I wonder if we could topple their governement the way we overthrew Iraq's - after all, their government is corrupt, and we're in the midst of an invasion. Mexico - the 51st state. I kind of like that idea. It would erase the illegal immigration problem and the economic expansion would be incredible for the US.
- Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Munn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 4:46 PM Subject: Re: Random Immigration Thought > I'm all for leaning on the Mexican government HARD to fix their problems. > Ultimately the only solution to the problem of millions upon millions of > people wanting to leave their home countries and come to the U.S. is for > there to be economic progress in their home countries that gives people > opportunities there. The problems are structural in nature- socialist > economic policies, massive corruption at every level of government. No > wonder people want to leave. > > On 4/10/06, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On 4/10/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > how so? I know people who have lived there for long periods. You can't >> import your >> > car....You can't buy coastal property. That's about all I know about. >> >> Found at http://www.mexperience.com/liveandwork/immigration.htm#ImmPermit >> >> Financial restrictions: If you want to retire or live in mexico then >> before you immigrate there you must satisfy a financial proof of 400x >> the daily income (for retirees), 40,000x the daily income (for >> investors) or of invitiation or guarantee of hire for those wanting to >> work. You can NOT immigrate if you do not satisfy those requirements. >> >> Found at >> http://www.mexperience.com/liveandwork/living_in_mexico.htm#AnyForeigner >> >> Can any foreigner just move to Mexico? No, foreign nationals may not >> just move to Mexico to live. You need to fulfil certain criteria, to >> live, work, retire or both. >> >> There are, of course, also the restrictions on their healthcare, their >> schools, their government access and other things that the US has >> legislated into acceptance. >> >> Here, the ER cannot turn anyone away. >> Here government services are provided in several different languages. >> Here some states have passed statutes that prevent law enforcers to do >> their jobs. >> Here we allow people that are here illegaly from other countries to >> protest the actions of our goverment. >> >> I'm all for acceptance and ethnic identity but our country is the >> exception, not the rule, for ALL of these things. Does France have >> bilingual forms? Russia? Could a US group protest nuclear >> proliferation in India, Pakistan or Iran and not expect to be in jail >> before the sun set? >> >> Take a poke around >> http://www.migracion.gob.mx/pagina_ingles/principal-ingles.asp ... >> it's the only page I was able to find in English. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203574 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
