What reforms would you like to see in Mexico to allow Mexican citizens to work freely in the US?
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Buddy it's tough enough here.  I have no problem with people working, but at least try to speak the language.  I would do the same if I entered their country.
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because all they want is a job because in mexico they dont pay very well\nthey sould be free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mexico is becoming less and less socialist and more capitalist all the time, so the prospect of the country following Central America´s example is low.  What will the US do for wage slaves?  If anything, wages will be forced to go up and citizens and legal residents will reap the benefits.
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Just so you know......\n \nIn brief the Mexican Constitution states:\n \n1.  Immigrants and foreign visitors are banned from public political discourse.\n2.  Immigrants and foreiners are denied certain basic property rights.\n3.  Immigrants are denied equal employment rights.\n4.  Immigrants and naturalized citizens will never be treated as a real mexican citizen.\n5.  Immigrants and naturalized citizens are not to be trusted in public service.\n6.  Immigrants and naturalized citizens may never become members of the clergy.\n7.  Private citizens may make citizens arrest of law breakers(i.e.illegal immigrants) and hand them over to the authorities.\n8.  Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.\n \nThis information would get alot of attention for sure.
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Contact Mexican and US immigration. There is a way.
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Seeing as how there's only two countries involved in this, the answer could either be the U.S. or nobody.\n\nIf every undocumented Mexican were granted citizenship, they would pay taxes for the money they made, instead of how right now only about 35% pay income tax, so you decide for yourself.\n\nIf you actually knew anything about economics, you'd see that if Mexico's economy was stable, its business partners would benefit (i.e. the United States). \n\nIf you're going to ask about who's responsibility it is to do things in the world, why don't you point your questions at the Middle East? Is it really the United States' responsibility to save the Iraqis from Saddam Hussein? Are our tax dollars meant for our government to democratize another? That's not what they were originally meant to do, but the money we spend will help out Iraqis (I know people who live there). Our tax dollars were not originally meant to help Mexico out, but the money we would spend would help out Mexico.
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Deport deport deport.  Fine the snot out of companies that hire them, deport the ones you catch, fence (both physical and virtual) the border, make it illegal to produce products in spanish (no I don't care if they can't read a can of Pringles, they shouldn't be eating them here anyways), stop teaching in spanish (not stop teaching spanish, stop teaching them that if they come here, we will hire teachers to teach them for free IN THEIR LANGUAGE!!!) foreclose homes owned by illegals, expand the LEGAL pathways for them to get here, offer citizenship after one standard tour of duty in the military (I think it's 4 years, but I could be wrong).  I can guarantee that the military method would make great citizens out of them.  Nothing better to make a better American than to put your life on the line to defend her.\n\nAnd then in Mexico, support groups that would topple the corrupt government and set up a government that would be beneficial to its people.  They don't need our help if they can get it themselves.
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Mexicans will work for any amount of money, so what do you think?
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It would be a taste of our own medicine.\n\nThe American citizens of course would start working the works illegals used to do, and not the legal residents because lots of them have College and Post graduate studies, they will keep doing better paying jobs, among with a minority of American citizens.\n\nTherefore, all school drop-outs, and citizens without much education will be doing the work of illegals, BUT FOR HOW LONG?  a week?  a month? \n\nThen, people will stop working or demanding better pay,  and employers will not be able to afford the new ALL-AMERICAN-WORKFORCE.\n\nAll the suddden: SURPRISE!! Higher income people can't find produce at the grocery store! Non-perishable food is getting scarce, factories are closing!\nWell, what do we do... lets go to the restaurant! OH No! the restaurat is closed, there is another one open across the street, but they have only one choice and a waiting time of 4 hours.... \n\nEmployers and Factories send the whole production plant overseas to cut on costs.... OH, Noo!\n\nOH! What do we do now?  \nIf Illegal Aliens are kicked out, the USA will be slowing down in production and stocks, sooner than we think the Country would STOP and it would be Americans going to Mexico or to other Countries.\n\nThen what? it will be Dear American Family, please fill this application for visa and wait 5 years before you can come into my country, thank you for your patience.
