Mexican President Travels to Meet His Citizens

There's an old joke:

Why did the President of Mexico travel to California?

He wanted to meet his citizens.

There's always a little truth in humor:

SACRAMENTO -- In his first visit to California as president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon told the California Legislature today that immigration "carries off the best among us," and he vowed to create the economic conditions that would allow Mexicans to find well-paid work in their own country.

Calderon drew applause, particularly from Republican legislators, when he said, "While my government is committed to protecting the rights of all Mexicans, including those living beyond our borders, we are taking great efforts to ensure that in the future no Mexican needs to leave our country to find job opportunities elsewhere."

The immigrants illegally entering our country are what Calderon calls "best among us"? Boy, that country is in worse shape than I thought.