Heh…Haley Barbour got $35,000 a month to lobby for Mexican immigrants before he became a governor who is anti-immigration.

In an Aug. 15, 2001, letter to Mexican Ambassador Juan Jose Bremer confirming the agreement, Lanny Griffith, then the chief operating officer of BG&R, outlined a plan in which the lobbying firm would assist the embassy on several matters, including “immigration/human capital” and “treatment of Mexican citizens who cross the border.”

Griffith told Bremer in the letter that the firm had “designated a team of professionals who will concentrate on your work.”

“Haley Barbour and I will lead the BG&R team,” he added. Griffith did not respond to requests for comment.

The embassy paid BG&R $35,000 a month plus expenses. In all, BG&R received $402,500 to represent the Mexican government between August 2001 and December 2002, according to the filings. Barbour was chairman of the lobbying firm until he became governor in January 2004.