Mexico wants migrant rights in U.S., but is harsh to undocumented Central

[ny_liberal]

By Mark Stevenson
ASSOCIATED PRESS

EXCERPT

TULTITLAN, Mexico – While migrants in the United States have held tremendous demonstrations in recent weeks, the hundreds of thousands of undocumented Central American migrants in Mexico suffer mostly in silence.

Considered felons by the Mexican government, they fear detention, rape and robbery. Police and soldiers hunt them down at railroads, bus stations and fleabag hotels. Sometimes they are deported; more often officers simply take all their money.

While Mexico demands the humane treatment of its citizens who migrate to the U.S., it appears to be unable to guarantee similar rights for Central American migrants to this country.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20060418-1004-mexico-mistreatingmigrants.html

[treestar]

1. In all fairness, Mexico is not like the US

Doesn't have the same economy.

Reality is, if the Mexicans would get a clue, they could be rich.

They just don't get it.

[anitar1]

2. Mexican government sucks and has always

sucked.

[cboy4]

3. That's awful. I'm certainly no big fan of the Mexican government but

I don't think its behavior should affect the lawful migration of Mexicans to the U.S. if that's the point of the article.

God knows we can't help how terrible our government behaves sometimes. We certainly can't blame the Mexican citizens either.

edit: spelling

[msongs]

4. oh, maybe the mexicans could do something about it?

ghandi chased out the british. iran got rid of the shah. the colonists ditched king george. the french got rid of king louis. the bolsheviks got rid of the czar. california got rid of gray davis. texas got rid of george w bush. earlier mexicans got rid of the french.


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[EFerrari]

7. Gray Davis was smeared out of office over the fake, Enron /

Repuhlican energy crisis. What's he doing in that list? :eyes:

[cboy4]

8. What in the hell are you talking about with Gray Davis? Yes, he was

quite the oppressor :sarcasm:

Maybe the Mexicans are trying to do something about it. You don't know that they're not.

And by the way, the last time I checked, the Americans haven't gotten rid of this government. Huh come?

[adriennui]

5. in other words

mexico exports its problems to the US but is given a pass as per its treatment of central americans? as far as mexic's economy not being like ours....that is correct. ours is failing.

[cboy4]

9. I don't understand your point about Mexico exporting its problems to the

U.S.

Are you saying the Mexican government's treatment of Central Americans is the fault people who are here lawfully and are productive members of United States society?

I believe you referred to them as "problems."

[adriennui]

11. fox encourages illegal immigration

to the US to permanently rid mexico of an underclass, which becomes our problem.

[cboy4]

12. Got it.

[corporate_mike]

10. That's aweful indeed

[AlphaCentauri]

6. Interesting that immigrants in Mexico don't want to stay in Mexico

They use Mexico as a bridge to go north but it's true all immigrants deserve to be treated with dignity

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Since I'm not a Mexican citizen

what business is it of mine?

:shrug:

[adriennui]

14. i assume you are an american citizen

it is your business.