Illegal Immigration and the Mexican Government Response

I am outraged over the statements being made by the current administration in Mexico and by those seeking to become the next President of Mexico. They have the audacity to criticize the United States government for wanting tighter controls over illegal immigration into the United States. They do not want the United States to interfere in their internal politics yet here they are making us out to be monsters for wanting to control the flow of non-citizens into our country.

Mexico is one of the most corrupt nations on the planet. Government and law enforcement on all levels there are known for their greed and reputations for not making any effort whatsoever to improve the welfare of their own citizens. I can tell you right now that the main reason any Mexican politician would be against tighter immigration laws is because they know it is far easier to let their own people leave Mexico to come to the United States for a better life than it would be for them to do the hard work it would take to clean up and reform the infrastructure of their country.

It is much easier to look good in the eyes of the Mexican citizenry by condemning the United States and making it look like we are simply trying to deny them a better way of life then it is to look inwards and confront what a mess their own country is in. It takes hard work and sacrifice to affect change, why do that when they can just maintain the status quo and grow rich and fat off of bribes and theft. Why bother to spend money on improving the quality of life for the Mexican people when it is easier to put that money into their own bank accounts?

I am not a big fan of illegal immigration and I can sympathize with these individuals and families because I realize that they are coming from an environment in which their own government would rather have them leave rather than working to make things better. The Mexican government is so eager to take the easy way out that nobody cares about the dangers these people face in crossing the border. They are well aware of the stories of their people dying in the mountains and deserts from exposure or dying by the truckload as victims of the so-called coyotes. They know that the United States is not being unreasonable in wanting to stem the flow of illegal immigration but for them illegal immigration solves a lot of their problems.

Even if the United States were to seal it's borders and offered up billions of dollars in aid to help reconstruct the infrastructure of Mexico it would not solve things. The corrupt politicians of Mexico would see to it that the money went not to the people but to the politicians. I do feel sorry for all of the people wanting to leave Mexico and come to the United States, it must be an awful feeling knowing that a foreign country will provide for you better than your own home. And to the politicians of Mexico, keep your opinions to yourselves. You and your predecessors have all but destroyed your nation so perhaps you should be critical of the issues within your own borders before you take aim at the United States.

I hold no ill feelings to the average Mexican who wants to make a better life for themselves but for the government officials in Mexico, I have nothing but contempt for you.