The announcement that US congress won’t discuss any new immigration bill until ‘future notice’ has been a big disappointment in Mexico. Personally I believe Mexico should take care about its own citizens instead of expulsing them to the USA, but the reality is that this is not possible. At least not in a short term: therefore 2/3 of the Mexicans should be educated before!!!
I believe the United States (as any other country in the world) has the right to know who is residing in their country. I also believe, that the USA has the right to protect its borders and the deport any illegal citizen! Actually, Mexico, has much stricter immigration policies then the USA. As a foreigner in Mexico, I know about Mexican immigration and I highly recommend any foreigner to be LEGAL in Mexico if they don’t want to be treated as a criminal!
However, this is not the point now. The fact is that millions of Mexicans are living illegally in the USA and that you CAN NOT:
1. Deport them all. USA economy need the cheap Mexican labor! Besides, Mexico is not able to receive all these citizens neither: it would collapse the Mexican economy, what would have its consequences in the USA too. Remember the Tequila crisis in 1994!
2. Ask then to go back and make them apply for a USA visa. The illegals have no money or savings and CAN NOT survive several months in Mexico, while wating for a visa.
The first error the USA made is to allow that so much illegal got settled. The USA immigration laws are COMPLETELY OUTDATED! I suggest the lawmakers of the USA to check the immigration policies of Canada and Australia. The governments of these societies know exactly what type of immigrants they need to guarantee economic growth, and aggressively search for them in countries such as Mexico.
So how to resolve the problem?
1. Give a General Amnesty to ALL the illegal immigrants who DO NOT HAVE a criminal record. I know, this is NOT honest for the thousands of people who try to enter the USA legally, but the USA economy NEED these illegal immigrants. Sending them back will destabilize the USA economy, which is right now not at it’s best level…
2. Implement afterwards very strict but easy to understand immigration laws, which can be flexible according the needs of the national economy. Canada and Australia Immigration laws are –in my opinion- worth to take as a model.
3. USA economy and government should invest in infrastructure and job creation in Mexico. If there are jobs in Mexico, Mexicans won’t need to go to the USA. Mexicans want to live in Mexico: it’s the economic situation which make them go to the USA... Forget about the Mexican governments doing their job! The social-political-economic situation of Mexico is so complex, that it will need generations to get the things fixed...
Saludos,
Peter. Study Spanish in Mexico at Anders Languages México: http://www.andersmexico.com !
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