Pros And Cons Of Mexican Immigration

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Is Immigration Mexico’s Fault?
Immigration is a hot topic almost every election year. Many politicians claim that they are going to crack down on immigration, that they will make the difference. Their policies will be better, stronger and they will make sure that Mexico gets on board and does its share. Even Obama is going to make some hard decisions ”after the midterm elections” However, nothing has changed significantly in the past nine years since Ruben Navarrette Jr’s article “Blaming Mexico on Immigration”. His article discusses why Mexico is not the one to blame for the USA’s immigration woes (Navarrette).
America’s politicians like to point the finger at Mexico. They point out the comic books, video clips and radio shows all based on entering the USA. After all, why should the Mexican government work on tightening their borders or provide better economic opportunities when the USA provides so much money to …show more content…

I agree. As for those who say Mexico should seal its borders, it is a country, not a prison (Reed).
Basically there won’t be real immigration reform as long as the benefits for the business people who hire illegal immigrants outweigh the risks of being caught. As for the illegals themselves, it takes a long time for deportation proceedings to take effect, and many of the people caught treat the bond as a fine and skip out on their bail. After all, what is the worst thing that can happen if they are caught again, deportation?
So when it comes to immigration it is useless to blame Mexico. It is after all America’s choice to use undocumented labor in many industries, such as migrant workers, restaurants, hotels, bars, grocery stores and construction. If it were not so cost effective, illegal immigrants not such good workers and if Americans were not “above” doing the things that illegals are willing to do, then perhaps things would be

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