Business in Mexico
There are many reasons for our immigration problem, but near the top of the list is Mexico’s refusal to reform its business regulations. According to the World Bank, which measures 24 regulatory barriers to business formation, there are significant differences in business regulations between the U.S. and Mexico. A few examples:
1) Time to start a business: U.S., 5 days; Mexico, 58.
2) Difficulty of firing index: U.S., 10; Mexico, 60.
3) Difficulty of hiring index: U.S., 0; Mexico, 33.
4) Registering property: U.S., 12 days; Mexico, 74.
Regime change south of the border might do more to solve our immigration problem than anything else.
David Aitken, Denver
Longmont Latino mural
Re: “Paint smears the dignity of Latino heroes,” March 9 Cindy Rodríguez column.
Cindy Rodriguez decries the decision in Longmont to cover over a mural depicting some of the heroes of the Chicano civil rights movement and to replace it with a “meaningless bright-blue wall.” She then scoffs at the city’s stated reason for the change: “to re-create the space so that it is neutral and inclusive for everyone.”
Newsflash, Cindy! The angst you’re experiencing over this issue is a direct result of the current culture in this country that you, your liberal friends, and out-of-control activist judges have all helped to create. If you find this isolated instance abhorrent, try being a white Christian male living in this absurd, politically correct caricature of what was once a country that stood for things more important than protecting its citizens from being offended.
John Horning, Littleton
Providing balance
Kudos to The Denver Post for demonstrating balance in pespective rather than simply giving lip service.
In the rapidly escalating debate over the Overland High School incident, your publication set its best foot forward and walked the walk. By placing two opposing opinion columns in sequence on March 8 (“Ugly anti-American or voice of dissent?” by Mark Moe and “Teacher’s rationale is no defense at all” by Al Knight), you provided me the opportunity to demonstrate to my teenager the effectiveness of a balanced presentation of a highly charged issue.
In one fell swoop, I was able to show him that the gift of free speech is the ability to hear both sides of an issue and then decide the merits of each before making a decision to support one side or the other. He recognized that both gentlemen were well-spoken and each made an effective case for their point of view.
I applaud The Denver Post for presenting a balanced perspective that transcended the public hoopla.
Bob McNamara, Colorado Springs
S. Dakota abortion law
This summer was the summer – we were finally going to make the trek from Denver to South Dakota, home of the Badlands, the Black Hills, Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore.
But not now, no way, not with the new law outlawing abortions. I will not support the economy of a state that so obviously has such negative views of the intellect of our women. Does a woman not have the intelligence to choose for herself, to know what is in her best interests? Or do we need a state’s governmental body to choose for us? I don’t think so.
I am very disappointed. I had been looking forward to this trip.
Mia Foley, Denver
