There were at least three references implying that the child had illegal or undocumented status. Our great state constitution states:
Sec. 3a. EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW. Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin. This amendment is self-operative. (Added Nov. 7, 1972.)
http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/pubslegref/TxConst.pdf
We can no more claim that this child should be counted as a Mexican death than we could claim that the child did not technically "die" in the United States. The blatant hatred and animosity toward Mexican people, as opposed to their evil and corrupt oligarchy that passes as a legitimate government; is quite appalling.
Oh, please, get off your indignant soap box because that is a lie. Most of us are against ILLEGALS from any country but know most of them are crossing the Mexican border.
We are sick of being taxed to death to pay for ILLEGALS!
“There were at least three references implying that the child had illegal or undocumented status. Our great state constitution states:
Sec. 3a. EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW. Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin. This amendment is self-operative. (Added Nov. 7, 1972.)”
With no disrespect to the dead...
The baby wasn’t arrested. Equality under the Law does NOT mean that American citizens pay for illegals medical bills. Period. If I go to the hospital, you can bet your sweet britches I will have to pay my own way....and if they come over and they don’t have to pay....how is that equality? Doesn’t seem equal to me...
“as opposed to their evil and corrupt oligarchy that passes as a legitimate government; is quite appalling.”
Spoken like a true liberal. Mexico has, for this first time in decades, a fairly ‘conservative’ president, who is trying to clean up Mexico’s government and you rant on and on about the ‘oil oligarchy’ in many of your posts in this forum.
Then you post some section of the Texas constitution about ‘Equality Under The Law’ in regards to providing Mexican citizens free healthcare?
We are about to have a refugee problem on our border in the middle of a possible epidemic and you are droning on and on about the ‘oil oligarchy’ and the Texas Constitution?
Get your head screwed on straight. We should send help to Mexico and treat them there...not HERE! Our borders should be closed to everything other than trade(and even that if neccessary).
Obama and his administration are failing this ‘test’ and you want to start throwing stones around Free Republic when people state the obvious and the facts surrounding this poor child?
You are the one using the death of this Mexican child for nefarious and self righteous purposes..not us.
WTH is your problem? Maybe we are sick and tired or paying for people that come here ILLEGALY to USE AND ABUSE our resources. I won’t work to support and take care of people that break the law and cross the border to get freebies on my tax dollars. Screw ‘em.
No, what is appalling is the Mexican people would rather slink into our country and suck our social systems dry than stay in their own country and fight your so called "evil and corrupt" government. And they are WELL represented in every way possible.
By ignoring or accepting illegal immigration into this country, we have compromised our own rules, regulations and laws. You would have us turn a blind eye when the entire population of Mexico runs across the border fleeing disease and lawlessness? Fat chance.
People like you use a broad brush to paint those of us against ILLEGAL immigrants as RACISTS. People like you have an agenda. Wonder what that is?
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