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Good question. Many job opportunities exist in mexico, some of the same things they do here for a living. In the village where I stayed for three weeks, many people ran food and drink shops from their homes. Many were street vendors, almost all raised some animals and farmed their land. Some ran transportation and phone services. There was a mill to have your corn ground into flour that everyone seemed to use. My ex husbands family supplied milk to several villages. He even attended college for a while even though his family was one of the poorest in the village at the time. While better opportunities exist in the US to make more money, I saw no desperate people there. They have the perception that Americans are rich, and they come here for that dream. I just don't think its my place to fund that dream for them.
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Wouldn't work. The politicians don't actually live in D.C. That's why it's such a slum.\nSeriously, though, I'm all for letting the Mexicans stay. I have two plans, either one is acceptable yet non-negotiable.\n\nA) Trade California for Mexico. What has CA given us lately but a bunch of whacked out liberal ideals and their goofy a** lawsuits. We cut CA loose, take over Mexico, plunder the natural resources and turn it into a tourist trap. Just like what's been done to FL.\n\nB) An exchange program, trading honest hard working Mexicans for the left wing liberal morons who still can't get over the fact that Bush won the election. They can go to Mexico and apply their inherent need to piss and moan to the Mexican Govt. and see where it gets them.
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1- allowed the company I worked for to send our jobs to Brazil and Germany, then let them hire from temporary services for other jobs we could have done.\n\n2- allows illegal immigrants to work here for low wages then get social services that the American Citizens pay for.\nWith their wages plus the cost of the free services they get they actually end up with better care than we (USA citizens) can afford.\n\n3- Illegal immigrants come across our southern border by the hundreds daily, costing us BILLIONS anually. Our government fails us by not placing the National Guard at that border.\n\n4 - No matter how many times illegal immigrants are reported, the INS arrests very few. They stand back, watch and do NOTHING!!\n\n5- By not allowing Americans who formerly made a decent wage and had insurance, to qualify for assistance until they can get back on their feet.\n\n6-By taking 'recesses' when important issues are on the table. They should have come up with something, at least more stringent border control, before going on two weeks recess.
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Ponder this...\n\nI thought this was interesting, considering today's protest marches. \n\n"What Are the Immigrant Permits\n\nImmigrant Permits are issued to foreign nationals who have the intention of gaining permanent residency in Mexico. Under immigrant schemes, you are permitted to reside in the country, provided that you fulfil certain criteria (as specified by the type of permit) for a period of up to one year. The permit is renewable annually, for one year, for a further four years. At the end of the five year period, you automatically receive residency status, entitling you to full rights and benefits as any other Mexican Citizen, with the exception of the right to vote.\n\nUpon receiving this status, you will receive a document that looks like a Mexican Passport (called a "FM2") which enables you pass through Mexico's borders as if you were Mexican National. You do not need to surrender your national passport, and you use your own passport when you return to your home country, either for visits, or when returning home to dwell. If you stay outside of Mexico for longer than 2 years, or for 5 years in any 10 year period, you will lose your resident status in Mexico.\n\nBelow are the kinds of people who can apply for Immigrant Permits, with a view to taking up permanent residency in Mexico:\n\nRetirees \nInvestors \nProfessionals \nScientists & Technicians \nArtists and Sportspeople \n\n[TOP]\nRetirees\nIf you are over 50 years of age, and want to engage in "non remunerative activities" and you are receiving funds from abroad (from a pension or other investments or fixed income) at least to the value of 400 times the daily minimum daily wage per month and a further 200 times daily minimum wage per month for each dependent (e.g. spouse, children) then you can apply for a Retiree Immigration Permit. Read more about retirement in Mexico on Mexperience.\n[Back to Immigrant List]\n\nInvestors\nYou can receive an immigration permit if you are willing to invest your capital in Mexico. You investment can be directed at industry or services, and must equal a minimum of 40,000 times the minimum daily wage in Mexico City.\n[Back to Immigrant List]\n\nProfessionals\nIf you are a qualified professional, you can have your certificates validated by the Mexican Consulate and apply for an immigration permit to live in Mexico. You must be sponsored by a company who must satisfy the authorities that you are essential to their operative requirements.\n[Back to Immigrant List]\n\nScientists & Technicians\nIf you are involved in science, or are a qualified technician, whether commercially or for education, you can apply for an immigration permit in Mexico. You may need to be invited by one of the established scientific or technical organizations in Mexico.\n[Back to Immigrant List]\n\nArtists and Sportspeople\nThese people can apply for an immigration permit. Each case is considered individually and entry is at the Interior Ministry's discretion.