Why is it illegal for Mexicans to immigrate to America?
440324
its not illegal if they do it the legal way. there is a process that needs to be done to immigrate to the US. These millions of people who come here illegally every year are cutting in line in front of another thousand or so who are trying to come here the legal way. All counties have policies on immigration, not just the US. Do you think that it is easy for an American top immigrate to Mexico? NO they are worse then here
417126
People make that assumption because they are the largest group of incoming illegal immigrants.  They aren't the only people who come to this country and stay without legal citizenship, but Mexicans do come and stay illegally in larger numbers than immigrants from any other single country.
665717
I posted similar question bout 15 minutes ago....here excerpt from cited link....\nThe Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens, and the denial of many rights to non-citizens. The General Law on Population, spelling out the country's immigration policy, should cause Americans to ask: Why is our southern neighbor pushing us to water down our 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 a year in prison, Mexican law makes it a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico. Yet if the United States adopted such a law, Mexico would no doubt denounce it as a manifestation of American bigotry.\n\nUnder Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says:\n\n_ "A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of 300 to 5,000 pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally." (Article 123)\n\n_ Foreigners with immigration problems may be deported, rather than imprisoned. (Article 125)\n\n_ Foreigners who "(make attempts) against national sovereignty or security" will be deported. (Article 126)\n\nMexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are considered criminals:\n\n_ 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)\n\n_ Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)\n\nAll of the above runs counter to what Mexican leaders are demanding of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico's immigration practices and its American-immigration preachings reveals the Mexican government's agenda: to have a one-way immigration relationship with the United States.\n\nLet's call Mexico's bluff on its interference in U.S. immigration policy. Let us propose, just to make a point, that North American Free Trade Agreement member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico's law as a model.\n\nhttp://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=MEXICO-04-24-06
457280
yes being here illegally is a crime. like u have a point on "just and liberty for all" but you dont always have to come here illegally. its not like people are going around searching to take someone back to mexico but if the police or watever find out they may send you back or just fine you BIG TIME
280003
They are very strict because the US makes Mexico have strict laws for people to go to Mexico so that they don't come to the US.
1169451
Good question.  I'd like to hear some good reasons why they think it is acceptable too. Personally I don't think there is ANY valid argument that will fly for coming here illegally.  I'll check back.  Thanks for asking.
972800
no way, they were born here so what makes that illegal?
770528
Yeah, I think that is extremely hypocritical. I mean, I would take it as a compliment if foreigners came here. I mean, if the Mexicans want to come, then let them. If Americans do not want foriegners coming then help make conditions better in their countries or stop visiting other peoples'.
244042
Because chances are the person carrying the flag is an illegal who wants to keep Mexican citizenship but work in the US for all the financial advantages.  Demonstrations by illegals should be dispersed by riot police and the participants arrested, and the Mexican flags burned.  Their arrogant ways and demands for the right to steal from American taxpayers is an affront to every US citizen.  There should be no tolerance at all for these Mexican flag-wavers.  The problem is only going to get worse.\n\nAnd continued incursions into the US by the Mexican Army should be met by a declaration of war.
691535
They are indeed illegal, but they feel that they can work safer and without much worries in Mexico than in the US. If they work in the US, they may be jailed for one week for practicing prostitution, and may lose rights to see their children (a lot of them have children). \n\nIn Mexico, they can work on her profession of choice and if the guys are rough the police can help them. My point of view is that American Citizens like them should be able to work in Mexico, and Mexican Citizens should be able to work in the US, but his needs to be legislated to make it official.
834448
Yeah!  Most Americans do tolerate Mexicans.  It's the "illegal" ones we have a problem with.  If you see someone robbing a convenience store, would you call the police?  If you see someone kidnapping a child from a school yard, would you call the police?  So, why then, do millions of Americans stand by everyday and watch "illegal" aliens break the law?  The worst offenders are the people that hire them.  The people that rent houses to them.  And the people that harbor them.  Not only are you not reporting illegal activities, but by aiding and abetting, you are also committing a crime.  What part of the word "illegal" don't you people understand?  Oh, and we're not racists.  We always refer to illegal aliens as "illegal aliens".  Not Mexican, Korean, Guatemalan, etc.  It's the pro-illegals that keep bringing up "Mexicans".  So, who's the racist?
