Mexico Immigration Laws Show Hypocriticalness

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.

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.