“Mexican Messiah”
Mexican President Felipe Calderon is struggling to end the chronic poverty that has driven many of his countrymen into the United States as illegal aliens. Recently, Calderon won an important victory, when the Mexican Congress approved a plan for tax reforms. However, Calderon's chief political rival, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, insists that he is the legitimate president of Mexico.
George Grayson’s book entitled “Mexican Messiah” is about Lopez Obrador, who has about 30 percent popularity in public opinion polls. Obrador is considered to be the redeemer, the savior for the downtrodden and those who have been exploited. He's barnstorming the country hoping to become president in 2012.
Obrador lived for five-and-a-half years eating, sleeping, working alongside of the Shantou Indians He's a populist with a true commitment to the less fortunate, who make up about half the population in Mexico.
Mexico's wealthy live like princes and pay very little taxes. They turn a blind eye to their countries desperate poverty. George Grayson writes: "Mexico's elite finds it much less expensive and much more convenient to thrust onto U.S. taxpayers responsibility for the malfeasance by using its northern border as an escape valve for this nation's have-nots."
Calderon knows that he'd better deliver or they could have a second coming by savior Lopez Obrador, in just a few years. Calderon has got to raise taxes, increase expenditure on education, improve job training and given more people access to health care or the Mexicans are going to turn to Lopez Obrador.
Grayson is pessimistic about Mexico's future, because Calderon faces a great deal of opposition in Congress. Until Calderon breaks the back on monopolies, like Telmex, the giant phone company, or open Pemex, the state oil company, to private investment, Mexico is doomed to sputter along at about 3 or 3.5 percent growth.
Mexico has incredible resources, but the reforms have to take place. By keeping our borders open, we keep that safety valve open and the pressure off Mexico's elite to do right by their own citizens.
Mexican president Felipe Calderon said: "Mexico doesn't end at the border and wherever there is a Mexican, Mexico is there." About two-thirds of Mexicans believe they have the right to enter the United States and there's no legal restriction.
If Calderon is unsuccessful, perhaps Mexico’s wealthy will be forced to flee to the United States to maintain their elitist life style.
George Grayson’s book entitled “Mexican Messiah” is about Lopez Obrador, who has about 30 percent popularity in public opinion polls. Obrador is considered to be the redeemer, the savior for the downtrodden and those who have been exploited. He's barnstorming the country hoping to become president in 2012.
Obrador lived for five-and-a-half years eating, sleeping, working alongside of the Shantou Indians He's a populist with a true commitment to the less fortunate, who make up about half the population in Mexico.
Mexico's wealthy live like princes and pay very little taxes. They turn a blind eye to their countries desperate poverty. George Grayson writes: "Mexico's elite finds it much less expensive and much more convenient to thrust onto U.S. taxpayers responsibility for the malfeasance by using its northern border as an escape valve for this nation's have-nots."
Calderon knows that he'd better deliver or they could have a second coming by savior Lopez Obrador, in just a few years. Calderon has got to raise taxes, increase expenditure on education, improve job training and given more people access to health care or the Mexicans are going to turn to Lopez Obrador.
Grayson is pessimistic about Mexico's future, because Calderon faces a great deal of opposition in Congress. Until Calderon breaks the back on monopolies, like Telmex, the giant phone company, or open Pemex, the state oil company, to private investment, Mexico is doomed to sputter along at about 3 or 3.5 percent growth.
Mexico has incredible resources, but the reforms have to take place. By keeping our borders open, we keep that safety valve open and the pressure off Mexico's elite to do right by their own citizens.
Mexican president Felipe Calderon said: "Mexico doesn't end at the border and wherever there is a Mexican, Mexico is there." About two-thirds of Mexicans believe they have the right to enter the United States and there's no legal restriction.
If Calderon is unsuccessful, perhaps Mexico’s wealthy will be forced to flee to the United States to maintain their elitist life style.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home