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These illegal aliens are deliberately allowed in.\n \nA close, personal friendship with President George W. Bush has given Mexicos President Vicente Fox the opportunity to purposely allow (or even send) Millions of Criminals, Thugs, Anarchists, and Potential Terrorists to swarm over our southern border in breathtaking numbers. (Nearly half of all illegal aliens currently living in the U.S. came here since Bush became president in 2000.) \n\nMexicos President Vicente Fox Has superintended over the biggest invasion of the United States in our country's history. - That's right, Invasion! \nhttp://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21309\n\n(For The Past 25 Years Or So) The U.S. is being Invaded by People from Another Nation - They Aren't Citizens --They  Don't Pay the Taxes -- Their ALLEGIENCE  is to their HOME COUNTRIES. \n\n$$39 BILLION Dollars -With a B- That Amount Of money is sent back to their own nation. ANNUALLY-In effect, they are LOOTING the Treasury of the United States as surely as if they went to Fort Knox and loaded up all our gold bullion on trucks and drove to Tijuana with it.\nThese Invaders are causing a BLEEDING in the System. As invaders, they're NOT Playing by the same rules as the Citizens. \nThis leads to a WEAKENING of Our Nations ECONOMY.\nThink Of It As "ECONOMIC TERRORISM"\n\nFolks, There Are More Than 20 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS In Our Country\nMore Than 80 Percent Of Them Came Over Our Southern Border\nAND...They Are Still Arriving  - At A Rate Of 8 Thousand Per Day\nAn internal war is planned in America. \nBetween Hispanics and other Americans.\n\nThe Council of LA RAZA succeeded in having itself added to congressional hearings by Republican House and Senate leaders. And an anonymous senator even gave the Council of La Raza an extra $4 million in earmarked taxpayer money, (supposedly for "housing reform,") while La Raza continues to lobby the Senate for virtual open borders and AMNESTY for ILLEGAL ALIENS \nhttp://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13863\n\nThat's why the country is being split into a bilingual country. \nThe beginnings of inciting this war is covering our TV screens \n\nDeliberate trouble makers are scheming to incite this war.\n\n-- Angel Gutierrez, \nProfessor, University of Texas, Arlington- \nFounder of the La Raza Unida political party - \n"We have an aging white America.  They are not making babies.  They are dying.  The explosion is in our population . . .They are shitting in their pants with fear...I love it. We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is, if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him." \n\n -- Jose Baca \nCalifornia State Senator - \nIs Quoted 'THE LATINO's ARE COMING, THE LATINO's ARE COMING", Mocking The  American Revolutionary Paul Revere- \n\nYou Can Hear These Words For Yourself Along With OTHER INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE Of A Conspiracy To Overthrow Our Nation \nhttp://tinyurl.com/pqzpe                                      http://www.theamericanresistance.com/race_industry/true_agenda_audio.html\n\nThis could be the worst internal conflct since the Civil War. \nWhy? \nTo justify suspending our Constitutional rights permanently.
66720
"Illegal Mexicans" come to America for the same reasons that your ancestors came to America.  America is the land of oppurtunity and unlike many other countries, America is somewhat of a meritocracy.  America is a beacon of light that advertises itself as the land of the free and the home of the brave.  \n\nYou shouldn't call them "illegal Mexicans."  They have every right to be here as you do.  Unless you are 100% Native American, somebody in your family was an immigrant.  Even if your family came over on the Mayflower, your ancestors were once "illegal  XXXXXX" as well.  Who are you to say that you are "legal" and some others are "illegal"?
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Immigrants rights are not at stake - if they wish to apply through the official system and legally emigrate to the USA then there is no problem.  What is happening is that the US is saying if you dint want to follow the procedure stay out. \n\nWhat is it to do with Mexico anyway, these are two separate countries with separate people.  If Mexico wants to become part if the United States of America, it should hold a referendum and if the majority of the people want to become a State of the United States then they should apply and ask the President of the United States for permission to join, the president (of Mexico) would have to resign his post and new elections to select a state government and senator take place.  \n\nIf Mexico does not want to become part of the United States and abide by the laws and government of that country, then they should just piss off and shut up.
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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
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Your point is?  \n\nThey are not Citizens of the United States. If we are discussing illegal immigrants who are Mexicans, they clearly didn't want to stay in Mexico, they wanted to come to the United States of America. If you are trying to use a word game as a claim to citizenship entitlement, you are just being silly.
938604
Don't blame the Mexicans. I mean any other poor in the world would be doing the same thing if they were next to us. America is only to be blamed because they have stupid controls, and when they catch someone illegal they don't do anything instead of deporting! lol