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1. Stephanie Turlay | Aug 11, 2008 | Reply

   How about publishing the addresses of Mexican officials in Sonora so that US residents can write/email them and tell them “too bad” now they will know how we feel when these sob’s come into our country and we have to support them! Tough s__t!

2. Simone Keevert | Aug 18, 2008 | Reply

   It’s about friggin’ time!!! I am so sick and tired of watching hard working Americans who bust their butts and can’t even afford health insurance for their OWN families or can’t afford to go to the doctor when they are sick have their tax dollars support the illegal immigrant’s medical and health needs. AND, they won’t even make an effort to speak English. Irks me… Have you read Mexico’s
   Immigration laws??? I wish OUR country would adopt the same stance….

   When me and my mom came to the United States from Germany where I was born, I remember my mom studying and studying. She was studying
   to get her United States citizenship. She studied the language and also the Constitution so she could take her citizenship. I was under 13, so I became a naturalized citizen when she passed and got hers. She was SO proud!!!

   I know it would cost us all more tax money, but they need an intake program - all children who cannot speak English, need to have a year in an orientation “school”, along with their parents or any other relative
   that will be helping those kids with their homework when they are finally melded into the school system. THEN, after they master the language, and ONLY then, they should be allowed into the public school system.
   I don’t care if those children come from Mexico, France, Japan, or Mars…. In the beginning, as I mentioned, it would cost more
   money, but in the overall scheme of things, when you consider we would no longer have the
   need for TWO teachers, or a specially educated teacher for both languages, I think it would
   actually cost less in the long run.

   Our own children are getting screwed out of a good education because our teachers have to stop and explain everything twice - once in English and then again in Spanish. But how the heck would a person get an idea like that out to enough people to make them start raising a ruckas to the point it would ever implemented? The only way is for the people that are still proud to call themselves Americans to ban together and write letters,
   make phone calls, and do whatever else you can think of to let your voice and opinion be heard. It is time for us, as US citizens, to DO something to protect our children from this influx of immigrants and how they are
   affecting their education.

   Test scores have plummeted in some of the wealthiest counties all over parts of this fine country because of this. Should our children suffer a loss of Federal funding because of these lower test scores even though
   it does not accurately reflect their abilities? I can almost bet you that what will happen next is that they will lower the criteria for those test scores instead of doing something like I suggested above, and make these people coming here to OUR home become TRUE Americans instead of leeching our system for all they can and demanding that they are equal without even trying to BE an American. I am about sick of it…

   And they have the NERVE to fly their flag in our country when they celebrate their National holidays! I was in San Francisco two years ago over Cinco De Mayo and they literally closed down the whole city
   because where they chose to “march” was right down the main street that cut the city in half. They were loud and rude, shouting obscenities at Americans and ABOUT Americans as they marched and waved the Mexican flag. That really takes the cake doesn’t it?

   Can ya tell I am upset? You dang bet cha I am upset and I bet you might just get a little irked yourself after you read Mexico’s Immigration Law for yourself. I’ve included it here for your convenience. PLEASE people, let’s pitch a royal fit and stop this nonsense. The next thing you know, you’ll have to start submitting your Letters to the Editor in duplicate - once in English and once in Spanish…

   I wish our government wasn’t so spineless when it comes to this issue. I don’t understand why they are either.

   Simone Keevert

   Check it out:
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   Mexico’s Immigration Law:
   by J. Michael Waller
   Posted: 05/08/2007

   Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most
   Americans would love. However, Mexican officials haven’t been
   sharing that idea with us as they press for our Congress to adopt the
   McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill.

   That’s too bad, because Mexico, which annually deports more illegal
   aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it
   handles the immigration issue. Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be
   an illegal alien in Mexico.

   At a time when the Supreme Court and many politicians seek to bring
   American law in line with foreign legal norms, it’s noteworthy that
   nobody has argued that the U.S. look at how Mexico deals with
   immigration and what it might teach us about how best to solve
   our illegal immigration problem. Mexico has a single, streamlined law
   that ensures that foreign visitors and immigrants are:

   * in the country legally;

   * have the means to sustain themselves economically;

   * not destined to be burdens on society;

   * of economic and social benefit to society;

   * of good character and have no criminal records; and

   * contributors to the general well-being of the nation.

   The law also ensures that:

   * immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor;

   * foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;

   * foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s
   internal politics;

   * foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned
   or deported;

   * foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;

   * those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.

   Who could disagree with such a law? It makes perfect sense. The
   Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens — and
   the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, legal and
   illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Poblaci, or
   General Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s
   immigration policy.

   It is an interesting law — and one that should cause us all to ask, Why
   is our great southern neighbor pushing us to water down our own
   immigration laws and policies, when its own immigration restrictions
   are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a crime punishable by
   more than one year in prison, then Mexican law makes it a felony to
   be an illegal alien in Mexico.

   If the United States adopted such statutes, Mexico no doubt would
   denounce it as a manifestation of American racism and bigotry.

   We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution.

   [1] Now let’s look at Mexico’s main immigration law.

   Mexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:

   * Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities
   of contributing to national progress.” (Article 32)

   * Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful
   elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for
   their sustenance” and for their dependents. (Article 34)

   * Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets
   “the equilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners
   are deemed detrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they
   do not behave like good citizens in their own country, when they
   have broken Mexican laws, and when “they are not found to be
   physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37

   * The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission
   of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)

   Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:

   * Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal
   immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests
   of illegal immigrants. (Article 73)

   * A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual
   who comprises the population of the country,” and verifies each
   individual’s identity. (Articles 85 and 86)

   * A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants
   (Article 87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number
   (Article 91).

   Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses,
   may be imprisoned:

   * Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned.
   (Article 116)

   * Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is
   false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to
   fine and imprisonment. (Article 116)

   Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or
   imprisoned as felons:

   * Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished.
   (Article 117)

   * Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter
   the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10
   years. (Article 118)

   Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to
   up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners
   who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such
   as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.

   Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on
   Population says,

   “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred
   to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters
   the country illegally.” (Article 123)

   * Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from
   Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)

   * Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security”
   will be deported. (Article 126)

   Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves
   considered criminals under the law:

   * A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of
   helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five
   years in prison. (Article 127)

   * Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented
   foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)

   All of the above runs contrary to what Mexican leaders are demanding
   of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico’s immigration
   practices versus its American immigration preachings is telling. It gives
   a clear picture of the Mexican government’s agenda: to have a one-way
   immigration relationship with the United States.

   Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S.
   immigration policy. Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the
   North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations
   standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as
   a model.

   This article was first posted at CenterforSecurityPolicy.org
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