\n[Back to Immigrant List] \n\nCan I be granted Mexican Citizenship?\n\nAcquiring Mexican Citizenship is an involved process, and it is not easy to do. As a minimum, you must have been living in Mexico for 5 years (2 years under special circumstances) and have resident status. Marriage to a Mexican national may allow Citizenship without the residency requirement. For matters concerning the acquisition of Mexican Citizenship, seek professional advice and contact your local Mexican Consulate. \n\nMexico has strict measures in its constitution dealing with immigration. Mexican law classifies all illegal immigrants as felons, subject to a two-year prison sentence plus deportation. As a point of information, Mexico deports more illegals than the US. \n\nMexico posts its military on both the north and south borders to prevent people from sneaking into the country. These measures are in stark contrast from what Mexico advocates the U.S. to do. \n\nMexico also has a law ma
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Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 1\nMexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home\nBy J. Michael Waller\nMexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most Americans would\nlove. However, Mexican officials haven’t been sharing that idea with us as they press for\nour Congress to adopt the McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill.\nThat’s too bad, because Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the\nUnited States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue.\nUnder Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.\nAt a time when the Supreme Court and many politicians seek to bring American law in\nline with foreign legal norms, it’s noteworthy that nobody has argued that the US look at\nhow Mexico deals with immigration and what it might teach us about how best to solve\nour illegal immigration problem. Mexico has a single, streamlined law that ensures that\nforeign visitors and immigrants are:\n• in the country legally;\n• have the means to sustain themselves economically;\n• not destined to be burdens on society;\n• of economic and social benefit to society;\n• of good character and have no criminal records; and\n• contributors to the general well-being of the nation.\nThe law also ensures that:\n• immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor;\n• foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;\n• foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics;\n• foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported;\n• foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;\n• those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.\nWho could disagree with such a law? It makes perfect sense. The Mexican constitution\nstrictly defines the rights of citizens – and the denial of many fundamental rights to noncitizens,\nillegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, or\nGeneral Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s immigration policy.\nIt is an interesting law – and one that should cause us all to ask, Why is our great\nsouthern neighbor pushing us to water down our own immigration laws and policies,\nwhen its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a\ncrime punishable by more than one year in prison, then Mexican law makes it a felony to\nbe an illegal alien in Mexico.\nIf the United States adopted such statutes, Mexico no doubt would denounce it as a\nmanifestation of American racism and bigotry.\nMexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 2\nWe looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution.[1] Now let’s look\nat Mexico’s main immigration law.\nMexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:\n• Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of\ncontributing to national progress.” (Article 32)\n• Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful elements for\nthe country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance” and for\ntheir dependents. (Article 34)\n• Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the\nequilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners are deemed\ndetrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they do not behave like\ngood citizens in their own country, when they have broken Mexican laws, and\nwhen “they are not found to be physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37)\n• The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission of\nforeigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)\nMexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:\n• Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration\nauthorities upon request, i.e., to as
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We should, but it wont happen.  The Mexican government can't provide needed service to its poor people that is why they headed north to the US where they can got free medical, free services.
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People like yourself,that feel they are superior should not need to come to the USA to gain work. Exceptional people like yourself should transform Mexico's economy to one that all there will want to stay, and we here might want to go to!
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If you take the people that are willing to work in Mexico or othe Central American countries and give them the opportunitty to be here and work here legally you are:\n1- Driving the price down on the products that they produce because they are willing to do the job that Americans will not do.\n2- If they are here legally they pay taxes.