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Viewing cable 06BUENOSAIRES908, MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY

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06BUENOSAIRES908 2006-04-21 20:32 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #0908/01 1112032
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 212032Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4253
INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000908 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, 
WHA/EPSC 
CDR USSOCOM FOR J-2 IAD/LAMA 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY 
VENEZUELA LEAVING THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY OF NATIONS 
CHAVEZ-LULA-KIRCHNER UPCOMING MEETING MICELI TO 
WASHINGTON IMF AND ARGENTINA IRAN 04/21/06 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Key international stories today include the wave of 
arrests of illegal immigrants in the US; US President 
Bush's tour to China; Venezuela leaving the Andean 
Community of Nations to join Mercosur; Venezuelan 
President Hugo Chavez's statement that there are 
'imperialistic forces that want to divide Argentina 
and Uruguay on the pulp mills issue,' and the summit 
will take place among Chavez, Lula and Kirchner; and 
Argentine Economy Minister Felisa Miceli's trip to 
Washington and the alleged IMF criticism of 
Argentina's macroeconomic "inconsistencies." Daily-of- 
record "La Nacion" carries an editorial calling for 
Argentina to continue to support the international 
community's position on Iran's nuclear projects. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES 
 
- "Wave of arrests of illegal immigrants in the US" 
 
Alberto Armendariz, on special assignment in New York 
for daily-of-record "La Nacion," writes (04/21) "With 
the arrest of more than one thousand undocumented 
workers and their employers in 26 states, the USG 
launched yesterday a massive offensive against illegal 
immigration now that the US Congress is discussing the 
luck of 12 million undocumented immigrants living in 
the country. 
 
"According to US Homeland Security Secretary Michael 
Chertoff during a press conference, 'Both employers 
and workers should know that the status quo has 
changed. 'We'll treat employers of undocumented 
workers in the same way we treat criminal 
organizations.'" 
 
- "The complex questions about the Washington-Beijing 
relationship" 
 
Oscar Raul Cardoso, international analyst of leading 
"Clarin," writes (04/21) "... Hu Jintao himself 
mentioned the 'several problems' in the Sino-US trade 
relationship without being able to mention solutions. 
 
"Those 'several problems' are huge. The 2004 US 
bilateral trade deficit was slightly below 200 billion 
dollars, and that of 2005, of 202 billion dollars. 
Some predict that the 2006 trade deficit will be 300 
billion dollars, although perhaps they are too 
pessimistic. 
 
"This huge trading asymmetry drags the entire 
relationship somewhere else. In order to prevent the 
unwanted defects of its economic growth..., Beijing 
has opted to resend hard currency to the US in the 
form of low-interest loans. The US is developing a 
dangerous addiction to this cash flow, resulting in a 
disregard for its own fiscal deficit... 
 
"There is more, of course. China's astonishing growth 
has made it the second oil consumer in the world... 
Chinese leaders are extremely pragmatic on this, and 
they have ties with many countries which Washington 
has excluded from its own list - Sudan, Zimbabwe, 
Iran, Angola, among others. China's unwillingness to 
support the current US aggressiveness toward Iran due 
to the nuclear issue is one of the most contentious 
topics in Hu-Bush common agenda. 
 
"Also, the two countries have developed a badly 
disguised spirit of at least potentially mutual 
enemies. The way in which Beijing is promoting a 
strong policy in Asia through regional fora and 
bilateral deals that specifically exclude Washington's 
political and military presence in this area is 
another reason for discord. And, as though this was 
not enough, there is the intense task of overhauling 
the red Army, which is the one having more troops all 
over the world." 
 
- "Venezuela is leaving the Andean Community to bet on 
Mercosur" 
 
Business-financial, center-right "InfoBae" (04/21) 
 
 
 
reports "Venezuela confirmed to the EU its decision to 
leave the Andean Community of Nations... 
 
"According to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the 
Andean Community 'is dead,' and 'it was killed by the 
free trade deals signed between country-members (like 
Peru and Colombia) and the US.' 
 
