Monday, May 01, 2006

This Post Is Under Protest

Today (the Mexican Labor Day) is a National Day of Protest in the United States. You haven't noticed yet? Neither have I. I will be brief on this subject as I don't have much of value to add that you can't find elsewhere.

1) I am all for legal immigration. There is a process in place that needs to be followed or else anarchy will ensue.

2) Have you ever taken a look at Mexico's immigration policies? If you haven't, they're extremely strict. No immigrant can ever hold political office and anyone found in the country illegally will either be jailed or immediately deported. A good source for Mexican immigration policies can be found here. A relevant excerpt:

"Pursuant to Article 33, "Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country.
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* 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."
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* 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."

3) What do you think China's reaction would be to people protesting in their streets with Japanese flags and a Japanese version of their National Anthem? I would think the Latino protesters would be a little smarter as these tactics can only hurt their cause.

4) I am protesting these protests. I am currently listening to a baseball broadcast. I ordered a rifle a couple of weeks ago and will be purchasing it this afternoon. For lunch, I chose to boycott Taco Bell and had Arby's instead. Their logo is a gigantic 10-gallon hat for Christ's sake. Can I be more American?

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