Bush's New Pal-Speaking Points
Bush’s new best friend was here earlier in the week. His four day visit landed him in Washington, Utah, and California. He gave several speeches and in my opinion said a few things that are just plain funny.Fox said Mexico does not support illegal migration. This is a flat out lie. Mexico depends on millions of dollars in money sent home every year by illegal aliens in the United States.
"I'm nervous about what's going on in the Senate," Fox said. Now why is the Mexican president so worried about what goes on in our Senate. If he doesn’t support illegal migration to the United States then why would laws against it bother him at all?
I think our politicians are the ones who are worried. They seem to be writing laws to make Vicente Fox and the Mexican government happy, not writing legislation to protect the American people.
Instead of listening to Vicente Fox’s blatant lies, we should instead take a look at how Mexico treats those who are foreign born. We should take our cue from his laws. While they are preaching open borders and rights for Mexican immigrants in our country, they don’t follow their own advice. This is from the U.S. Border Patrol website.
“Foreign-born Mexicans can't hold seats in either house of the congress. They're also banned from state legislatures, the Supreme Court and all governorships. Many states ban foreign-born Mexicans from spots on town councils. And Mexico's constitution reserves almost all federal posts, and any position in the military and merchant marine, for "native-born Mexicans."
Recently the Mexican government has gone even further. Since at least 2003, it has encouraged cities to ban non-natives from such local jobs as firefighters, police and judges.”
That’s how they treat legal foreigners in Mexico. What about illegal immigrants in Mexico?
*The Mexican constitution bars non-citizens from participating in any public political demonstration. That means Mexico doesn’t allow millions of illegal aliens to flood the streets in planned chaos. There are no demonstrations or marches being touted by the Mexican newspapers.
*In Mexico it is a felony to be an illegal immigrant.
The San Bernadino Sun has more
• Under Article 123 of the General Population Act, illegal immigration is an offense punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of up to 5,000 pesos, or about $450. Typically, any crime with a punishment of a year or more is considered a felony.
• Article 118 of the act says foreigners who are deported and then later attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be punished with up to 10 years in prison.
• Under Article 73, local police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities when asked to help enforce the nation's immigration laws.
• As set forth in several articles of the act, immigrants are admitted into Mexico according to their potential to "contribute to the national progress" and must have the income needed to support themselves.
• Article 9 of the constitution says only citizens may assemble to "take part in the political affairs of the country." Under Article 33, noncitizens "may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country."
These are just the laws that are on the books. The AP had another story which painted a much different picture than the one we heard from Vincente Fox during his many speeches.
TULTITLAN, Mexico (AP) -- Considered felons by the government, these migrants fear detention, rape and robbery. Police and soldiers hunt them down at railroads, bus stations and fleabag hotels. Sometimes they are deported; more often officers simply take their money.
The level of brutality Central American migrants face in Mexico was apparent Monday, when police conducting a raid for undocumented migrants near a rail yard outside Mexico City shot to death a local man, apparently because his dark skin and work clothes made officers think he was a migrant.
Virginia Sanchez, who lives near the railroad tracks that carry Central Americans north to the U.S. border, said such shootings in Tultitlan are common.
"At night, you hear the gunshots, and it's the judiciales (state police) chasing the migrants," she said. "It's not fair to kill these people. It's not fair in the United States and it's not fair here."
Commission president Jose Luis Soberanes said."One of the saddest national failings on immigration issues is the contradiction in demanding that the North respect migrants' rights, which we are not capable of guaranteeing in the South,"
posted by Rebecca @ 5/27/2006 09:04:00 AM
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