Immigration Solution: Do as Mexico Does, Ha!
As hundreds of thousands of protestors gather on Monday to show their support for the pro-immigration movement, Freedom Alliance (www.freedomalliance.org) plans to start a movement of its own, the “I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Gonna Take it Anymore!” coalition.
Freedom Alliance is asking Americans to call, email and fax their congressional offices – particularly those in support of illegal immigrants, talk radio, local newspapers and whoever will listen and say “immigration is out of control, I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Gonna Take it Anymore!”
“Senator Reid won’t take immigration seriously until illegal immigrants begin invading Capitol Hill or his cushy office,” said Freedom Alliance President, Tom Kilgannon. “His wavering on the immigration bill shows why he is the minority party leader, he isn’t listening the majority of Americans.”
“What’s more, people are protesting for rights for illegals in America that they aren’t entitled to in Mexico,” says Freedom Alliance Immigration Policy Analyst, Jon Dougherty. “Let’s give Congress something to worry about while on recess for the next two weeks.”
According to an official translation published by the Organization of American States, the Mexican constitution includes the following restrictions:
- 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. 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.”
- 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!
- 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.”
"Mexico has rarely been a reliable ally in terms of helping staunch the illegal flow of its citizens to the United States. In fact, Mexico usually does all it can to aid that process," Dougherty said. "But clearly, over the years, Mexican lawmakers have put their own people and their own nation first in terms of drafting immigration and foreign labor laws. For once, American lawmakers can follow the lead of their counterparts south of the border. They should adopt the same laws."
This is one of my first post! This issue has gotten me angry! My parents came here legally and now all these people want to cut in line.
We need to put major pressure to Congress. I have written members of Congress and I wish I could go to meetings with some members and speak my mind to them. Hopefully the Congress members will get an earful from their constituents about immigration when they go home for Spring Break.