Posted on 03/11/2017 7:43:45 PM PST by doug from upland
A look at Mexico’s Immigration Laws - Who Knew? 1Aug 10, 2014 Source: humanevents.com What the west could learn from Mexico’s Immigration law:
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….”
This only applies one way ..naturally! From here to there ... but not from there to here.
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 U.S. 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.
We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution. [1] Now let’s look at 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)
* 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 be deported. (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.
ALL Mexicans by birth are deputized to enforce Mexican immigration law.
Are you an able-bodied 13 y.o. with reason to suspect that Guatemalan girl over there is in Mexico illegally..?
Grab onto her..! Pin her wrists, force her to the ground, have your buddy call the police.
It’s ALL legal, there.
It has been for SOME time, too.
We need to become NORMAL.
EVERY country defends it borders and regulates who can and cannot come into the country. It has been that way since the beginning of the concept of ‘country’. In fact, it is the DEFINITION of a country. Why the USA does not have the same rights as every other country that has ever existed is beyond comprehension.
The West, and more correctly the White West, is not allowed to defend its equilibrium like the rest of the world. If immigration is great, every country should open its borders to ME now.
Well, I sure knew. And I rather imagine that most FReepers knew.
But having a reminder doesn’t hurt, and the more ‘LoFos’ that we can spread it to the better.
Bttt
Yup!
In Int’l Relations the def of a country is:
1. Do you control the borders
2. Do you prove able to effectively collect tax
I find it interesting that even as we soar to the heavens at task #2, collecting RECORD tax, smashing all manner of citizens for political reasons via “tax collection” we utterly THROW TO THE WIND task #1.
It’s ridiculous and I think maybe unprecidented in world history.
Only Sweden, perhaps, is governed in a more insane way.
Article and # 2 .
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I think to really be effective and get the American Citizenry involved, there should be INCENTIVIZATION:
For the citizen providing accurate, timely, actionable info on the whereabouts of invaders:
10% of his liquidated ill-gotten gains should redound to the Citizen Info Provider.
Tellingly, they have already done this for DECADES for tax-collection.
Yes, if you denounced a tax-cheat you would get a cut of the recovered assets.
In fact the banker that gave the IRS the secret list of Americans with Swiss bank accounts he got north of $100 million dollars.
Wow..! For un-masking fellow Americans to the US gummint, the IRS cut is NOT 10%..!
IT IS **30%**...!!!
“...In 2007 Birkenfeld decided to tell the DOJ what he knew about UBS’s practices. At the same time, he wanted to take advantage of a new federal whistleblower law that could pay him up to 30% of any tax revenue recouped by the IRS as a result of Birkenfeld’s information. Birkenfeld also wanted immunity from prosecution for his part in UBS’s transactions.”
Not only that but the Mexican Constitution stipulates that Mexicans have to get the permission of their local consulate before they can leave Mexico. Thus Mexican wetbacks are breaking the emigration laws of Mexico and the immigration laws of the USA. A Mexican stand-off, as it were, they got it comin` to `em from both barrels- Their Mexico asses is Guanajuato grasses.
Have Mexican immigration laws been made part of the Congressional record? They should be in order to answer the next fool that wants to talk about racism.
It’s particularly intriguing to look at the clause on demographic equilibrium because it sounds suspiciously close to controlling IWB: immigrating while black
If we 100 % enforced ONE single item, any item, on that list, we’d already be immensely better off.
I assume that was meant to read legal & illegal.
bttt
bfl
If anything I think Mexico’s immigration laws are stricter than what this article says. Some of the points make it sound like they are open to admitting educated people who will help the economy. Nope. Mexico only gives citizenship to around 3,000 people a year. Even if your smart its almost impossible to get in.
Maybe I just didn’t see it but Mexico only lets you hold dual citizenship if your Mexican citizenship came first. Otherwise dual citizenship is banned. This is a very common law world wide. I want the US to ban all dual citizenship. Your with us or against us.
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