Is Mexican immigration to the US good for Mexico?
397191
Well, I think it could go both ways.  They are actually not too bad for the United States, contrary to popular belief.  They are one of the minority groups that are the hardest working and least compensated.  \n\nIn my opinion, those that actually make the attempt to reach the US are those that are searching for a better life and are willing to work hard to achieve it.  In that case, it is negative for Mexico, because they are losing potentially good citizens.  (Contrary to your provided article.)\n\nSeems like we just need to come up with more accessible ways of getting here legally...
699489
US immigration officials should take a look at those.  If Mexico wants to be that harsh to other country's citizens, well by golly, we should be that harsh to theirs!  Maybe then we won't have so many Mexican migrant workers crossing over our border illegally to get free education, free medical care and free housing.
1128667
I think many mexicans realize their home country has problems, they just don't know what to do about it, and fleeing the scene to the United States is the 'easy out' answer. \n\nThey're supposed to be having an election in Mexico, hopefully it will yield some positive results. But, if it doesn't, ultimately it will be up to the american voter to make themselves widely heard on the issue in the spirit of giving Mexico a helping hand by limiting their escape options. It's kind of like with a kid that doesn't want to do their homework, you gotta box em in 'til they finally knuckle under and take care of it...
214262
No, Mexico is only doing the same as any other country would do in order to be aware of the people who come to visit or to work or even just as a bridge to go to the USA.\nI believe, my country has enougth problems by it self to be thinking about other countries, any way, it migth be a help for the U.S. because that make it more dificult for the latin american to go to USA througth Mexico territory.\nI believe Mexico have to take care of it too, because we need to get a migratory agreement with USA, it is a priority for us, so, one of the important issues would be, if there is such agreement, we have to take care that it is not used by other countries citizen.. that's the other countries matter.
422289
I am not all too familiar with Mexican candidates, but Lopez Obrador seems like the best choice to me.\nMexico has had enough of free market policies and neo-liberalism already, NAFTA has destroyed and ruined Mexican farmers and small industrialists and is replacing mexican native factories with sweatshops of multinational companies.\n\nThe place of Mexico belongs with the rest of Latin America, specially now that the trade blocks of MERCOSUR and the Hugo Chavez's ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas) are consolidating in South America to defy the US-backed "Washington Consensus".\nWe are witnessing the terrible poverty, de-industrialization and social inequality brought by so-called "free" market, and we have had enough of it.\n\nThe best option for Mexico, I think, lies in the Zapatistas  and like-minded groups, but they have little chance of winning the elections (besides, the EZLN is not even participating). Therefore, to avoid the corporate-lobbist, oligarchic, FTTA-backer Vicente Fox, Obrador seems like the best choice to me. \nSaludos desde Argentina.\n\n\nEDIT: Yes, NAFTA has created more commerce. But has that served to improve the well-being of ordinary mexicans? Last time I checked, social inequality in mexico was actually increasing, not decreasing.\nBesides, I'd rather have proper employment and industrialization, and not sweathops. I do not consider sweatshops a "step" in comparison to the previous situation...but maybe that's just me, right?
1157313
Yes, and do you remember when the economists and professors  and sundry politicians told us that the WTO would be good for America, then years later admit ed that by good for America they didn't mean for the workers or small business owners or the poor or middle class or the economy but rather that it would be good because it would "streamline" trade negotiations? Kind of a big difference right? \nOh and remember NAFTA was negotiated by Clinton, such a nice gift on top of his tax increases that helped to make relocating to Mexico more attractive.
684664
Do you mean who would reap the benefits more. Of course the USA. Competition: If you don't have a college education you don't go far in this country. I don't see that as being a bad thing, more like a motivator. Geez! Don't yell. You should have said that in the first place. Politically USA more on Mexico.
621911
Caz, not every American is anti-immigrant. My family has been in this country for a long time but I have been around Mexican people all my life. 99% of immigrants come here seeking work and a better life for their families. I feel that the people who want to immigrate here represent the best of their countries - they are the ones willing to risk their lives to come here and work - they are the most ambitious ones - and the ones who will make the best Americans!
