I think we’ve all seen that email circulating around the internet about one of us attempting to illegally enter into Mexico and demand that Vicente Fox and his crew provide us with English-speaking doctors, recognizing our rights, etc. It got me to thinking….”I wonder what WOULD really happen if somebody tried to do that? Where does Mexico stand on illegal immigration themselves?”

I was given the answer today in my inbox, from a post by Publius Rendezvous, original h/t to Michelle Malkin who pointed this out early today.

Folks, this bears sharing with everybody. Especially if you find yourselves in the middle of discussions (or arguments) as were myself and Justin H. from Right On the Right just this past Saturday on a “conservative” talk show (which will remain unnamed at this time for reasons Justin and I ourselves know). Heck, even Kender got in with us at the final part of the debate. Well, that’s enough about that for now. Let’s get back to the discussion at hand.

So, what ARE Mexico’s policies and laws on illegal immigrants, and what rights would Fox’s country grant to those who chose to go over there un-invited? Let’s see…. I believe the Center for Security Policy has some information on that, so let’s take a look at a portion of that document called “Mexico’s Glass House” for a bit of group self-edification:

• 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.”

Chew on THAT for a while! This has given me new ammo to carry with me in the future, should… I mean WHEN I will most certainly need it. Apparenty they have a “do as I say, not as I do” attitude toward immigration and the sovereignty of their country. Kinda hypocritical, don’cha think?