Why is it harder to migrate to Mexico than the US? And who would want to anyway?
486950
I can't speak for "who would want to," but Mexico is known as having some of the most draconian immigration laws in the world. It's funny that a government that actually encourages its citizens to violate the immigration laws of another country are the first to say "we don't want illegals here."\n\nQuite ironic.
380120
If I Had To Leave My Country To Make A Living In Another,\nI ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT Immigrate To The Other Country ILLEGALLY...\nI Would Take The Right Steps To Enter That Country In A LEGAL And ORDERLY Manner And NOT BREAK The LAWS Of That Nation\nI Would File The REQUIRED PAPERWORK And Make CERTAIN That ALL My Actions Were SUPERVISED By That Nations Government Until They GRANTED Me CITIZENSHIP LEGALLY\nI Would NOT Work In Another Country UNDOCUMENTED And Become A BURDEN To The TAXPAYERS Of That Nation\nWe KNOW Why There Are Immigrants In America Today\nBut We CANNOT ALLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION To BURDEN Our Economy Any Longer\nWe have both the RIGHT and the MORAL OBLIGATION To STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION In Its Tracks\n\nHeres A Question For You\nIf We Allow ALL THE MEXICANS(I Mean EVERY LAST ONE OF EM )\nIn Here (Because We KNOW They All Want A Better Life)\nThen What Would Be Left In Mexico??\nA CORRUPT Government With No Citizens??\nA Nation Of NO PEOPLE??\nInstead Of Marching In The Streets Of The US,(Armed With The Flag Of Mexico) Why Arent These People Protesting In Their OWN COUNTRY For BETTER TREATMENT As CITIZENS \nWHY Must The US TAXPAYERS Shoulder The Burden Of A People Oppressed By A Corrupt Government?
544782
mexicans, dont get much money here in mexico, therefore, they come to the US to get more money then they could ever get here. for example, my friend who is 16, gets apprximately 500 pesos here a week, thats about 47 dollars, which really suks compared to the states. if people go to the states, they get about at least 7 bucks an hour, which is min. wage i think. the they send the money to their needed family in mexico. plus about 5% of the population in the US, are aliens in total, as in canadians, mexicans, etc.
158704
Being that the Mexican border is connected to our country it makes it very easy for people from Mexico to sneek here illegaly. They same could be said for Canada, however, because Canada is not such a poor country the people don't feel the need to escape their situations as much as the people in Mexico. So a majority of the immigrants in this country that have came here illegaly have been from mexico. It has been a hot political topic for so long now and in the eye of the media that when we hear "illegal immigrant" we automatically think south of the border. On the east coast however, there is more of a mixture of people from other countrys that are here illegally.
409708
Actually, the reason the USA became powerful is they used this notion of freedom to lure all the best and brightest from other countries... of course, the borders were pretty open back then so a lot of others came too... you do need manual labor....\n\nThe problem is that the way immigration is set up now,  anyone from Mexico can get in since the USA never enforces immigration laws unless it is politically beneficial... but we no longer want the best and brightest from other countries because we go by familial priorities and don't do it by skill sets and education... The best and brightest don't come to the USA anymore and the world brain drain that was occurring is over for the US... \n\nWelcome to the downhill slide folks....
951679
If Mexico is so great, why do you want to be a legal here?\n\nIf your kids were in school or any of you went to a doctor here, we've already helped you enough.\n\nJust because this is a better country, doesn't mean you should come over illegally.  A lot of people want to come over but there is a process.  Some people are born good looking, some aren't, some people are born to wealthy families, some are desolate, some people are born Americans some aren't.  Next time I get down on my looks I will steal someone's body because their's is better than mine.  That doesn't make sense, make the best of Mexico and come over legally.  I love every Mexican I know, but every one I know is legal.  I can't respect anyone that purposely breaks the law.  What happens if you get arrested or something, they might deport you and your family will be here without you. That would be worse to me than living in Mexico.
509575
Mexico is very strict about their native citizens having everything, and the foriegners having nothing. As much as they complain saying America doesn't need a border control, and they critisize us for deporting.. If you tried going over the Mexican border, especially from the south, you would more than likely go to prison. If you tried to run away, you would probably get shot. Mexico is very critical on US policies, yet their policies are MUCH worse than ours.\n\nHowever, back to Mexico.. They are strict like that simply because they love their citizens. I.E. they hate American policies.. Why? Because they want their former citizens, or some even still their citizens to recieve the best. They are probably simply doing it because they care about their people.
