Remember, Nothing Gringo

In keeping with my interest in the U.S. legislation concerning immigration that will, hopefully, be passed shortly, I came across an article about opinions in Mexico on the issue. Many know that May 1st is heralded as a day without immigrants in which supporters of legalzing many illegal immigrants already living in the city are banning all U.S. businesses and stores. Interestingly, though, the movement has spread south of the border and many activists are calling for Mexicans to do the same. The hope is that it will show Congress the strenght and importance of the group to the American economy. However, as the article noted, "ironically, the protest targets the U.S. business community, which is one of the strongest supporters of legalization or guest-worker programs." Nevertheless, I think it shows how important of an issue this is and it underscores long standing animosity between Mexico and their neighbor to the north.