if other foreign countries come over here legally what's mexico's problem?
478315
When legal doors are closed and people are desperate to seek freedom, they can adopt illegal ways. \n\nTo straighten things up America should open legal doors or legalize the poor. For example from DV lottery America has excluded third world countries and included Europe for many many years. Is this called diversity?
883824
Why not a closed-border advocate? Open borders with Mexico means Mexico's problems become America's problems. No 'shotgun marriages' to Mexico, please...\nSupport the US Border Patrol!
981191
Well....all those people that live here illegally have had a taste of freedom, perhaps they should take it back to Mexico or wherever they come from and spread it around. We as a nation are not responsible for cleaning up the world. Sometime people need to stand up for themselves instead of running to another country and enabling their country of origin to continue with their corruption with the funds they send back.
608653
No, you cannot own property in Mexico unless you are a citizen.  Too bad the US didn't think of that 100 years ago, then the Saudis would not own our counrty.
987969
Some here say what issues? No problems?\n\nTheir the American Ostriches most likely have their head buried now. With the Mexican Goverment.
446117
Because we dont want illegal immigrants but if you come into the country legally, not everyone would have a problem.
869545
Well, you should ask the Mexican government.
390538
The mess belongs to the people living in the United States of America. And the people should clean up the mess. We can force the politicians to annex Mexico into the United States of America. See the plan at http://annexmexico.org
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.
1120607
Mexico's Immigration Laws\n\n* Pursuant to Article 33, "Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country." This ban applies, among other things, to participation in demonstrations and the expression of opinions in public about domestic politics like those much in evidence in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere in recent days.\n\n* Equal employment rights are denied to immigrants, even legal ones. Article 32: "Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances for all classes of concessions and for all employment, positions, or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable."\n\n* Jobs for which Mexican citizenship is considered "indispensable" include, pursuant to Article 32, bans on foreigners, immigrants, and even naturalized citizens of Mexico serving as military officers, Mexican-flagged ship and airline crew, and chiefs of seaports and airports.\n\n* Article 55 denies immigrants the right to become federal lawmakers. A Mexican congressman or senator must be "a Mexican citizen by birth." Article 91 further stipulates that immigrants may never aspire to become cabinet officers as they are required to be Mexican by birth. Article 95 says the same about Supreme Court justices. In accordance with Article 130, immigrants - even legal ones - may not become members of the clergy, either.\n\n* Foreigners, to say nothing of illegal immigrants, are denied fundamental property rights. For example, Article 27 states, "Only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership of lands, waters, and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions for the exploitation of mines or of waters."\n\n* Article 11 guarantees federal protection against "undesirable aliens resident in the country." What is more, private individuals are authorized to make citizen's arrests. Article 16 states, "In cases of flagrante delicto, any person may arrest the offender and his accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities." In other words, Mexico grants its citizens the right to arrest illegal aliens and hand them over to police for prosecution. Imagine the Minutemen exercising such a right!\n\n* The Mexican constitution states that foreigners - not just illegal immigrants - may be expelled for any reason and without due process. According to Article 33, "the Federal Executive shall have the exclusive power to compel any foreigner whose remaining he may deem inexpedient to abandon the national territory immediately and without the necessity of previous legal action."\n\nSource:\nhttp://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.o...ration_Law.pdf
560758
If we open our arms to all poor mexicans we are sending a message... "Please come in and exploit our country, dont worry about our laws because we dont enforce them anyway."  If this happens we will become a third world country.  You cant just take all the poor people from one country and send them here and expect them to have better lives.  Thats just picking up the problem and moving it somewhere else.
1025377
they have great illegal immigration LAWS in MEXICO,,, if they followed their own country's laws,,, they would all be in prison or killed
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.
299372
They shouldn't.This country is not overcrowded.Even if the whole country of Mexico came over they would still be a minority.This country needs them.Ppl are scared because this country and countries all over the world are changing.There is nothing anyone can do about it.Sorry guys.
503917
Let's just solve it all!  Add all of Mexico to our country, abolish the minimum wage, & our problems will go away fast!
90249
Mexico is not the true problem for US security. The problem that makes the US a target of terrorism is its policies imposed over other countries which clearly violate their sovereign rights. Outside the US, Americans are perceived as people who only care about themselves, their business and their money. A good lot of American policies imposed over other countries have been clearly a violation of the rights of democracy in those countries, just to favor some major US corporations. Bush should be spending more time trying to make peace than invading other countries and attacking other nations because their ways are different than ours.
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.