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.
209758
Canada shares many aspects of the US's culture, and thanks to NAFTA and physical distances it's much cheaper to emigrate. You still have to prove that you're not going to be a drain on the state and you'll still have to apply for emigration, but it's easier there.
392242
It is not easy to get into this country legally, but most things worth doing are not easy.  As you said no other country, including Mexico, allows free and undeterred migration to their country so why should the USA.  The USA is a major terrorist target and we must KNOW who is coming into our country to protect our people and property from attack. It is about the greater good.  We could open our boarders and allow any and all who want to cross to come in but then how safe would they be after the bombings, gassing and killings started.
425679
Education is an important factor in out sourcing.  India has a large, well educated population that is willing to work in the high tech industry for less money than most Americans.  Mexico has a large, uneducated population that has a great work ethic, cheap labor market but not much more.  Whereas, China has a large population, great technical skills and a cheap labor market, and that is probably what makes the difference.\nPersonally, I would much rather see the manufacturing out sourcing go to Mexico for these reasons:\n  1) It would create jobs for Mexicans in their own country, thereby taking off some of the immigration problems in the US.\n   2) It would keep our hard earned currency on this continent, rather than feed China and it's ability to build bigger armies.\n    3) It would improve relations with Mexico.  The closer we are to Mexico, the more distant is Hugo Chavez.\n\nLet's face it folks, Mexico is a close neighbor and  pretty good ally, most of the time.  It is in the best interest of both countries that we not become adversaries.  We can do that with American dollars going south to build a manufacturing base in Mexico rather than going east to China.
587239
Mexico is two faced. these are laws that the Mexican govenmnet has over its country. When I read them, I was schocked and I think more people need to be aware.\n\n\nImmigration Laws (for Mexico)\n\n   1. If you migrate to this county, you must speak the native language.\n   2. You have to be a professional or an investor. No unskilled workers allowed.\n   3. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special ballots for elections, all government business will be conducted in our language.\n   4. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote, no matter how long they are here.\n   5. Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office.\n   6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs.\n   7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.\n   8. If foreigners do come and want to buy land, that will be okay, BUT options will be enforced. You are not allowed waterfront property. That is reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.\n   9. Foreigners may not protest; no demonstrations, no waving a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies. if you do, you will be sent home.\n  10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and sent straight to jail.
494170
illegal immigration has so many areas.. its hard to say if im pro or con, needless to say, if i were a poor mother in Mexico, living in a hillside consisting of trash for shelter, i would probally risk it.
1136621
Its Macroeconomics... its cheaper to produce goods/ services in Mexico as it is a less developed country. \n\n In Mexican a worker gets paid 50 cents per hour (example), whereas in the USA a worker gets $15 an hour and they both do the same job and the same work at the same standard of quality. \n\nLarge corporations in the USA that compete on a global level have to realise the loss of money they have in wages, they move to less developed countries to gain a competitive advantage, so they can produce more of their product for less and hopefully sell it cheaper (not always.... Economies of Scale).\n\n A real life example is General Motors sacking thousands of workers this year that work in their USA manufacturing departments and planning to build a new plant in China.\n\n Giddy Up!!
184053
We could cut off our borders but that steady flow of ultra cheap labor in jobs that Americans don't want to do would end and have major economical problems for the whole country.  That is the argument for not closeing our borders to mexico.  Its also important to remember that this country is populated by people who either immigrated here or came only a few generations ago
322328
Mexico wants to get rid of their poor. They personally don't care where they go just as long as they leave and send money back. These are very uneducated people and a major a drain on the Mexican society as they are on ours. Americans are very misinformed if they think our government, corporate America and small businesses like these people. Mexican serve a purpose and caring about them has nothing to do with it.
596630
I doubt it. Investment in Mexico by US citizens is strictly limited. Mexico dose not want immigration from the US and has resisted any measures to affect the drug trade significantly.  La mordida still rules in Mexico. In fact, native Mexicans look down on their American Mexicans cousins. Ironic isn't it.