How Does Mexico Handle Immigration?

As the immigration debate heats up again because of Arizona's new law, we have this from Mexico's President.





Well, let's look at Mexico's Glass House,

As contained in J. Michael Weller report Mexico's Glass House:How the Mexican constitution treats foreign residents, workers and naturalized citizens.

This is a summary of what Mexico's Constitution says about Immigrants, Foreign Visitors and Naturalized Citizens in Mexico.

In brief, the Mexican Constitution states that:
• Immigrants and foreign visitors are banned from public political discourse.
• Immigrants and foreigners are denied certain basic property rights.
• Immigrants are denied equal employment rights.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens will never be treated as real Mexican citizens.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens are not to be trusted in public service.
• Immigrants and naturalized citizens may never become members of the clergy.
• Private citizens may make citizens arrests of lawbreakers (i.e., illegal immigrants)
and hand them to the authorities.
• Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.

The last two are the most interesting given the Mexican President's comments.

• Private citizens may make citizens arrests of lawbreakers (i.e., illegal immigrants)
and hand them to the authorities.
• Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.