Mexico still jockeying to be our #1 cheap labor supplier

Mexico is considering reinstating visa requirements that might help keep out Brazilians who intend to cross into the U.S., Bloomberg reports. On a cynical note, this is probably not for humanitarian reasons or related to cooperation with the U.S. It is probably at least partly because when illegal Brazilians send their money home it goes to Brazil, not Mexico. Needless to say, Mexico would prefer that that money was sent to their country instead.

The article also describes the Brasilian telenovela "America" about illegal aliens, and how "half of Brazil's 180 million people live in poverty, earning less than $2 a day". Unless we intend to open our bleeding hearts to 90 million people, we'd be advised to strongly encourage them to stay home and build up their country rather than coming here.

Immigration2005b · Tue, 08/30/2005 - 01:55 · · Importance: 1