Mexican program to emphasize harshness of life in US

San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | 10/10/02 | S. Lynne Walker

[Pa' fuera]

The Mexicans' tax dollars at work, not to improve conditions in Mexico, but to inform border jumpers how to better exercise their rights in the United States. Fox's silent invasion continues.

[BenLurkin]

This really is disgusting. Of course we would never nuke Tijuana. . . . would we?

[FITZ]

The Mexican elite have no intention of improving conditions over there but in some ways it seems this book could be good. Mexicans in the little villages will hear of American type wages ---to them $2.00 an hour sounds great but they aren't prepared for American costs of living. They don't realize they'll be sleeping on floors, living 15 people to a small apartment. Many have intentions of supporting their families back in Mexico but absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder, usually after a few months or couple years, they find new lovers and quit their families.

[Pa' fuera]

But it also speaks to the loneliness of being far from home, about how much migrants miss their families and even their favorite foods. The saddest moment is there, too: when a migrant's lifeless body is shipped home.

I can think of a sadder moment: When the migrant kills an innocent victim or molests a child, then jumps the border. They forgot to include those instances in their little survey on illegal life in the US.

[tall_tex]

...in Mexican and U.S. communities where "migration" is common...

I keep seeing this word migration pop up more and more in describing "Illegals". It is clear to me that Mexico and the press feel that there are no U.S. borders.

[Mamzelle]

Dittos to that--this book might be useful in stemming some of the tide of lawbreaking immigration. At the very least, it might save some lives lost to the coyotes.

[ckilmer]

the ticket to solving the mexican problem and a whole lot of other ones is to kill the cost of water desalination.

[SR71A]

He wants them to know they have rights in the United States and that they must obey U.S. laws.

Cognitive dissonance strikes again. They aren't obeying the laws by crossing the border in the first place!!!

It's time to impose a 20% federal tax on all money transferred to Mexico (or, for that matter, anywhere). If we can't deport them, let's bankrupt them! Let's get some of this under the table cheap labor money into the Treasury.

[Texas_Jarhead]

the solution to the immigration problem is to militarize the border and immediately execute another operation wetback.

[dixie sass]

Tall Tex, I do believe that you have hit the nail on the head with that posting!!!

[Mamzelle]

Why is it so hard and expensive to get the salt out of saltwater?

[dixie sass]

BUT, there is a bigger problem and it is the Americans who hire these people. If we could stop people on this side of the border from hiring them that would be a great step forward. Most probably eliminate most of it.

The Mexicans are only part of the problem, people who hire illegals are the majority of it.

[Mr. Jeeves]

1972: Illegal Aliens
1982: Illegal Immigrants
1992: Undocumented Immigrants
2002: Undocumented Residents

Same people, new Orwellian language.

[MissAmericanPie]

Yeah, it's terrible what they go through alright. That must be why they are coming here by the millions and public schools are closing in Mexico City because of population decrease while they smuggle their kids across the border via sympathetic American hispanics pretending that they are their kids.

The politicians better get on the ball and do their first duty which is to protect our border, not fulfill come globalist no borders socialist/corporate pipe dream they keep shoving on their fellow Americans or both major candidates may lose come 2004. Strange things are happening and Tancredo in office in 2004 via write in may become more appealing to voters of both parties.

[Wormwood]

Two words: President Pancredo.

[Wormwood]

D'oh! Tancredo.

Yes, I'm an idiot.

[willyone]

So does our president. Get used to it. I can hardly wait for the war of secession to begin. Anyone who does not think that that is the end game is deluding themselves. It is taught in school in Mexico that Mexico still owns the Southwest US and it is every Mexicans citizens duty to reclaim it. Poverty is kept in place in Mexico to provide the incentive for the colonists to leave.

[willyone]

All it will do is inspire more anti US hatred.

[Guillermo]

Soon it will be Undocumented Citizens.

[FITZ]

It is taught in school in Mexico that Mexico still owns the Southwest US

It is but luckily many illegals never went to school in Mexico. I even know one who asked me if it was true that some states in the US once belonged to Mexico ---he actually didn't know that. Of course I told him exactly what did happen.