If the roles were reversed, would Mexicans welcome illegal US immigrants into Mexico?
357590
It's not only the Mexicans who want a chance to stay, its all the undocumented immigrants who want to legalize their stay. Why does everybody think it is just Mexicans? you seem very ignorant to me.
709346
Absolutely....do you think mexico would let any of their educated, productive citizens leave?  mexico imports at least 4000 workers from Guatemala to pick crops because "the mexicans are too lazy"!
410259
Probably they would think how stupid they were. the only people who want to go TO Mexico are the low lives who realize that those who are upper-middle class here, are kings over there.  The government would love it.  more tax dollars and more money going around.  For their people to buy supplies to go to AMERICA.  Trust me, it would be the total opposite reaction for what we're giving them. (At least the SMART people)
286067
It is a very touchy subject because yes they shouldn't be allowed to come over and be over here illegally, but at the same time them being illegal doesn't mean that they should be allowed to be taken advantage of and exploited by greedy business owners.  And for the "the U.S. used to be Mexico" argument, that is lame because almost every piece of land was at one time owned by different peoples, we took it just as people have been taking land since the beginning of time.
470625
No one is against Mexicans or anyone else coming into the country.  We just want them to come in the right way.  If immigrants follow the laws and get naturalized, there would be no problem.
430492
As it stands, it would allow illegal immigrants become legal.  The biggest barriers appear to be in terms of enforcing our current and potential laws for managing immigration.
222102
I think eventually it will happen, though doubt in my lifetime.  I think we'd 'want' Canada first, but we might as well take Mexico first since most of them want to live here anyway ;)  Canadian's don't generally want to live in the US and pretty much see us as bully's.  Not sure what the general consensus is of Mexico, but the illegal immigration issues would suggest that they would support that idea.\n\n**  LOL  These answers cracked me up!  :)  We HAVE A donkey for president here in the USA - his name is Goerge W. Bush!  LOL  Nice one ;)
517239
Only if they are legal immigrants.\n\nThe illegal Mexican immigrants are invading this country trying to take it over. It's encouraged by Mexico and the American businesses who use them for cheap labor. Their loyalty is to Mexico. They proved that during one of the first rallies when they took down the American flag, hung up the Mexican flag, and then hung the American flag upside down underneath it. THAT is how they feel about America. \n\nhttp://michellemalkin.com/archives/004869.htm\n\nThen the people who want to appease them pull out the excuses about how people who are not even alive now, and haven't been for hundreds of years, 'stole' the land from the American Indians. Even American politicians are carrying out this traitorous attack on our sovereignty! If this keeps up, the United States of America will become a 3rd world country, just like Mexico! Mexico's problems are not the fault of Americans, but they are becoming our problems because the Mexicans are invading us and bringing their problems with them.\n\nThe illegals make up about 5 % of the work force. The unemployment rate is about 4.5%. Keep in mind that the unemployment rate does NOT represent everyone who is unemployed. It only counts those who are collecting unemployment. Everyone else's plight is ignored. The unemployment rate if everyone was counted would be tremendous. We do NOT have a shortage of labor, we have a large surplus. The more illegals that come in and take our jobs at minimum wage or less (often less) puts more and more Americans out of a job. Most of these Americans are never counted in the unemployment rate if they do not manage to get unemployment benefits. Unemployment benefits are hard to receive.\n\nIllegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nThe illegals get welfare by stealing social security numbers and identities and using false papers. Therefore, the time limits under the Clinton welfare reform doesn't apply to them because once the time limit is up, all they have to do is get new stolen social security numbers and identities and false papers and start all over again. American citizens who draw welfare are limited to the time limits from the welfare reform and are then cut off. American citizens who fall on hard times and have to turn to welfare assistance have a harder time finding jobs that pay enough to live off of because the illegals have taken jobs and depressed the wages of those jobs still available to American citizens. Therefore, those in the lower working class are highly unlikely to ever be able to "work their way up" since the opportunities have been stolen which will entrap these people into poverty with little to no way out.\n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do.
574730
There should be no paradox. It is more like a vicious circle. If countries integrate their economies, they should have less restrictions for immigration. As a result there should be less illegal immigration. The actual problem between Mexico and USA is that Mexico has a bad economy and the possibilities to apply for a legal immigration for a mexican citizen are too low. \nThe other question is that although we live in an open, globalized or integrated cooperative world, the nationalisms are coming very strong again and the people fell that immigrants are taking the advantages of what you built. \nThe goal of economic integration is that in the future the exchange of citizens could be de-regulated because the economic base (situation) of "all" countries is the same.\nLast but not least. Immigration has to be revised, reformed and that way countries will end with massive illegal immigration.... It is a both sides problem.
844849
No, invading Mexico would only create more problems. We already have enough.   Just seal up the border, and enforce ALL of our immigration laws and deport all illegals upon discovery .....do all that there won't be a need to invade Mexico.
674611
If you can come here LEGALLY, we would not have a problem, then you could be an American/Mexican, You would have to pay taxes, I know you don't want to pay, cause then you would have no money to send to Mexico.....So if you want to BREAK AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW'S by coming here illegaly, we should put you in jail for 6 month's & then deport you.....If the immigrant's that came here legally read this: Good Luck, God Bless, Hope all your dream's come true.....My only problem with illegal people is they broke our law, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE OUT SIDE THE COUNTRY, DOING IT THE LEGAL WAY? THE ILLEGAL PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT HARDER FOR THEM & THEY ARE NOT BREAKING OUR LAW'S
898566
Mexico, they seem to be trying to turn America into Mexico. If I wanted to live in Mexico I'd move there.
563407
yes. they should be sent back. they came here illegally, why should they stay when illegal immigrants broke american laws to get here, i don't care if they had it rough in their country, if they want a better life they should take care and improve their own country. they don't respect america they just come here for the jobs and then expect americans to treat them equally when they came here illegally in the first place. but sending all illegals back wouldn't happen, it would cost way too much.
224211
Yes, I do consider it a Mexican invasion.  There are 40 million illegal aliens in the US right now - maybe more and the president says there are 7 or 8 million.  When I lived in Texas I couldn't get health care because of the illegal immigration in that area.  And I couldn't get a job because I don't speak Spanish.  I moved to Tennessee and it's a lot better here.....I am not prejudiced either.....)(
619182
i think not,they come here to make money to go live in mexico wealthy, they dont care about the usa,they just want the american money.......
595178
I don't think anyone would be satisfied by such an action.  After all, there is no special quality to the land in the American Southwest that draws Mexican immigrants.  Mexico is a physically beautiful country, no one leaves it because they like American scenery better.  What makes the American Southwest attractive to immigrants is the fact that it is American.  It isn't ruled by the incredibly corrupt Mexican government.  If we were to turn over Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California over to Mexico we would simply see massive migrations to other US states.
717436
Technically, the people who came in first were not illegal. Simply because being illegal requieres there to be a law first and those didn't come up until LONG after the United States was invaded by the English.\n\nMy thought is that people shouldn't generate all this hate against the illegal immigrants themselves, as I'm sure that if anyone was on their shoes, they would be doing the same (finding better opportunities for themselves and their families). I think someone should start pointing out at the Mexican government (and all the governments from which the US gets illegal immigrants as they are not only Mexicans - I don't see people hating Asians) because they are doing nothing to improve the conditions in their contry so their people don't have to run away.\nAlso, if all this people was really causing such a big problem in the US as they portray it, do you really think that the US government wouldn't have done something useful LONG ago?