Thread: Mexico Says Immigration Reform Unlikely in 2010

A new survey by Zogby International finds that people in Mexico think that granting legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States would encourage more illegal immigration to the United States. As the top immigrant-sending country for both legal and illegal immigrants, views on immigration in Mexico can provide insight into the likely impact of an amnesty, as well as other questions related to immigration.

Among the findings:

* A clear majority of people in Mexico, 56 percent, thought giving legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States would make it more likely that people they know would go to the United States illegally. Just 17 percent thought it would make Mexicans less likely to go illegally. The rest were unsure or thought it would make no difference.

* Of Mexicans with a member of their immediate household in the United States, 65 percent said a legalization program would make people they know more likely to go to America illegally.

* Two-thirds of Mexicans know someone living in the United States; one-third said an immediate member of their household was living in the United States.

* Interest in going to the United States remains strong even in the current recession, with 36 percent of Mexicans (39 million people) saying they would move to the United States if they could. At present, 12 to 13 million Mexico-born people live in the United States.

* A new Pew Research Center poll also found that about one-third of Mexicans would go to the United States if they could.

* An overwhelming majority (69 percent) of people in Mexico thought that the primary loyalty of Mexican-Americans (Mexico- and U.S.-born) should be to Mexico. Just 20 percent said it should be to the United States. The rest were unsure.

* Also, 69 percent of people in Mexico felt that the Mexican government should represent the interests of Mexican-Americans (Mexico- and U.S.-born) in the United States.

* A plurality, 39 percent, of Mexicans thought that in the last year fewer people they know had gone to the United States as illegal immigrants compared to previous years. Only 27 percent thought more had gone. The rest thought it had stayed the same or were unsure.

* A plurality, 40 percent, also thought that in the last year more of the illegal immigrants they know had returned to Mexico compared to previous years. Only 25 percent thought the number returning had fallen. The rest thought it had stayed the same or were unsure.

* Both the bad economy and increased immigration enforcement were cited as reasons fewer people were going to America as illegal immigrants and more were coming back to Mexico.

I can't thank you all enough for the information you have provided. This is a perfect example of "Team Work" and this is how we get it done.

UPDATE: U.S. Senator Johanns office said he will NOT file a resolution to Remove Sen Ben Nelson from Office, so that means we need to either put the pressure on Sen Johanns and hope that thousands of calls will change his mind OR we need to apply pressure to another U.S. Senator to file the resolution - any ideas on who that senator might be? And the other thing we are working on is circulating a petition requesting Sen. Ben Nelson to resign - does anyone know a site that helps set up an online petition or should I just design one and attach it as a file so others can print it off and get the signatures - any comments? (We know the likelihood of either of these things will get Nelson out of office - but it's the idea that we want a black mark on his political career). Thanks.

Originally Posted by Bostwitz

melena29,

Thanks for posting the contents of the CCIR CD. I also have a copy of that CD and have played it for several people. It is an eye opener. In fact, I believe that it might still be available from CCIR if anyone is interested in getting a copy. That organization is headed up by Barbara Coe out there in California (ground zero). I'm sure that She would be more than happy for anyone to make copies and distribute them far and wide. The CD exposes the takeover agenda of the invaders in their own voices and in their own words. It is a powerful tool for our side of this fight.

I'm not exactly sure what the contact info is for CCIR but one could try dotcom or dotnet and probably get there fairly easily. Terry Anderson was giving them away last year as a premium to contributors to his radio show there in Los Angeles. These people are in the belly of the beast fighting this invasion on an elevated level due to the sheer numbers of illegals in their area. The rest of the country could learn a lot for those poor victims out in California.

Again, thanks for posting, melena29.

Thank you so much, Bostwitz. Below is the link to the website, if you scroll down to the link “The Takeover of Americaâ€