Arguably, when action is being taken to partially ensure that the immigration laws as they currently read will be enforced, and Americans who support such measures are told that they are “racists” and “xenophobic.” Dare I say that there are immigrations laws being broken and we need a solution to this problem of complacency?

Personally, I find the arguments against this bill irreconcilable with any semblance of logic. The issue of illegal immigration has become a corrolary of national security in a post 9/11 world. The inability to stifle the porous nature of our borders is nothing short of frightening when the possibilities of this world are pondered. But, this is just a minute aspect of the overall nexus of problems we face with immigration.

However, these concerns do not make me a racist or a xenophobe, at all. I deplore such references for they not only insult personally, they insult intellectually. The marketplace for ideas deserves a healthy debate, and not petty antics.

The protestors against this bill may not all be “illegal immigrants” or “undocumented workers,” but the rhetoric has resoundingly affirmed a support for breaking the laws of the United States. Many of these individuals are from Mexico since we share an unprotected border with this country. Maybe an analysis of how Mexico treats its “illegal immigrants” and “undocument workers” would be a healthy excercise in seeking a resolution to the matter. Surely, with the way these individuals accuse anyone broaching the subject as being bigotted, then they will stand as a sterling example of what is the model for us to follow.

From the Center for Security Policy,

Pursuant to Article 33, “Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country.” This ban applies, among other things, to participation in demonstrations and the expression of opinions in public about domestic politics like those much in evidence in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere in recent days. 

Equal employment rights are denied to immigrants, even legal ones. Article 32: “Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances for all classes of concessions and for all employment, positions, or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable.” 

Jobs for which Mexican citizenship is considered “indispensable” include, pursuant to Article 32, bans on foreigners, immigrants, and even naturalized citizens of Mexico serving as military officers, Mexican-flagged ship and airline crew, and chiefs of seaports and airports. 

Article 55 denies immigrants the right to become federal lawmakers. A Mexican congressman or senator must be “a Mexican citizen by birth.” Article 91 further stipulates that immigrants may never aspire to become cabinet officers as they are required to be Mexican by birth. Article 95 says the same about Supreme Court justices.In accordance with Article 130, immigrants - even legal ones - may not become members of the clergy, either.

Foreigners, to say nothing of illegal immigrants, are denied fundamental property rights. For example, Article 27 states, “Only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership of lands, waters, and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions for the exploitation of mines or of waters.” 

Article 11 guarantees federal protection against “undesirable aliens resident in the country.” What is more, private individuals are authorized to make citizen’s arrests. Article 16 states, “In cases of flagrante delicto, any person may arrest the offender and his accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities.” In other words, Mexico grants its citizens the right to arrest illegal aliens and hand them over to police for prosecution. Imagine the Minutemen exercising such a right! 

The Mexican constitution states that foreigners - not just illegal immigrants - may be expelled for any reason and without due process. According to Article 33, “the Federal Executive shall have the exclusive power to compel any foreigner whose remaining he may deem inexpedient to abandon the national territory immediately and without the necessity of previous legal action.”

Shall we follow their lead?

(Hat Tip - Michelle Malkin)
Rhymes with Right - “Let’s Treat All Aliens This Way”