"... Chavez now awaits Venezuela's official entry into 
Mercosur as a full member December 9. He believes 
complementary action will be prioritized." 
 
- "Chavez charges 'imperialism'" 
 
Eleonora Gosman, on special assignment in Curitiba for 
leading "Clarin," writes (04/21) "Last night, shortly 
before his meeting with his counterpart Lula in 
Brasilia, Venezuelan Hugo Chavez said 'I have 
confidence in the ability of our brotherly presidents 
of Argentina and Uruguay, and particularly in the 
wisdom of our peoples, which will permit a solution to 
the conflict between the two countries.' However, the 
Venezuelan leader believes that there are 
'imperialistic forces that want to divide us on the 
pulp mills issue.' 
 
"Asked whether he was speaking of the US, Chavez 
answered 'It is obvious that we are talking of the 
USG. I have no doubt that they are acting behind the 
scenes, and they intensified their battle after the 
defeat they suffered last November in Mar del Plata 
when they tried to impose the FTAA project.'" 
 
- "Meeting in Brasilia" 
 
Left-of-center "Pagina 12" reports (04/21) "Hugo 
Chavez announced yesterday that next week there will 
be a tripartite summit in Brasilia among himself, Lula 
and Nestor Kirchner. He said ironically 'We are making 
up the axis of evil, as some call it, in South 
America'... 
 
"According to Chavez, Venezuela will take all 
necessary steps to become a full member of 'the new 
Mercosur.' This will certainly be one of the topics to 
be discussed by the three presidents when they meet in 
Brasilia next week." 
 
- "A hostile climate surrounds Miceli's trip to the 
US" 
 
Marcelo Bonelli, economic columnist of leading 
"Clarin," writes (04/219 "Felisa Miceli began a 
difficult political mission in the US yesterday - she 
will have to face and reverse Washington's critical 
opinion of the Argentine economic model. 
 
"The first sign of skepticism was given by the IMF. 
The IMF had never publicly expressed its criticism of 
Argentina since (Miceli) took over. However, the IMF 
staff waited until Miceli made her first trip to the 
US in order to release a resounding document, which 
questions the chore of the Argentine economic policy 
and anti-inflationary strategy. 
 
"US Treasury Under Secretary Tim Adams threatened that 
Argentina will have to explain the reasons of its 
macroeconomic inconsistencies 'Argentina will be in 
the G7 agenda'... 
 
"Yesterday Rodrigo Rato and then John Snow followed 
the same direction, although more diplomatically. The 
two of them praised growth, but are doubtful about the 
future. 
 
"Criticism is focused on the fact that 'there is no 
positive business atmosphere' and Washington believes 
that anti-inflationary measures are inefficient. In 
other words, they do not want Argentina to sustain its 
dollar value and believe that price control accords 
spark irreparable distortions in the medium term." 
 
3. EDITORIALS 
 
- "Iran challenges the UN" 
 
 
 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" editorializes (04/21) "... 
The danger of the Iranian leadership seems obvious due 
to its intervention in the Middle East confrontation 
in order to repeatedly thwart the possibilities of a 
lasting peace, on the one hand. On the other hand, its 
behavior regarding what happens in Lebanon, Syria and 
Iraq does not seem to favor peace but the opposite. To 
this, one should add the increasing belligerence of 
its new authorities, who repeatedly threaten the 
'annihilation' of Israel. 
 
"All this feeds an increasingly undisguised 
international concern... 
 
"This is why..., the US has just submitted a draft 
resolution to the UN Security Council, which, if 
approved, could authorize the use of sanctions and 
even force... if Iran continues disregarding its 
warnings. 
 
"... This is obviously the most sensitive issue of the 
UN Security Council agenda. In contrast to countries 
like Venezuela and Cuba, which openly support Iran, 
Argentina has pragmatically supported the 
international community on this issue so far, and this 
is what it should do in situations like this." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
GUTIERREZ