I am following the immigrant news with great interest as it will have a major impact on our industry. It seems like it should be easier than we are making it. The real question should be what is best for the current citizens of this country. We need workers but we don’t need this continued influx of illegal aliens. There are items in the newly propsed bill that none of us will like, but it must be done. I only hope that once it is in place it is strongly enforced because the reason we have this problem today is that the last immigration bill was not enforced.
Mexican ire for U.S. aimed at Miss America
Chicago Tribune
Hundreds of audience members who booed Miss Universe contestant were likely voicing displeasure over northern neighbor's policies
By Julie Watson Associated Press Published May 30, 2007
MEXICO CITY -- Many here south of the border reveled in her disastrous evening: First Miss USA Rachel Smith slipped and fell during the Miss Universe evening gown competition. Then she was booed by hundreds in the Mexican audience.The treatment of the Tennessee beauty queen was nothing personal. It had more to do with Mexico's sometimes tense relationship with its powerful northern neighbor. U.S. athletes have sparked a similar response. Mexican crowds booed the U.S. national anthem, and some chanted "Osama! Osama!" during soccer games against the U.S. in 2004 and 2005. Smith was booed repeatedly during her stay in Mexico, including when she carried a guitar and wore an Elvis-style suit during a parade of national costumes held in downtown Mexico City. She kept her poise during an interview Monday night with pageant judges, despite the boos and chants of "Mexico! Mexico!" that drowned out her answer.
"I am very passionate about education, and being in South Africa sparked my interest in that," said Smith, a journalism graduate who volunteered for a month at talk show host Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
Then she paused, smiled and spoke in Spanish. "Buenas noches Mexico. Muchas gracias!" which earned her some applause and some chuckles.
Miss Japan Riyo Mori, who went on to win the crown, opened her interview with "Hola Mexico!" to cheers and claps. Her personal trainer, Ines Ligron, said she had warned Mori about the importance of speaking in Spanish to win over the crowd.
Supervalu Inc. plans to continue investing in the stores that it bought last year from Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons and update its own roster of stores, CEO Jeffrey Noddle said Thursday at the company's annual meeting.
The Eden Prairie-based grocery retailer and distributor (NYSE:SVU) will open 25 to 30 new stores in its next fiscal year and do between 100 and 110 major remodels of existing stores. Capital spending for the chain is expected to increase from $900 million to $1.2 billion in fiscal 2008. Supervalu next week will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of Albertsons.
