MEXICO CITY - The provisions of Proposition 200 have stirred up a storm of debate in Arizona. But here in Mexico, they're already the law.The previous installment of Irony on the Border discussed how Mexicans in Zacatecas don't cotton to immigrants coming from other parts of Mexico.
Arizona's contentious ballot proposal would require voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and proof of their legal residency when applying for government benefits.
In Mexico, it has been that way for years. Only in hospitals are Mexico's laws more lenient about checking immigration documents.
To see if the requirements are being enforced, a Republic reporter (a U.S. citizen with legal residency in Mexico), went to six public agencies and two schools in Mexico City to inquire about services and registering to vote.
Almost every official asked to see proof of Mexican citizenship or an FM3 visa, the document that allows a person to live in Mexico. Often, it was the first question asked...
Immigration2004 · Tue, 10/19/2004 - 10:27 · · Importance: 9
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Comments
If You live in any other nation on earth you cannot vote and in Mexico if you Vote and you are not A Mexican National you will do some real time in a mexican prison cell.
In all other nations you cannot get any kind of benefits and in mexico if something happens to you, you just may die, because mexican hospitals do not allow Foreigns without cash first(PAYMENT FIRST), and the people who are coming here from many nations do not want citizenship and many mexicans only want citizenship TO help mexico and not to become Americans but only to act like people who are colonizating the land for the mexican people AND FOR THE IDEA OF Aztlan.
And if you think that is something from some nut case, "check out the aztlan movement"
Posted by: Fred Dawes at Oct 20, 2004 6:42 PM
All the Mexican legislators, including the Mex. traitors and their special interest whores here are in for some big surprises from the American people...
We must get benefits out of hands of fed. govt far removed asses. STILL SAY WE NEED TO STATE GOVT. IS BANKRUPT, SO SOLUTION IS TO PUT THE 15 YEARS HERE AS CITIZENS TO GET ANY BENEFITS LAW IN!
So, who's going to take Fox on with "a sword and cape" as he challenged us, the next time he dares enters this country?!
As for all the asses who don't belong in this country, maybe it's high time we made up our own Bounty System and underground across the country for getting those who don't belong here out of here. Maybe,even planting some chips in them so they'll never be back and we can track them...
Posted by: Alex at Oct 19, 2004 5:22 PM