Mexico has given Sen. Ted Kennedy its highest honor for his work in protecting the rights of immigrants while in the Senate.  Kennedy was presented with the “Aztec Eagle.”

“He has denounced injustices suffered by immigrants,” and “promoted initiatives to promote full political participation and increased access to health and education services for the Mexican-American community,” the official announcement said.

The veteran Massachusetts senator fought for an immigration reform bill in Congress that failed to pass last year.

Kennedy has been a vocal critic of Republican President George W. Bush and actively campaigned for Barack Obama in his bid to become the Democratic nominee in the November presidential election.

Protecting the right of immigrants?  I think they should reword that by saying assisting illegal aliens who should not be here by law.  I do have to give credit to the media on this one.  They have done such a great job of painting the picture of Kennedy being a great leader and representative of this country, that people are actually believing it and giving him awards.