As if Mexico didn't look bad enough as it is, there are also reports that Mexican law enforcement routinely abuses, robs, rapes, and kills migrants. Illegal immigration is already a felony in Mexico, punishable by up to two years in prison. Deportation is common. They've only admitted 15,000 legal migrants in the past five years. 105 million people live in Mexico. By contrast, the US admits tens of thousands of immigrants every single year, and we're only 300 million.
I'm thinking that cooperation with the Mexican government on immigration issues is irrational at best and downright counterproductive at worst. Whatever our issues are, we should decide and resolve them without any input from Mexico City.
Posted by ryan at April 19, 2006 07:22 AM | TrackBack