Why is US immigration policy concentrating in OTM (Other than Mexican) "illegal" immigrants?
355123
Cause mexicans are not really dangerous.. all they want to do is to stay hidden and work \n\nBut terrorists need to be taken care of
910942
There is really no way to explain why except to say that the government of mexico is totally concerned with what others are doing at the cost of it's own people. It is the type of government that would rather keep more than half of it's people below poverty and at the same time have legislative meeting to petition the American government to allow criminals to walk free in American society. The government of mexico and the people who put them there are NOT accepted as a world class country for just that type of reason.
483563
Why is that in the immigration section?
853935
The City of Farmers Branch, Texas  has passed an ordinance banning Illegals to live or work in the city, there are fines.  They also have adopted English as official language in city.  There are big organized protests and suit is to be filed against city.  Don't know what sparked the move, but city has a large population of Mexicans. and there are places they have had problems.  Around here most Illegals keep a low profile.  Oh yes the police of Farmers Branch will check status if Mexicans are stopped or in a disruption/fight.. We will see what happens.  you can read about it on yahoo if you scan the news by state.
1050816
Look around you; who "runs" this country?  Mexicans clean, they build, they repair, they cook, they serve, they do the gardening, they pick up the trash, they work in the factories - they are an integral part of our society whether you want to admit it or not.\nThe thing is, like one other person stated, it is an "immigration" thing not Mexican....what about all the South Americans, all the Asians, all the Canadians, Russions, Iranians, Indians, that are here with expired work permits, getting free or low interest business loans to own their own business, have a better opportunity than some of us citizens to drive around in Mercedes, Porches, Bentley,s, etc.  \nIn essence, we need to concentrate on ALL illegals, close ALL the borders til we can get some of this mess straigtened out.
404876
I am sure the Welsh people here in the USA are not here illegally.  Really what kind of question is that.  Most people are not saying we should close our boarders to all immigrants.  We are saying that immigrants need to use our immigration policies and procedures to come to the USA.  It is a matter of national security.  If an illegal day laborer from Mexico City can simply walk into this country so can a terrorist.
1123955
Well, it depends on how you look at it.  \n\nFirst of all, Mexico is within North America.  They are American's just as much as anyone within the United States.  US Citizens are just that, US Citizens.  We are also Americans but so are people from Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico etc.  There are two America's - North and South.\n\nThat aside, you may wonder why illegal immigrants are protesting and demanding rights within the United States.  The issue is complex but it can be boiled down to several key points.\n\n1.)  There is an argument backed by some evidence that the countries south of the United States are poor because the United States is so rich.  It is argued that the United States has historically denied economic development and the establishment of economic stability to countries in Latin America precisely because their economic instability and poverty stricken condition makes it so much easier for US interests to exploit the region and extract raw goods such as timber, sugar, oil, gas, and a whole range of other resources.  Evidence to support this is everywhere and goes as far back to the Monroe Doctrine, if not further.  Given this state of circumstances, many from the Latin American continent and especially from our closest neighbor Mexico see the issue not as a simple dispute between two nationalities but as a human right to benefit from the wealth and beneftis afforded to the United States from their exploitation.  \n\n2.)  Currently, the US economy is supported to a large extent by migrant labor.  Without it, many sectors of our economy such as construction, service sector jobs in restauraunts, agriculture etc. would simply not function as efficiently.  In Florida for example, strawberries are extremely cheap precisely becuase Mexican immigrants pick them.  They would be very pricey and anti-competitive if we did not have migrant labor.  \n\n3.)  In today's globalized world, many also argue that borders are irrelevant.  To a great extent, this is true.  Goods, money, commodities and information/communication flow across borders rapidly, if not instantaneously.  The only thing that is yet to transgress borders so easily thus far is labor.  We currently allow goods and products from Mexico into the country but not their workers.  In doing so, we expose them to exploitation.  For an example, look at the maquiladora plants along the border of Mexico and the United States.  They exist solely for exploting the low wages of Mexicans within close proximity to US infrastructure.  NAFTA was an attempt at creating an economic union similar in structure to the EU but is yet to be as successful.  The ultimate goal of NAFTA will be to eliminate the borders to labor and population movement that currently exist just as the EU has done but given the extreme disparities in economic distribution between the US and these regions, it is either not likely to ever occur or will take a long, long time.  Factor in the common perception that the US has not interests in equalizing the imbalance, and  it becomes downright hopeless.  \n\n4.)  To put it into terms you could probably relate to:  their whole family has been subjected to poverty, rape, destruction, pillage and exploitation for the last 300 years starting with the Spanish Conquistadores through today's assassinations by the CIA.  Enough is enough.  If they can't beat us, they are going to move here and join us.  In the process, they can change us and fix the problem.  They might even find hope somewhere where clean water exists, food is accessible and the government isn't as corrupt.  \n\n5.) Nothing makes anyone special to create marches and protest.  Everyone has the right.  It is a right that we as Americans recognize to be extended to all humans as inalienable, not just our citizens.
1084750
It's not about race or ethnicity. Illegal aliens come in all colors. It is not about Mexico or any other specific country. It is about enforcing the immigration laws of the country.