539675
Hmmm, the information is in spanish from the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. I include the site below.\n\nThere is a lot of information, but if you don't know spanish, I'll include some numbers.\n\n-----------------------------------------\nRegistry of people entering México:\n2003\nMexicans: 3,279,109\nForeigners: 16,722,883 \n\n2004\nMexicans: 3,434,188\nForeigners: 19,614,710\n\n2005\nMexicans: 4,428,437\nForeigners: 20,730,810\n\n--------------------\nRefugees accepted in 2005: 207\n\n-------------------\nNumber of foreigners with residence in Mexico in 2005: 3,445,083. (I didn't find the statistics, but over 1,000,000 were US citizens). In 2000 there were only 492,617 foreigners registered as legal residents. Almost a 700% growth in 5 years.\n\n------------------------------\n\nIn 2000, the number of mexicans emigrating to other countries was of 3,584,957. 1,569,157 of those were visiting the US. I don't have the return rate though, but I think it was around 30% - 40%.\n\n---------------------------------\n\nHope it helps
1000046
Contrary to opinion shapers - the loud discussion was not about immigration at all. It was about ILLEGAL immigration which puts people in the country without legal status. Thus they are NOT accountable for taxes, yet are able to partake of government services. A country that loses the value of citizenship loses its reason to exist (to be of benefit to the people who support the nationhood - the citizens - the taxpayers). \n\nThe issue is more about economics than about anything else. The problem is like this: Mexico's economy BLOWS -- like a leaf blower. People are left to rot in lower economic castes of poverty and a good Mexican economy seems to only help the very rich. So the M. economy "blows" people across the border to the USA.  The USA economy SUCKS ... like a vacuum cleaner. There is no 'caste' system. Even a poor Mexican with a nickel can, in 10 or 20 years amass a fortune here by working hard and saving money. The USA economy sucks people over the border into the USA.   \n\nBut ... to keep the USA solvent - it cannot keep allowing millions of illegal immigrants into the country. So it needs a wall or something to slow that 'sucking noise'. \n\nMexico needs a better system of capitalism that allows greater participation. It has no middle class to speak of. You are either very rich or you are very poor and there is not much in the middle. The middle "Class" is what makes a nation stable. It is a great 'pool' to which poor people can reasonobly aspire ... and from which others can take steps to financial wealth.  \n\nThe visa system for immigrants is also a problem here. The USA needs to formally recognize that more Mexicans can come and go back and issue more visas for this border nation. If it is easier to get here to work, then going back will not be as big an issue.  People don't want to go back to Mexico once they are here at this point, because the next time they try to return to the USA they may not get in without breaking the law and sneaking in.
285740
eh needs to really work with the u.s. in making his country more empathetic with his own people he needs to focus on creating jobs and security especially for the native Mexican. now that being said the u.s. needs to move more towards a open border in the sense allows true Mexican citizens to come to this country freely. however there should be a monetary penalty for using the u.s. just for a job and not putting money back in our economy.
582055
well do want 2 live in mexico or the usa
735850
we need a good presidente for Mexico
1026378
I can tell from your question, you have a good heart.\n\nBut there is a saying, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".  Consider what happens currently:  millions of Mexicans who come here are forever condemned to live on the margins of society because they are here illegally, and because they will not take the effort to learn English.\n\nThere are 11 million illegals here now.  Do you realize that is the same as the population of Greece?  Do you think we can just absorb that amount of people?\n\nThink of it this way:  by not using criteria such as education, skills, and the ability to speak English, we are like a football team giving away its first draft picks in the NFL.  People from all over the world, many highly skilled people who can make huge contributions, are trying to immigrate here.  And we're passing up on them.\n\nBy not stopping the huge tide of people fleeing Mexico, you are in effect relieving the pressure in a steam kettle.  Mexico is poor for one main reason: because its government is corrupt.  (people often pose the question, why is Canada rich while Mexico is poor?  The answer is governmental corruption)\n\nWithout enough internal rage from the Mexican people, the Mexican government will never change.  Mexico will always stay backwards, poor, and economically inefficient and socially unjust.\n\nSo, you see?  It's not so easy.
478144
I don't know the answer to the question about targetting just Mexicans, but I do know that people from practically every country in the world are trying to get into the US, and I would wager that there are a large number of illegals from all countries including European countries. The US controls half of the world's resources, and has only a fraction of the world's population. From a purely logical and scientific point of view, wouldn't that make the US a magnet for large sections of the world's populations. Even if you take Japan and Europe which have very high standards of living as examples, they still have small land mass and high population density, thus making the US with vast amounts of land still very attractive for migrants.
454860
I agree with everything you said.  The USA is the "home of the free" but everything isn't free. . .to anyone!  Rather than immigrating to the USA, why not change things in Mexico to be more like the USA if it is so desirable! We've always welcomed foreigners who adhere to our laws and become legal citizens.
203673
I am Mexican and I lived in the US, but I was not illegal. Most illegal immigrants have a bad way of life and for them the US is the only opportunity to have a better life. I know that it is illegal and wrong, but for most of them, life did get better and it makes me feel good because I HATE seeing anything suffer. The reason why illegals go to the US is that they see the American way of life, and they wish they had such a good quality of life, and unfortunately, in Mexico, many people have a bad quality of life.