Thursday, March 26, 2009

Obama's Mexico policy so far depressingly familiar

"President Obama should never have signed legislation banning Mexican truckers, which not only violated a treaty but immediately inspired new Mexican tariffs on US products. " I can understand why President Obama and his staff made a decision to ban Mexican trucker, because of the economic situations we are facing right now. I also understand that the transportation of drugs are also an issue to why he chose to sign this bill. "Obama has received high marks from drug policy reformers in D.C. and on the west coast who are happy he ended the crackdown on state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries, but for the issues I care about most, I can't say I care much for the new president's drug policies, particularly regarding Mexican drug cartels." Obama's drug poliicies are pretty strong and he wants to fight for to get rid of drugs that are harming America today. "DOJ's Organized Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program (OCDETF) is adding analyst personnel to its strike force capacity along the Southwest border and the Office of Justice Programs will be investing $30 million in stimulus funding to assist with state and local law enforcement to combat narcotics activity coming through the southern border and in high intensity drug trafficking areas.""Obama's Mexico policy so far amounts to more of the same, with a healthy new dose of protectionism larded on top. I'd hoped for a more thoughtful approach, starting with a greater focus on rooting out US-side corruption." I totally agree with President Obama and his decision.

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