832566
They're being babied because big business wants them as cheap labor and they pay off politicians not to uphold the law.  So, politicians look the other way when it comes to illegal aliens.\n\nThe meaning of the term "illegal alien" is a FEDERAL LAW term:\n\nThe law: US Code Title 8, Chapter 12, subchapter I section 1101 &\nsubchapter II section 1325\n\nImmigrant: an individual who has received permission to enter and\npermanently reside in the US. The written permission document issued\nby the US government to the immigrant after successfully completing\nrequired health tests, financial checks, and criminal investigations\nis called a visa.\n\n\nAlien: an individual in the US who is not a US citizen. After\nentering the US, the "immigrant" becomes an alien.\n\nIllegal alien: Anyone in the US in violation of the law. The illegal\nalien has intentionally chosen to violate the law and lacks the\nevidence VISA that they have observed all US laws in entering and\nremaining in the country.\n\nMost illegal aliens enter via the US-Mexico border, either alone or\nwith a smuggler. Other illegal aliens entered the US legally under a\nstudent, tourist or other temporary visa (promising to leave at the\nend of their "visit") and chose to remain after their visa expired.\nWhen the temporary visitor chose to "overstay" their visa, they\nbecame an illegal alien. Their original "legal" entry doesn't give\nthem upgraded status from the more common illegal border-crosser.\n\nBoth are illegal aliens, both are violating US immigration laws, and\nboth are subject to deportation.
384986
You always have to read inbetween the lines when it comes to politics. The Government wants to blame illegal immigration on American citizens and not the Administration who are totally responsible for losing control over this issue. It is all a strategy for coming elections.
72526
If you're referring to U.S. policy and Mexican border runners, no I do not believe it's a conspiracy.\n\nBureaucracy is simply inefficient all around. There are almost no financial, social, or political pressures to remedy the situation, and in a capitalist/open society, sharp pressure from some interest group is required to force the gears to slowly grind.\n\nBureaucracy: If nobody really wants it, it can sit and collect dust while somebody collects a paycheck staring at it.\n\nIn fact, there are probably a great many pressures not to address the situation both from the immigrant population, the illegals themselves, and the businesses that hire them.  Does anyone want to pay more for labor if you don't have to?  Do their friends and family want them deported?  Do the illegals themselves want to be deported?  Would a business "doing the right thing" actually be doing a good thing to the person by sending them home?\n\nYou also probably get the border patrol "looking the other way" on occasion too. Maybe they know that the poor runner will just be back in a few weeks and might not be so lucky to get so far the next time. From what I've seen in reports, a great many Mexicans die trying to cross in the desert southwest. If you knew a person would not stop trying until they either got across or died trying, which is the compassionate solution: do your job or let it slide?\n\nAll just loose opinion of course, facts and results may vary.
600376
To fully appreciate how immigration is regulated in the United States we must look at the history. Unless your family were native to this counrty than you are also lineage of immigrants. During the major conflicts immigration has always been limited, almost to very extemes (WWII). It is all too common for "real" americans to imediately form an opinion about immigration that is based on missinformation. So do go back to the original question, "should" the US govt favor certain immigrants? NO but lets be realistic. Does the US govt favor certain immigrants? Yes definately and due mostly to contemporary and ancient prejudices about various ethnicities.
148054
United Statates most definetly does not have an "open door" policy with regards to immigration. It does not have an active immigration program like Canada does.\n\nPersonally, as much as I don't like Bush, his guest worker program proposal makes sense, this would stop illegal immigration by a large extent.\n\nAlso I belive that the US should concentrate more on selecting educated people to come to the US, right now these people represent a small minority from the immigration programs available.
280003
They are very strict because the US makes Mexico have strict laws for people to go to Mexico so that they don't come to the US.
930573
I'll agree with that....and say the REAL crime is not enforcing on employers that encourage people to move to the US illegally to begin with by not observing US labor laws.\n\nWe need: \nemployer enforcement\nborder enforcement\nfrank and honest dialogue with the public on the issue.\nIf those 3 things happen, we'll see a lot less illegal immigration.
906553
I know what you mean and you have a point there but..... Is not up to the USA government or up to the American Corporation to establish new laws in Mexico. It's up to the Mexican government to make their laws be obeyed and create new laws for the benefits of their citizens. The problem is not the companies that goes to Mexico looking for cheap labor and pay the lease of money or benefits to the workers, the problem is the Mexican government that don't give a shit for their citizens. They are the big problem and they are so inept and corrupted that they rather send their citizens to the USA illegally than to creat new laws for the better of their citizens. Mexico is what the government and the Mexican people wanted to be,,,, what you see.
969542
In truth, McCain and Hillary both want the same thing. Mainstream politicians in the U.S. envision solving the immigration problem by erasing borders. If there is no distinction between the U.S. and Mexico, than no one is an immigrant between these two nations. The corporate elite and mainstream U.S. politicians dream of one country stretching from the North pole to the Panama canal. A significant part of that plan will begin within the next few months when amnesty will be granted to most if not all immigrants in the United States.