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THE  following is an email that I received from a friend. I found it most interesting. Living part of the year in Arizona, I have really had my eyes opened to the ILLEGAL immigrants.  I watched as the national march on America to support their rights. BUT here's the thing, IF you are illegal, no DON'T have rights. IF you are illegal, shouldn't you take the steps to become legal? The illegals that work here, are paid under the table and for those of you that think that can't possibly happen because their empolyers would be doing something illegal, need to be enlightened! PLEASE........yes, they will collect s.s.# from them (fakes) but they don't actually turn them into the state or the federal government. They just have them in case somebody shows up and says, "YA got any illegals there BUDDY?" and the employer says, "NOPE, got their S.S. #'s right here. I even saw that living in Kansas with the roofing industry.

I'm not saying they aren't hard workers or good people, but what I am saying is all of these demonstrations would be best if it were directed at THEIR OWN government. Seems like we now have 12 million of the poorest of the poor. It's depleting our educational system, our healthcare system and the amount of drugs found in this valley is directly imported from Mexico. Traffic accidents? The trucks, vans and cars from Mexico do not have the standards we have and are know to cause accidents everyday. Why don't they take all of that energy when they raise their flag and march in thier own country to REFORM THEIR country?  Their government wouldn't stand for it. Here is an example of what would happen to us if we wanted to do business in MEXICO.

The following from a director with SW BELL in Mexico City.

I spent five years working in Mexico.

I worked under a tourist visa for three months and could legally renew it for three more months.  After that you were working illegally.  I was technically illegal for three weeks waiting on the FM3 approval.

During that six months our Mexican and US Attorneys were working to secure a permanent work visa called a FM3.  It was in addition to my US passport that I had to show each time I entered and left the country.  Barbara's was the same except hers did not permit her to work.

To apply for the FM3 I needed to submit the following notarized originals (not copies) of my:

 

1.  Birth certificates for Barbara and me.

2.  Marriage certificate.

3.  High school transcripts and proof of graduation.

4.  College transcripts for every college I attended and proof of graduation.

5.  Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I had worked for at least one year.

6.  A letter from The ST.  Louis Chief of Police indicating I had no arrest record in the US and no outstanding warrants and was "a citizen in good standing."

7.  Finally; I had to write a letter about myself that clearly stated why there was no Mexican citizen with my skills and why my skills were important to Mexico.  We called it our "I am the greatest person on earth" letter.  It was fun to write.

 

All of the above were in English that had to be translated into Spanish and be certified as legal translations and our signatures notarized.  It produced a folder about 1.5 inches thick with English on the left side and Spanish on the right.

Once they were completed Barbara and I spent about five hours accompanied by a Mexican attorney touring Mexican government office locations and being photographed and fingerprinted at least three times.  At each location (and we remember at least four locations) we were instructed on Mexican tax, labor, housing, and criminal law and that we w ere required to obey their laws or face the consequences.  We could not protest any of the government's actions or we would be committing a felony.  We paid out four thousand dollars in fees and bribes to complete the process.  When this was done we could legally bring in our household goods that were held by US customs in Loredo Texas.  This meant we rented furniture in Mexico while awaiting our goods.  There were extensive fees involved here that the company paid.

We could not buy a home and were required to rent at very high rates and under contract and compliance with Mexican law.

We were required to get a Mexican drivers license.  This was an amazing process.  The company arranged for the licensing agency to come to our headquarters location with their photography and finger print equipment and the laminating machine.  We showed our US license, were photographed and fingerprinted again and issued the license instantly after paying out a six dollar fee.  We did not take a written or driving test and never received instructions on the rules of the road.  Our only instruction was never give a policeman your license if stopped and asked.  We were instructed to hold it against the inside window away from his grasp.  If he got his hands on it you would have to pay ransom to get it back.

We then had to pay and file Mexican income tax annually using the number of our FM3 as our ID number.  The companies Mexican accountants did this for us and we just signed what they prepared.  I was about twenty legal size pages annually.

The FM 3 was good for three years and renewable for two more after paying more fees.

Leaving the country meant turning in the FM# and certifying we were leaving no debts behind and no outstanding legal affairs (warrants, tickets or liens) before our household goods were released to customs.

It was a real adventure and If any of our senators or congressmen went through it once they would have a different attitude toward Mexico.

The Mexican Government uses its vast military and police forces to keep its citizens intimidated and compliant.  They never protest at their White House or government offices but do protest daily in front of the United States Embassy.  The US embassy looks like a strongly reinforced fortress and during most protests the Mexican Military surround the block with their men standing shoulder to shoulder in full riot gear to protect the Embassy.
These protests are never shown on US or Mexican TV.  There is a large public park across the street where they do their protesting.  Anything can cause a protest such as proposed law changes in California or Texas.

Please feel free to share this with everyone who thinks we are being hard on illegal immigrants.

YES, I believe in numbers and I believe that the ecomony wasn't impacted in our area. I believe that the number of REGISTERED voters who support  immigration reform are few and far between. The question is what if that many Syarians or Iranians slipped quietly into our country illegally............would we still be this suportive? Seems like a few did slip into our country on 9/11.  This is a slower, quieter pace though..........yes, seems like we have just imported 9 to 12 million poor people.  Get ready to open up your wallets.  My heart is with the legal people who have worked hard to become a proud AMERICAN citizens. 

That's just my thought, or maybe I could just go screw myself!