About immigration in Mexico?
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i say tie a cinder block to their ankle and see if they can swim
556817
well there are thousands of americans in mexico and they have all been welcome\nso if that is your plan go ahead!!\nperhaps that is one of the few countries where american life is not in danger,
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I would like to know about this also because my husband wants to keep his mexican citizenship but also  become an an american to vote  and such. i agree totally on your last sentence! does this one on top of me know what she is talking about?
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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
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'Legal immigration' is OK, and supported by the public. 'Squatting', or 'illegal immigration', is NOT ok. Mexico has a lot of socio-economic problems they're not ready to face, the 'easy out' is to run away to america, and it'll all be OK. Right? Um,'no'. \n\nPeople talk about 'the american dream', that poor piece of rhetoric barely has any rubber left on it, let alone tread. \nLet's have 'the american reality' on TV, send CBS to go drive through some of the slums that are establishing themselves all over america as a result of BushCo's 'do nothing' approach on the border...that'll wake some people up...
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Almost everyone CAN immigrate to the USA provided they do it legally.\n\nWe appear to 'cater' to the Mexican's because they flood us illegally, and therefore we are now in a position to 'hurt ourselves' by sending them home or 'pardon them'.  \n\nI am TOTALLY against the pardon idea.  If you want to come to America - that's GREAT - I hope you fill all your dreams :)  Please do it legally.\n\nAS a matter of fact, let's remember AMERICA has a NATIONAL language of English, and while you are free to speak Spanish/Mexican or Italian, whichever you choose, please remember that if you wish to pursue your dream here, the language is ENGLISH in all your business dealings.  \n\nI REALLY am irritated that MY country must 'accomdate' people who won't learn English yet they feel they have the right to come here and 'pursue the dream'.  I'm glad you want to come, I hope you fufill your dream, but please, respect the dream enough to learn the native language of English when coming here.  That's the RESPECTFUL thing to do.
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Of course not.  What is the point to soverignty if you cannot secure your borders?  If you want to see how it works with open immigration, check out Britain or Canada.\n\nMost people don't realize this, since the Mexican government is always complaining about our immigration enforcement, such as it is, but Mexico has strict border enforcement on the southern border.  You cannot just walk into Mexico from Central America and check into a hospital for free, collect welfare, and cast your votes.  Nevertheless, this is what Mexico demands of us.
993164
Yes you can, just go to Mexican Consulate, my sister just got her mexican citizenship, it only took about a month.
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I would contact the Mexican Consulate and the city hall of the town where you were born and find out if these records are available - and the costs.  Be patient and prepared to spend some money.  Always keep copies of your correspondance and make your questions in writing.
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If Mexico is so great, why do you want to be a legal here?\n\nIf your kids were in school or any of you went to a doctor here, we've already helped you enough.\n\nJust because this is a better country, doesn't mean you should come over illegally.  A lot of people want to come over but there is a process.  Some people are born good looking, some aren't, some people are born to wealthy families, some are desolate, some people are born Americans some aren't.  Next time I get down on my looks I will steal someone's body because their's is better than mine.  That doesn't make sense, make the best of Mexico and come over legally.  I love every Mexican I know, but every one I know is legal.  I can't respect anyone that purposely breaks the law.  What happens if you get arrested or something, they might deport you and your family will be here without you. That would be worse to me than living in Mexico.
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You ask too much of the common Mexican my friend.\nThe age of heroism, of courage and love of country is now dead. It has been replaced by cowardice, despair, political correctness and "me-myself and my 40 relatives" mentality.\n\nYou Yanks have yourselves to blame as well. \nYou had so many years to establish a clear-cut immigration policy and strict border enforcement, yet the attention has only started coming in recently (1980s), by which time the mentality of "no-borders, freedom to come and go and do whatever to any country" has already taken deep roots in Mexico and in other places from which these illegals come from.\n\nIt isnt too late to change this... but the cost of doing it late will not be cheap, and the reformation of Mexico (given the long-entrenched elite and local cowardice I mentioned in other postings) will be both costly and bloody. \n\nIt isnt the laws or the borders or rules that need to change, rather its the people and the attitudes they have. Change that... and your problem will be one step closer to being solved.
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If it very difficult if you do it the right way.. The best, easiest way is to learn Spanish, become a Catholic if you are not already one, go t Mexico and then come up to the U.S.... Sneak in!.. Get to a Catholic church and the church will hide you in ones of their halfway houses that is off limits to the police and the INS and then they can get you a false ID card.. the other way is once you are in the U.S. via Mexico, etc, go to any of the hundreds of welfare offices, work-related offices, etc and bribe the Mexican gal or guy who is working there. That is how thousands of driver's licenses, green cards, social welfare, etc papers are gotten..
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This is a great question, and this is a great idea, as well. Besides, it's been done already, but there are lots of work that can be solved in that form yet. And of course it would reduce the immigration (not all of the immigration) but a part of it. \n\nMany of the immigration, either legal and illegal, is for people on the IT business, that's why some of the big IT companies in the USA, have asked to increase the visas for that specialized people.\n\nBut this idea involves a lot of work that must be done, by American clients, and Mexican Business as well. What do i mean. In Mexico, there are not a lot of solid companies that can provide TI outsourcing to that broad range of posible clients. We need to encourage the creation of that kind of business, and we have to focus the education on the analisis and design skills, and the use of the analysis and desing tools. \n\nIn Mexico, as providers, we are not used to use that kind of tools in order to comunicate with the client, or with the users, or with the business analyst. That make us that kind of work dificult.\n\nBesides, there must be done some efforts to increase the medium wages, so, the developers would have that as a good reason to stay here, instead of getting a job in the USA.
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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!
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As for Mexico I can say that Double Citizenship, it's allowed here, and certainly you can easily process your FM-3 form to work legally in Mexico. Please investigate at Secretaría de Gobernación (http://www.segob.gob.mx) the required documentation to do it.\n\nCeirtanly in US is quite more complicated (as far as I know) since Inmigration Agencies investigates "Convenience Marriages" for aliens to obtain legal citizenship.\n\nIt may worth the shot to investigate in both sides of the border (specially with a lawyer the pros and cons to do either way.
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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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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