Darthphere said:
They have tougher immigration laws because they cant afford to take on more people. Theyre a poor country and severly overpopulated. Either way that constitution was written in 1792, I suggest that they change some stuff, remember under our constitution blacks didnt have the right to vote until 1868.
Uhm... talking about mexican constitution?
Was written in 1824... then "rewritten" in 1857 and reformed in 1917... obviously ammendments have been added over the time
and I have a position in immigration
Have another Bracero-like program, with less human rights abuses. I can tell you that my grandmother used to work in the US as a maid and lived in Mexico with my mother and aunts(6 girls in total). She was alone and she raised her family alone. Right now I have internet and a decent computer, a decent car and I'm studying in a decent University. The land of oportunity indeed.
There are other cases like mine.
Now, if you think that this would continue to affect Mexican's economy? Well, the immigration thing is not an excape valve. Mexico is in its current state not because of the goverment, but because of the people. They have turned into some conformist spoiled brats and I hate it. All the middle class is like that; the poors are the ones that go run to the States. Those are the ones that go and try for something, and I believe they should, since they cannot do nothing but manual work thanks to their lack of education. An "educated person" would just stay here and try to survive in Mexico. Sadly, we have lots of "educated people" but we lack SMART people who would fix this country.
Mexico doesn't need a better economy to stop immigration. We need more smart people. And seriously, most of the posters here do not understand the issue.
Concerning the current state. The people that go Illegaly WILL NEVER HAVE THE OPORTUNITY TO CROSS LEGALLY. DRILL THAT INTO YOUR MIND. I mean, Middle class BARELY can have a crossing visa, the ones we use everyday to go shopping or visit family. How can you expect for a poor guy to gain a card to work there?
USA, legaly, has no need for poor immigrants. They want rich people or doctors and masters and people with college education. They have no need for Farmers and other manual workers.