As IF Times

Mexico issues travel alert over new Arizona law.

As if.  What are they going to say to their disgruntled citizens?  Illegally emigrate somewhere else?  Try Canada?  Again simple logic tells you that if you are a legitimate citizen of  the U.S. or legitimately travelling there, what’s the big deal?  There’s all manner of chest beating about random harassment.  Heck I feel that way when I get a speeding ticket.  Seldom have I played the race card on that one.

As I pointed out in a previous posting, the real reasons Mexico don’t want their illegals harassed in the U.S. are entirely pragmatic.   Firstly, those that are criminals, they don’t want back.  Secondly, the amount of monies repatriated to families back home by those working in the U.S. is a huge sum of money.   Though hard to put a number on these funds because some of it is in cash and others by traceable means, the numbers are substantial.  According to Wikipedia’s data from the World Bank, remittances have consistently hovered over 21 billion dollars a year to Mexico from the U.S.   Interestingly, this number is down from previous years from the 25 to 26 billion dollar range because of construction slowdowns in the U.S.

So the Mexican government would prefer to keep this hidden part of their revenue stream going.  Especially since the war against their narcotics gangs is escalating and expensive.  Out of a discussion with a deranged colleague recently, a solution was proposed to Mexico’s problems and indirectly can solve America’s immigration problem.

Mexico can declare war on the U.S.

It would be a short and virtually bloodless war actually, but in doing so, Mexico can give up and be the “vanquished” nation.  In that role, they would be eligible for all kinds of rebuilding and economic aid from the Americans who seem to have a history of doing these things.  With the border gone, voila, no more illegal immigration.  No more harassment of illegals, it’ll just be regular harassment.  A huge cheap labor force is right at the doorstep.  Take that China.  Mexico’s drug war will be America’s problem now, but at least they can marshall the forces of its full military to combat it.

Naturally Obamacare would cover the new constituency of citizens since that’s the right thing to do.  Demand for doctors would skyrocket and resources can be shifted away from those studying to be lawyers.  Unions would have an entire new country’s worth of people to pillage.  All the gringos in Hollywood who have been upset at not paying enough wages to their house staff can now happily pay new American level wages.

At the moment, the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim lives in Mexico.  When the takeover happens, the U.S. will have a huge new victim for its tax coffers, move over Warren and Bill.   Tourists will no longer have to do mental gymnastics in currency conversion when purchasing trinkets in the new Mexican state.  They can overpay for things in good old U.S. currency instead.

And let’s not forget an important side benefit.  Tequilla would be domestic.

link Mexican govt slams Arizona immigration law – Yahoo! Finance.

The tack taken by the Mexican government on this issue is bizarre.  According to this article:

“…The Mexican government criticized Wednesday a tough immigration law approved this week by Arizona legislators, saying it could result in rights violations and racial profiling and affect cross-border relations…”

Well let’s look at this as if you were a sane person.  First of all, the targets of the Arizona crackdown are ILLEGAL immigrants who are FLEEING Mexico in order to live presumably in a more desirable environment.  If things were mucho bueno back at the home hacienda, it’s unlikely they’d be trying to break into another country.

Secondly, the crackdown is in response to increasing violence  caused by many of the criminal element of the trespassers.  The murder of a rancher recently was a spur to action for the lawmakers who have experienced significant upticks in criminal behaviour in the border towns, much of it linked to illegals.  It’s unlikely that people who flee to another country trying to better their lives will draw attention to themselves by engaging in overt criminal behavior.  More likely, the conspicuous troublemakers are actually criminals who are involved directly in the drug trade, expanding their turf and influence.

Nevertheless, anyone who enters a country  illegally should be returned to their country of origin, Mexico or otherwise and made to apply legally as others have before them. Otherwise, why have borders at all? Nobody is against immigration.  People just don’t seem to care for people who blatantly flout the law.  The article goes on to state:

“…Mexico also said the bill “opens the door to the inappropriate use of racial profiling….”

As to profiling, well there is a chance that most illegal immigrants at the southern borders will look Mexican, so I guess cops will gravitate towards those fitting that appearance.  I suppose they could be inclusive and stop blue eyed blondes and red heads and enquire as to their citizenship status.  Elin Woods look alikes, be warned.  They could hang around the Phoenix airport and scrutinize the people getting off planes from Canada.  Yes, you can’t be too careful, illegal Mexican immigrants could be anyone, therefore profiling is just an ineffective and racist tool.

Imagine if you hired an exterminator to get rid of wasps on your property and he frisks dogs and cats to be inclusive.

Finally, I wonder what is meant by “jeopardizing cross- border relations”?  Is the implication that Americans crossing the border into Mexico are causing havoc with their criminal behaviour? Will they consider shutting down the access for Americans to cross the border into Mexico?  Shut off the cheap trinkets, tattoos and Corona beer business?

Mexico has enough problems at the moment with their exploding war on drug gangs.  I suspect the real reason they don’t want the illegals picked on is because they don’t want the drug guys back.  I think it’s only fair though that the U.S. be allowed to send off their undesireables to Mexico as compensation.  Most of Hollywood for example.  A certain ex vice president.  That’ll teach ’em.