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Mexico: Migrants sew their lips shut to press demands for transit permits

www.brusselstimes.com Mexico: Migrants sew their lips shut to press demands for transit permits

Migrants aiming to reach the United States sew their lips in protest to press demands for permits that would allow them to pass through Mexico.

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Economic migrants should go through proper channels to migrate to another country. Note: economic migrants, not refugees. When I wanted to work in NZ, I had to get a job offer, do a medical checkup, take IELTS, apply for the visa and send supporting documents. Don't shit up another country. Also, illegal immigrants almost always pay smuggling syndicates who then use them as indentured slaves to repay the fees. The employers will also pay them much less due to no workers protection. The end result is they barely have any extra income.

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- It's amazing to me how people really believe illegal economic immigrants to the United States are just like "nah man, fuck the paperwork, trudging my way across a life-threatening desert is so much easier"
  
  I wonder what could possibly create a positive incentive to do something so insane? It couldn't be that getting legal immigration is almost impossible, could it? Surely it's the poor people who are wrong.
  
  Oh wait...
  
  "Because of the numerical caps and per-country caps on certain green-card categories...as of November 2018, there were 3.7 million people waiting in line abroad for a family-sponsored green card, and 121,000 awaiting an employment-sponsored green card."
  
  https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-how-us-legal-immigration-system-works
  
  WE'RE the problem. We simply DO NOT PROVIDE a reasonable legal framework for people who want to come to the United States to do so. They're still here, mind you. So clearly those county-based immigration caps are very effective.
  
  If we want to end illegal immigration, then we need to reform the immigration system so more people can do it legally.
  
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- "Illegal immigrants" to the U.S. is a consequence of all the shit the U.S. did to Central America in the 1980s. They didn't have to do any of that. They helped toppling stable, democratic governments to put authoritarian clowns that would do whatever they wanted. And when they finished serving their purpose? "Lol get fucked, y'all, bye Felicia!"
  
  Also, "People are coming here without our consent!" Hmmm.... that sounds kind of familiar.
  
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  "Illegal immigration" has always been a part of this country (migrants coming up to work farms during growing season) except they used to go home during the off-season until border crossings became more strict and they had to stay for fear of not making it back in later. These people obviously serve a purpose here in the US or they wouldn't be coming but our laws just ignore reality in favor of unworkable solutions that leave these people vulnerable to being exploited.
  
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How about go back.

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- I hope you don’t live in America. You know, the country literally built by immigrants, who stole the land from the natives, and then also raped and killed a lot of them. That’d be pretty hypocritical and ignorant of you if you were an American.
  
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  As stated in another comment, we conquered. All in all it's hard to find a single country out there not built that way. And lots of immigrants is not lots of illegal aliens. If you want to come in you should have to follow the same rules. Otherwise don't complain if you get deported.
  
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- Think about how you'd feel if your own country was in a shit situation economically, and wasnt safe anymore, and then someone told yiu to go the fuck home.. that street goes both ways, and could be a reality.
  
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  Of course. There's no way any of them could bother fighting to make their country better. Better to let them take what made their country bad to a new one.
  
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- After reading your comments...
  
  What a stupid piece of shit you are.
  
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  Just because you have different ideas than I do doesn't mean I'm wrong. We can both have opposing views which have basises in reality. Just depends on how you look at the world.
  
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- I know right? How about go back.
  
  https://www.immigration.ca/americans-leaving-u-s-for-canada-in-greater-numbers-since-bidens-victory-over-trump/
  
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  Trump was a retard from the beginning. I was against him and Hilary both. No good choice.
  
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- Unless you’re Native, then that could apply to you too.
  
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  Natives were conquered. I'm part of the nation rightfully in power over the US. Sooooo. No it doesn't.
  
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- Nah. They're conquering your land. Get over it.
  
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