth and had that happen. Poor man.

  • http://fridayfishwrap.com MJ

    No he’s not wrong. As someone who lives on the “NAFTA Corridor” I can attest the back yard descriptor. Though I don’t think it goes far enough. A backyard piled with old tires, broken glass and a rusted out swing set would be more like it. Calexio (US side) is a pretty town with big shopping centers, a WalMart, clean streets and sidewalks. Mexicali (Mexico side) on the other hand is the most deplorable, filthy and poorest place I’ve ever been. These towns are 100 yards apart. Mexican border towns are notoriously seedy however, it’s such a great disparity that it demonstrates well the lack of “partnership”. Mexicali is a large industrial city that was supposed to play a key role in NAFTA by increasing productivity, jobs and driving up wages. But there have been no indications of any of the improvements or changes that the agreement purported. In fact, Mexico is worse off than before the agreement.

    Today’s NYT also has a good story on a Carnegie study that shows what a huge failure NAFTA was.

  • http://tj.hanton.net tj

    hee hee … i’m sure we’ve all thought that at one point or another. after all, look at all the people trying to come in out of the backyard.

  • http:///home.html JenBen

    No he’s not wrong, or he wouldn’t have to resign. He could have pled temporary insanity or that he was drunk. But he’s right! We are big bullies and the rest of the world knows it. If NAFTA worked the way it is supposed to, the economies of Mexico, US and Canada would grow together. Guess what? When our economy grew by 7% last quarter, Mexico’s economy grew 1 measily %. Hmmm…

  • http://www.swirlspice.com Erica

    Today’s NYT also has a good story on a Carnegie study that shows what a huge failure NAFTA was.

    That would be this article. I thought about posting it before but left it out.