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May 02, 2006
Revealed: The Real Mexican Rules
Amidst all the protests yesterday, nobody addressed the immigration rules in Mexico. Representative Jack Kingston (R-Georgia) corrects this oversight with an astounding piece on his blog, something I've never read in the mainstream media: "Is Mexico Throwing Stones in a Glass House?" In a nutshell: immigrants in Mexico have about the same status as Jews in Saudi Arabia. Take it away, Rep: Kingston:
In brief, the Mexican Constitution states that:* Immigrants and foreign visitors are banned from public political discourse.
* Immigrants and foreigners are denied certain basic property rights.
* Immigrants are denied equal employment rights.
* Immigrants and naturalized citizens will never be treated as real Mexican citizens.
* Immigrants and naturalized citizens are not to be trusted in public service.
* Immigrants and naturalized citizens may never become members of the clergy.
* Private citizens may make citizens arrests of lawbreakers (i.e., illegal immigrants) and hand them to the authorities.
* Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.
Something to think about as we prepare for the upcoming Drinko de Mayo. Kudos to Rep. Kingston and his ace communications staff for doing the job the dead-tree media avoids. They've got this blogging thing down pat.
Van | 05/02/06 at 06:48 AM | Categories: Competing narratives
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A friend of mine who lives here told me this story: she and her family emigrated to the US years ago. After 25 years they decided to go back to Mexico to live. Even though they were all born there, the Mexicans gave them such a hard time that they all moved back to the US.
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