Should we adopt Mexico's immigrantion policy, where being there is a felony?
603700
Yes...We should adopt Mexico's immigration policy
627689
no I'm not, but the government does have to do a better job to filter out the garbage.not every immigrant is a criminal there are really some hard working people out there who do deserve to come into this country but on the other hand there are those who are scum bags and give the rest a bad rep and bring there bad habits along with them.every race of people has there bad apples,so you can;t look at the bad ones and say they are all like that.we need to come up with a better way to separate the good from the bad.I'm all for more security at our broader.i don't want some terrorist sneaking into this country from Mexico and i don't want hard core criminals from Mexico and other Latino country's coming through so easily.my father is from Ecuador and he came here because he was persistent and patient and that's what other immigrants must do as well.
1031276
I believe it is fine.\n There is a problem with Illegals from Mexico for many. It is not their race--it is the action of those coming.
98538
I believe that having a felony is grounds for deportation if someone is not a citizen of the United States.  Driving under the influence is a felony.  Non-citizens who commit felonies are usually required to serve their sentence here in the U.S. before being deported so it is not unusual for someone to be picked up by INS after they have finished their sentence (in this case, community service).
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.
960994
The debate seems to me to be about making a decision whether to let people who knowingly and willingly break our laws be rewarded for their violations.  This is a pretty senseless debate, and it hinges on one idea:  if enough people chose to break the law should the law be changed to legalize their actions?  So if one person breaks a law that is one thing and the person is legitimately guilty and should be punished, but if 5 million people break the same law are they not just as guilty?  Should the punishment not be the same as if one person broke the law?\n\nLook at it another way:  if enough people go out and rob banks does this mean bank robbery should be legalized?  And while we are debating this, should we give special privileges to bank robbers already in custody?\n\nThis is what the debate is really all about, and while self-serving politicians try to conjure up ways to get more votes from non-citizens, there should be NO additional advantages given to illegal Mexican immigrants who just happen to have approval of Mexican officials to enter the US illegally.   This thing has to be settled first  or the problems will ripple all the way up to the head of the line.
373036
No. We only need to stop immigrants from coming here ILLEGALLY. That means across the board, no double(racist) standards specifically favoring those of the Mexican race. \n\nIf you're an illegal Asian immigrant, deported. \n\nIf you're an illegal African immigrant, deported. \n\nIf you're an illegal European immigrant, deported. \n\nIf you're an illegal Australian immigrant, deported. \n\nIf you're an illegal South American immigrant, deported. \n\nIf you're an illegal Canadian immigrant, deported. \n\nAnd, last but not least, if you're an illegal MEXICAN immigrant, deported. \n\nSee how that works? How fairly it works? If you break the law you suffer the consequences. Regardless of race. That's the ONLY moral way to enforce the law. \n\nLet's not give Mexicans any special treatment mearly because they are Mexican. That my friends, is discrimination. Against every non-Mexican in the world.
923805
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
33838
No, because the illeagal act they commited in foreign country may not be a crime in their homeland. I might agree to allowing them to serve their sentence in their homeland.
995177
I not only think this should be state mandated....BUT.....federally as well.\nNo one would risk life and limb for employment if the EMPLOYER wasn't at the other side hanging a wad of bills.\nThat BEING SAID.....(cuz I have to).....make Mexico amazing (it can be....given better leadership) and stop the flow now.....BUT....grant amnesty to those who have made roots and are a vital part of America as we know it.\n\nThe End.....Peace.
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.
511039
I don't think that decriminalizing drug possesion by Mexico is a good idea because not only will you have mexican using and smuggling more you will have americans crossing over to take advantage of it.
856093
I don't care what the laws or customs are in Mexico. If you come here our laws are the only ones that matter. If you want to rape people go home and do it you sicko! Here you go to prison for that. That's why we don't need illegals here. They think we are supposed to remake our laws to suit them. Have you ever noticed that some Mexican women get a little uppity with their husbands after being here for a while? That's because they learn that they don't have to take that kind of crap here even from their husbands!
33017
Yes, but only to mexican citizens and they should complete the tramit to come here. It should be like EU.
1112323
Illegal immigration is not a crime.\n\nHe would serve the same sentence as a citizen. Upon completion, he would be deported.\n\nResponse to comment following this one:\n\nIllegal immigration is a minor offense and is not considered a "crime." It is equivalent to a traffic ticket.
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.
570897
Nuke 'em all!\n\nNote this:\n\n1. If you migrate to this county, you must speak the native language \n \n2. You have to be a professional or an investor. No unskilled workers allowed. \n \n3. 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 \n4. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote no matter how long they are here. \n \n5 Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office. \n \n6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs. \n \n7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. \n \n8. If foreigners do come and want to buy land that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are not allowed waterfront property. That is reserved for citizens naturally born into this country. \n \n9. 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 \n10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and sent straight to jail. \n \n \nHarsh, you say? The above laws happen to be the immigration laws of MEXICO!