Congress-woman blames Mexicans for migratory flow to U.S.

quepasa.com ^ | June 13, 2003 | Julia Astrid Enriquez

[One_American]

Julia Astrid Enriquez

Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 12, 2003 (quepasa.com) - Mexican Congresswoman and president of the 57th Human Rights Commission of the State of Sonora, Eugenia Villaseñor, blamed Mexicans for the current migratory flow since, as she told Quepasa.com in an exclusive interview, migrants feel drawn towards a mirage: "they think that in the United States the easy life, in which they own everything they wish awaits for them, knowing in advance that they will have to deal with discrimination."

She said migrants should stay in Mexico and gather all the money they pay polleros (around 5 to 6 thousand dollars) in groups of 10 or 15 people to create a good business and make a living.

Sonora, a northern Mexican state sharing a 606-km-borderline with Arizona, is a very deserted zone and the door for hundreds of undocumented migrants to the United States since this is an area hard to patrol by the American authorities.

From 1997 to date, 1,986 undocumented Mexicans have lost their lives in their attempt to get to the United States and fulfill their American dream.

Nonetheless, this Congresswoman considers his proposal un appropriate since "Mexicans lack the culture of nationalism, hard work, and real love for their country to face all together the economic crisis without emigrating into the United States to try to find nonexistent utopias.

One good choice to prevent such migratory flow, she said she had proposed the Congress' Human Rights Commission, garbage collection as a good job alternative. "A simple job that can be done by poor people. They could get together and clean the streets or abandoned lots" at a good price.

The 57th Congress Legislature, which has a three-year period, will end its term in no more than two months; however, Congresswoman Villaseñor admitted that during this period, the point of migrants' human rights has not been discussed at all, neither has a bill or law been proposed on this regard.

Nevertheless, she told Quepasa.com that for the rest of the legislature's term, she would be in charge of sending recommendations for migrants to receive "a decent treat", as well as arranging pacts with the United States to organize legal jobs on the fields.

Regarding the accusations against her party, since it was the ruling party in Mexico for decades when people started to migrate towards the U.S., she said it was the businessmen?s fault because they did not have a futuristic vision and sent all their capitals to the U.S. "It is not only one party's fault", she emphasized.

Finally, she recommended Mexico's economy be reorganized so young are not forced to emigrate to other countries seeking "unreachable dreams" and also said the migration phenomenon "is everybody's fault, Mexicans' faults, drawn by such mirage. They think they will have everything, and it's not true (...) let's believe in ourselves and not suffer discrimination in other countries." QUEPASA.COM

Translated by Oscar Montes.

[noh8rs]

I don't even know if I did this right. I'm new to Freepers. I like it though. This article says what I've been saying for years. Fix your country and make your own country self sufficient.

However, Mexico has this mentallity: "Why fix your cardboard box when there's an unguarded castle nextdoor?"

[montag813]

IS THIS FROM "THE ONION"???

This CAN'T be real!

[FreePaul]

That kind of contrary opinion in Mexico can be hazardous to one's health. I hope the Congresswoman has adequate protection for herself and her family.

[BlackElk]

PRI was a communist party that martyred priests like Miguel Pro, S. J., banned the saying of Mass, tried to blow up the Basilica at Guadalupe, invited Trotsky to Mexico and then invited the soviets to come and drive an ice pick or axe into his brain, and then created and imposed every bit of the corruption that most of you guys complain about as a substitute for the communist god that failed.

If you were born a mestizo in Mexico, you would be trying to figure out how to go free and head for El Norte too, at least if you had any gumption.

[FITZ]

The PAN party is no better. Aren't you glad our Founding Fathers didn't take that same approach and just find some country to go to? It's better when people stay and demand changes. It does the rest no good at all when those who desire a better life leave and things just get worse. It's like this woman says --- Mexicans don't have a patriotic culture, they're too willing to just get out but then demand we respect their culture and help them keep their language and all the rest. Why don't they become a people who fixes their problems instead of escaping them?

[FITZ]

Why do they fly the Mexican flag and paste decals of it on their cars and celebrate Mexican holidays if they lack nationalism and love of country?

Maybe guilt? It's easy to pretend you are patriotic but you aren't if you aren't willing to fight for your own country and improve it. If they loved their country, they'd fix it ----patriotic Americans did that, they demanded change and they got it.

[Coleus]

ping

[Hila]

Love Congresswoman Villasenor, may her voice be heard loud and clear throughout this land of the free. May the truth she proclaims overwhelm the waves of political agendas that keep the borders open!

[noh8rs]

No, you would try to make your country better like we had to do against the Brits.

[Stillwillin]

Que Bueno!

[JudgemAll]

"they think that in the United States the easy life, in which they own everything they wish awaits for them, knowing in advance that they will have to deal with discrimination."

Oh, mistreat the people, treat them racistly as subhumans, and then blame them too for running away to the US. Yeah, the "people" hear you, idiot.

[Eaker]

Well they can't call her an "Uncle Tom", so how will she be vilified by Fox and the criminals crossing the border.

Eaker

[Rabid Dog]

They are harder workers than anyone else I know. I found the article to be very offensive - on many levels. And very simplistic ... and stupid.

[TigersEye]

...it is a culture of corruption where they prey on each other, the rich on the poor, with impunity, while the government turns a blind eye.

You're right. I think the government has set the tone for their culture and created a condition that cries out for escape. While I have compassion for that I don't think we have a responsibility to provide a place to escape to. They can petition their own government for redress of their grievances.

This woman sounds like a typical sniveling "special class" politician. Rape the people and then blame them for the resultant distress. Reminds me of Clinton saying no to tax cuts because we wouldn't handle the money competently.

Ropes, bullets, tar and chicken feathers are the proper answer for them.

[Rabid Dog]

I don't think we have a responsibility for them either, but I sure don't begrudge them one bit. The Mexican government is the bad guy and I'm not sure they are in a hurry to do something about it. I read somewhere that the coyote business is a billion dollar business - second only to drugs - and I imagine it is lining the same pockets.

[TigersEye]

If they loved their country, they'd fix it ----

You and I know that because our forefathers did it ... and succeeded. They've tried a couple of times and just got new tyrants and theives. I agree with you but revolution requires guns, money and a lot of hope. This lady sounds like the Patty Murray of Mexico to me.

[TigersEye]

I imagine it is lining the same pockets.

I don't doubt that for a minute.

[FITZ]

They have a lot of weapons in Mexico ---it's just that they're used in the drug wars they have amongst themselves. I don't think an honest Mexican is betraying her people --it's time they take an honest look at their society.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[Pelham]

Aren't they all working for you?