Elvira Arellano: A sense of entitlement the size of O'Hare!

The AP reported yesterday that Mexico's foreign secretary was talking with the U.S. about trying to get deported identity-thief-turned-activist Elvira Arellano back in the country. Arellano wants to be a "peace and justice ambassador," a B.S. label usually reserved for minions of Sun Myung Moon or celebrity volunteers at the United Nations. The best part of the AP story is the end:

"Mexico has yet to receive an answer from U.S. officials, (Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia) Espinosa said at a news conference Tuesday.

'The government in the receiving country has to authorize diplomatic posts. It has to grant the visa,' Espinosa said.

Arellano said she would not back down from her request and was angered that Mexico was seeking a U.S. visa, adding that the Mexican government should not have to ask permission to send her north of the border.

'I'm not asking for any visa,' she said. 'I want a diplomatic post as ambassador of peace and justice, and I won't accept anything less.'"

Take that, Felipe Calderon! Hell, don't use the proper diplomatic route of asking permission; just invade! See, my first question would be whether she had any specific experience or education to qualify her for a diplomatic post, but I guess one of the first things you learn in international relations is respect for long-agreed-upon boundaries and national sovereignty. Ironically, the coffee-table book in the pic of Arellano and Calderon is titled "Tierra," thought I doubt Calderon was giving her a territorial briefing: "This land is your land, this land is my land..."

Another part from the AP story:

"Arellano's U.S.-born 8-year-old son, Saul, is a U.S. citizen. He flew to Mexico on Friday to be reunited with his mother, and plans to stay here indefinitely, although he was expected to return briefly to the United States this month to participate in an immigrant-rights march."

Would they quit using the kid as a pawn?