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“Mr. Speaker, Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he thinks Arizona's new illegal immigration enforcement law will open the door to ``intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.'' Calderon's coming to the White House to talk to our President about it tomorrow. I wonder if they'll discuss whether or not Calderon supports his own country's immigration policy. Mr. Speaker, writer Michelle Malkin recently published some really interesting research on Mexican immigration laws. The Mexican Government bars any foreigner from immigrating to Mexico if they upset ``the equilibrium of the national demographic.'' I wonder if President Calderon thinks that's racial or ethnic profiling. Mexican law further bars immigration unless a person enhances Mexico's ``economic or national interests.'' Immigrants are not welcome in Mexico if they're not ``physically or mentally healthy'' or if they show ``contempt against Mexico's national sovereignty or security.'' Imagine that. Immigrants to Mexico must have squeaky clean criminal histories. And to apply for Mexican citizenship, immigrants have to show a birth certificate, and they have to provide a bank statement that proves that they are economically independent. In other words, you can't go to Mexico and live off the Mexican Government. And they also have to prove they can pay for their own private health care. What are the penalties for failure to comply with Mexican immigration laws?…”