Posted on 07/17/2008 3:19:53 PM PDT by dynachrome
Chapter III
Of Foreigners
Article 33 - Foreigners are those who do not possess the qualities determined in Article 30. They have the right to the guarantees of Chapter I of the first title of this Constitution, but the Executive of the Union has the exclusive right to expel from the national territory, immediately and without necessity of judicial proceedings, all foreigners whose stay it judges inconvenient. Foreigners may not, in any manner, involve themselves in the political affairs of the country.
Of course, there is also this part in Chapter II:
Article 32 - The law will regulate the exercise of rights that Mexican legislation grants to Mexicans who possess another nationality, and establish standards to avoid conflicts of double nationality.
The exercise of duties and functions for which, by disposition of the present Constitution, may be reserved to those who have the quality of Mexican nationality, and do not receive another nationality. This reservation also will be applicable to those cases which other laws of the Congress of the Union specify.
In time of peace, no foreigner may serve in the Army, or in police or public security forces. To belong actively to the Army in time of peace, or to the National Navy or the Air Force at any moment, and discharge any duty or commission in them, one is required to be Mexican by birth. The same quality is indispensable for captains, pilots, owners, machinists, mechanics, and in general for all personnel who staff any ship or aircraft that carries the Mexican flag or merchant insignia. Also, Mexican citizenship by birth is necessary to exercise the responsibilities of port captain, and all the services of director of an airport.
Mexicans will be preferred to foreigners in equality of circumstances, for all classes of concessions and all employment, duties, or commissions of government for which the quality of citizenship is not indispensable.
And the Mexican Constition says that those kids are Mexicans, as long as one parent is Mexican, no matter where born.
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"President Woodrow Wilson in his State of the Union address on December 7, 1915, said in part:
"'There are citizens of the United States, I blush to admit, born under other flags, but welcomed under our generous naturalization laws to the full freedom and opportunity of America, who have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life; who have sought to bring the authority and good name of our Government into contempt... necessary that we should promptly make use of processes of law by which we may be purged of their corrupt distempers... I am urging you to do nothing less than save the honor and self-respect of the nation... disloyalty, and anarchy must be crushed out... I need not suggest the terms in which they may be dealt with.' . . .
"California Congressman Julius Kahn went even further . . .
"'I hope that we shall have a few prompt hangings and the sooner the better. We have got to make an example of a few of these people, and we have got to do it quickly.'
"The hatred that was being garnered against these American citizens is exemplified by the New York Times headlines of April 6, 1918: 'Senators favor shooting traitors,' then six days later by the Chicago Tribune’s headlines 'Cure treason and disloyalty by firing squad.'"
[They were talking about immigrants from Germany. End of quotes from 90 years ago]
Attention mediasmatters and Bill O'Reilly folks, please note that these are QUOTES attrubted to President Wilson, et al AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF ANY FREEPER. In other words READ THE WHOLE THING don't just select out a string of characters to complain. Thanks.
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