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Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year, was finally deported to Mexico on Sunday.   Now a Mexican Senate committee has passed a measure urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to protest this deportation with the United States.  According to Mexican Senator Humberto Zazue:

We cannot remain quiet in view of this injustice and must ask for firm action from our authorities.

This cry of "injustice" comes from a country that deported 211,000 illegal immigrants in 2004.  By comparison, the US, with three times the population, deported only 204,000 illegal immigrants that same year.  Recall that Mexico grants citizenship to a mere 3,000 immigrants annually versus a generous 500,000 for the US. 

Perhaps Mexico and its Senate can address some of their own immigration injustices before criticizing the policies and lawful actions of their northern neighbor.

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Hype-pocracy

Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year, was finally deported to Mexico on Sunday.   Now a Mexican Senate committee has passed a measure urging Mexican President Felipe Calderon to protest this deportation with the United States.  According to Mexican Senator Humberto Zazue:

We cannot remain quiet in view of this injustice and must ask for firm action from our authorities.

This cry of "injustice" comes from a country that deported 211,000 illegal immigrants in 2004.  By comparison, the US, with three times the population, deported only 204,000 illegal immigrants that same year.  Recall that Mexico grants citizenship to a mere 3,000 immigrants annually versus a generous 500,000 for the US. 

Perhaps Mexico and its Senate can address some of their own immigration injustices before criticizing the policies and lawful actions of their northern neighbor.