Should the U.S. adopt Mexican immigration laws?

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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 US 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, illegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, 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.
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Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 2We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution.[1] Now let’s lookat 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)
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Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try it Here at Home 3•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 bedeported. (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. [1] “Mexico’s Glass House,” Center for Security Policy Occasional Paper, April 3, 2006.

Answer 1

Mexico's immigration laws are on paper must stricter than ours in the USA.Some are enforced to the letter, while others are not.If the US government would just enforce the laws that we do have against illegal immigration,they would be enough .But our government does not.They sit on their azzes in Washington and
do nothing but punish the people that are trying to enforce our laws.Like the Border Patrol agents.
I am deeply ashamed of this nations government,its elected officials and our president.And past presidents that have allowed this nation to be buried in millions of illegal aliens..

Answer 2

Nice to see most people are in agreement here, too bad our own dumba$$ government will probably ignore the will of the people as the Democrat party is fond of doing. As for the one John Lenon lover, like the music but don't be a dumba$$. Eventually everything comes down to money, even the great example of the hippie free love moron's at WoodStock wouldn't have had such the love fest had volunteers in the community not chipped in to give these partiers free food. In the end of the ordeal, the investors were out a boat load of money and the free loading hippies that decided to enjoy themselves did it on the backs of those who were paying and volunteering. Sure, they probably had a great time and its the only example in the country of a time it could happen this way, but all it would have taken to ruin it all was someone to be practical and expect a return on thier investment. Likewise with illegals, they are busting America's bank and they need to go. Thier contribution does not outway thier cost and if they actually cared about becoming citizens of a nation of laws, they wouldn't break them to get here. There is no good excuse for bypassing the legal immigration process unless your life is literally in danger and asking for asylum

Answer 3

Our country might be better if we did adopt Mexico's laws. Mexico does not acknowledge their stringent immigration laws because their economy is dependent on the billions of dollars illegal immigrants send back to Mexico each year, and they are outsourcing their poor to us for medical, education, etc. They are an elitist government and believe themselves to be sly and intelligent negotiaters, while the USA appears to be the dunce on this issue. The sad part is our elected federal officials are majority players in the injustice perpetrated against the United States citizens.

Answer 4

We need to keep everyone on their own side of the fence! Make the Mexicans come to America legally. I have no problem with immigrants coming to America but I still think they need to go through the proper channels to get here and vice versa for Americans to Mexico. Lets keep our Sovereignty! We are the USA... Lets keep US the USA!

Answer 5

The way that America handles immigration is absolutely pathetic. Yes, we absolutely should be like Mexico in the case of immigration.

Answer 6

Yes we sure should. Mexico is very hard line on its immigration laws, but yes if we try the same things, its oh how can you do this to poor human beings.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

I think we should treat our illegal aliens like Mexico does - put them in jail/shoot them. They have no sympathy for the illegals on their southern border but demand that we take in their scum.

Answer 10

We should adopt them. It would curb the illegal flow into our nation. That would be great.