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The mayor's office says Betsy Perry, who was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to a city commission on women's issues, is resigning after coming under fire last week.

In her resignation letter, Perry said she thought it was best to resign, rather than becoming a distraction to the mayor.

In an article on the Huffington Post, Perry said the swine flu may be just the excuse the United States has been looking for to close its borders to Mexico.

Citing Mexico's drugs, violence, and kidnappings, she warned that if the U.S. does not "get a grip on its banditos," Mexican tourism might be in trouble.

Perry later posted a statement on the website, apologizing for her remarks, saying she crossed the line between "cute and offensive."

The mayor called Perry's remarks inappropriate.

"I thought what Betsy Perry wrote was not funny, inappropriate, she shouldn't have written it," Bloomberg said.

However, City Comptroller Bill Thompson, who is running against Bloomberg for mayor this year, criticized the mayor for not taking swift action to fire her.

"A member in his administration showed just incredible insensitivity toward the Mexican-American community and he did nothing," Thompson said at a press conference originally scheduled to call for her ouster. "He did not step forward and ask that person to resign instantly."

Thompson says he wants to see someone appointed to take Perry's seat who shows sensitivity to immigrants.