Mexico's Government Warns Its Citizens Of 'New Reality' In U.S.

[inanna]

Source: NPR

February 10, 20173:27 PM ET

The sudden deportation Thursday of an Arizona woman who had regularly checked in with U.S. immigration authorities for years has prompted a stark warning from Mexico's government.

Mexican nationals in the U.S. now face a "new reality," authorities warned in a statement.

"The case of Mrs. [Guadalupe] Garcia de Rayos illustrates the new reality that the Mexican community faces in the United States due to the more severe application of immigration control measures," the statement reads. "For this reason, the entire Mexican community should take precautions and keep in touch with the nearest consulate, to obtain the necessary help to face this kind of situation."

Mexico is urging its citizens in the U.S. to "familiarize themselves with the different scenarios they may face and know where to go to receive updated guidance and know all their rights."

Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/10/514528702/mexicos-government-warns-its-citizens-of-new-reality-in-u-s

[tenorly]

1. Music to the Trumpkins' ears.

Now if the many thousands of Irish living illegally in the country were facing a similar such "new reality," that would be a different story.

[Hortensis]

2. Echoes of fists pounding on doors to mine.

Just wait until those to be "deported" pile up in, and even disappear into, inhumane detainee camps in the desert because they aren't being processed in a timely and humane manner.

As as to your point, how about Canadians? Of any color, even if they're imagined to all be white. They're also a large part of our economy, and also good friends and neighbors. Where's all the resentment at their taking lots of well paying jobs?

One thing, there will be no chance that the anti-trumpism protests and marches calm as this warms up.

[tenorly]

3. I hear you.

Irish, Canadians, Eastern Europeans or any other nationality where, to Republicans, being undocumented is essentially ok because they're white.

I lived in Orange County, CA, for a number of years, and I can tell you that a group of Republican who will complain (even though they love the idea now) are the upscale homeowners who'll suddenly find that having people mow their lawns, tend their gardens, clean their homes, mind their kids, etc. will not only be a lot more expensive (some will have to drop the services altogether), but that they won't be done with even half the amount of dedication and hard work those poor people now being terrorized put into it.

[Hortensis]

4. I know those people, though we lived in LA County.

Here in an extremely white and conservative county in Georgia (yes, we did choose to live here, following our son, who followed his girlfriend), we now have no Hispanic friends, but once we had some really good ones and their extended families and friendships, everything from multi-generation Americans to never documented. I'd really, really like to be able to sit among our old friends and acquaintances once again and hear what they had to say.

If I were undocumented, I know I'd be looking for a way to go home and leave the U.S. to reap the whirlwind of my departure. A large part of the staff of our medical centers are noncitizens from dozens of other nations because need far outruns graduates from our U.S. schools, especially medical schools. If even a few percent went home, it would create a real national crisis.

Here in Georgia mostly black people change grandma's diapers. Back in California, let's just say wages would go way up before daughters, daughters-in-law, granddaughters, and granddaughters-in-law quit their jobs or otherwise gave up their freedom to take on the task. And the effects would be felt here.

And both the plumbing and foundation subcontractors building our house felt a need to explain personally that they had to use immigrant labor because local kids didn't want the jobs. The foundation foreman earned about $50K a year, BIG money here in rural Georgia, (and plumbers do very well here also), but it's hard, often dirty work out in the elements and local grads have very different ideas for their lives.

Oh, well. Done ranting. I just wish I could apologize to so many.