Mexico welcomes only
foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society; have necessary funds for their
sustenance; do not upset the equilibrium of national demographics; and must be
physically and mentally healthy. The Secretary of Governance may prohibit
foreigners when it is of national interest to do so.
Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the
country.
Foreigners with fake
papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be imprisoned (and
are!).
Foreigners who fail
to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and / or imprisoned as
felons.
Under Mexican law,
illegal immigration is a felony. An offender
will be imprisoned for up to 2 years and fined and/or be
deported.
Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country
are themselves considered criminals under the law.
The Mexican constitution denies fundamental property
rights to foreigners.
The Mexican constitution denies equal employment
rights to immigrants, even legal
ones, in the public sector.
ones, in the public sector.
The Mexican constitution guarantees that immigrants
will never be treated as real Mexican citizens, even if they are legally
naturalized.
An immigrant who becomes a naturalized Mexican
citizen can be stripped of his Mexican citizenship if he lives again in the
country of his origin for more than five years.
Foreign-born, naturalized Mexican citizens may not
become federal lawmakers (Article 55), cabinet secretaries (Article 91) or
supreme court justices (Article 95).
The president of Mexico must be a Mexican citizen by
birth AND his parents must also be Mexican-born citizens (Article 82), thus
giving secondary status to Mexican-born citizens.
The Mexican constitution singles out “undesirable
aliens.” born of immigrants.
The Mexican constitution provides the right of
private individuals to make citizen’s arrests. Therefore, the Mexican constitution appears to grant Mexican
citizens the right to arrest illegal aliens and hand them over to police for
prosecution.
The Mexican constitution states that foreigners may
be expelled for any reason and without due process.
