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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Mexicans slam Arizona immigration law, but how do they treat their migrants? |
| 2010-04-29 |
| As Mexicans decry the Arizona immigration law and launch boycotts of Arizona, Amnesty International released a scathing new report urging Mexicans to look in the mirror. “Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico' details the abuse faced by Central American migrants, who cross the southern border between Guatemala and Mexico, usually en route to the US. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 Yes, Mexico likes to think of the US as their private cash cow, and get upset when anybody else squeezes a teat. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-04-29 17:07 |
| #5 They have a lot of Central American illegals passing through from shitholes like El Salvador . And for the last few years, I've noticed a lot of Argentines hanging around. The Argentines have an especially shitty attitude, they walk right to the front of the line at the register and other annoying stuff like that. Mexicans, to their credit, complain loudly about that sort of thing. Nobody wants to get shot over having to wait another 20 seconds to pay for their candy bar though. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-04-29 16:08 |
| #4 But Mexicans tend to be a bit racists so if you look closely you'll see a large portion of the illegals are Mexicans on indian stock, those that have the hardest time getting a job in Mexico. You can tell because the skin is darker and they tend to be shorter than those of a more solid Spanish background. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-04-29 15:17 |
| #3 They have migrants? I didn't notice a great rush across in the other direction. I believe the issue is migrants from countries further south heading north for the gold-paved streets of the U.S., JohnQC. However, Mexico views the American jobs market as theirs, and are not at all willing to share, which is why such a large proportion of the illegals is Mexican. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-04-29 14:42 |
| #2 Ooooooh. Awkward... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-04-29 10:05 |
| #1 They have migrants? I didn't notice a great rush across in the other direction. Maybe I missed something. Going down there for the shooting sports. Or maybe to take the vapors? Good paying jobs? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-29 09:55 |