Posted on 11/16/2016 3:15:48 PM PST by jazusamo
The Mexican government announced Wednesday 11 actions to protect its citizens in the United States following last week's presidential election.
The measures come as Hispanic communities, including documented and undocumented Mexican immigrants, have expressed concern over an uptick in racially motivated attacks in the week since Donald Trump’s election.
"Countryman, these are moments of uncertainty. Be calm, do not fall for provocations and don't let yourself be fooled," Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu said in a video posted to Twitter announcing the steps.
Like Ruiz Massieu, U.S. Hispanic leaders have requested people keep calm, despite doubts over how the Trump administration will enforce its immigration policy.
"I would like to see more effort on the part of the incoming administration in terms of calming people's fears as to what may come next," Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) told The Hill.
President-elect Donald Trump, who early on in the campaign called Mexican immigrants "rapists" who "bring crime" into America, said in an interview with "60 Minutes" Sunday he thought the reported attacks on minorities in the wake of his election were "a very small amount," but was "saddened" to hear about them.
"I will say this, and I will say right to the cameras: Stop it," Trump said.
The Mexican strategy is relying on its traditional political allies in the U.S. to protect its citizens abroad.
Many big city mayors and some governors have said they will refuse to cooperate with federal authorities persecuting non-criminal aliens. As part of the 11-step plan, the Mexican government said it will increase collaboration at the state and local level.
"Reinforce dialogue with local and state authorities, in the understanding that local policies determine, in good measure, the daily life of Mexicans in the U.S.," reads step nine of the plan.
The plan also includes provisions to strengthen ties to civil rights organizations and to call for communities to avoid "any conflict situation" and "acts that could derive in administrative or criminal sanctions."
The measures will include toll-free numbers for Mexicans to call in case of emergency or for assistance with paperwork, promotion of a mobile app for Mexican citizens abroad and expansion of consular service hours.
Mexico has 50 consulates in the United States, the largest diplomatic network deployed by any single country in any other worldwide.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, there were 11.6 million Mexican immigrants in the United States in 2014. Of those, 5.8 million were undocumented, according to the Pew Research Center.
There are also more than 23 million U.S.-born people of Mexican origin, most of whom could be eligible for dual citizenship under Mexican law.
The 11-step plan includes services tailored to undocumented immigrants and for dual citizens, including those in mixed-status families.
Consulates will expand their ID program, which in many cases provides undocumented immigrants with their only government-issued ID.
Services to provide legal assistance and assistance obtaining birth certificates, both Mexican and American, will also be expanded upon.
They don’t want to. La mordida keeps it going over there. SJW’s wail about the inequality here, don’t give a hoot about Mexico’s.
What immigrants? I know of illegal aliens, but no immigrants.
That’d work, they should be able to understand comic books.
avoid “any conflict situation” and “acts that could derive in administrative or criminal sanctions.”
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“We need to fix the anchor baby issue”
revoke all birth certificates given to illegals....they were illegally issued by the demoncrat crime syndicate.
Issue no U.S. birth certificates to children born in America to foreign nationals whether here legally or illegally. <-—the current rule of law.
The Mexican government is openly supporting their citizens who have entered our country illegally. Most of the “protesters” marching in Los Angeles are Mexicans and some are waiving the Mexican flag. A Mexican elected representative from California is trying to protect them What more do stupid slow witted Americans need as evidence of a Mexican invasion and attempted conquest.
Love it!
Hit the Road Jack, and don’t come back no more.
You nailed it, that’s exactly what Mexico is and has been trying to do for years and with 0bama as boy president Mexico has made much headway.
“Countryman, ....” Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu
There it is. America for Americans.
These people can only be IMMIGRANTS to the Mexican Government if the Mexican Gov sees itself as IN CHARGE of the USA.
To them they are EMIGRANTS.
Mexico needs to lease Soros’s buses that being used for the protestors so they can load up the illegals and take them home to Mexico.
Mexico take your own back. Quit shoving them on us.
Among other things, Mr. Bernal is a liar.
I suggest that we all pack up our belongings and move into the homes of advocates for illegals- if they object, tell them they have no right to object- if their door is locked- break the door down because they have no right locking their doors to keep us out- when you enter their home, pick the best rooms for yourselves, and demand that the homeowner foot every bill you wrack up-
This is one of those “technical truths.”
Trump DID call “Mexican immigrants” (BUT, not all of them, just a troubling proportion of the ILLEGAL ones) “rapists” who “brought crime” into America.
Technically, Mr. Bernal, and those he parrots, “misled.” The hope is to depict Trump as if he had said or even implied “ALL” — which he didn’t.
If all these people are such a benefit to the US, why didn’t Mexico keep them.
When I saw the headline I thought this was a story about the Mexican government protecting illegal immigrants residing in Mexico and then I remembered Mexico has zero tolerance for illegals.
In the US, they can earn without having to be dragged down by “la mordida” — systematic graft — if not taxes, too! In Mexico they want the money. They don’t want the headaches of mowing down the systematic graft and cutting the taxes.
Mexico needs its own Donald Trump.
The one thing that's immediately apparent is the cultural/economic/social bi-furcation in MX between Euros and mestizos is much more extreme that currently exists in the US.
What Mexico certainly does not want is millions of militant returnees clamoring for their piece of the pie. If Trump carries through with his campaign promises, it's an almost certainty that MX will undergo its own color revolution.
As such, new refugees may very well be the type of beautiful people portrayed in the soaps looking to escape the looming socialist tribunals.
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