"Tiny Human Ferret" wrote in message
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> NYC XYZ wrote:
> > At least it advises them to stay clear of loud parties and fights! No
> > wonder these people expect you to speak spanish.
> >
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/06/international/americas/06mexico.html
> >
> >
> >
> > EXCERPT
> >
> > ...
> >
> > But groups seeking stricter immigration laws...say that Mexico wants to
> > continue exporting unemployed people and reaping the benefits of money
> > sent home to their families.
> >
> > "If the Mexican government were really very concerned about their
> > citizens dying in the desert, why doesn't it use its army and police to
> > prevent people from crossing in those areas?" said Steven Camarota,
> > director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, which
> > favors tighter borders.
> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51680-2005Jan5.html
>
>
>
> Guide for Mexican Migrants Draws Ire
>
> By Mary Jordan
> Washington Post Foreign Service
> Thursday, January 6, 2005; Page A15
>
> MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5 -- Mexican officials tried Wednesday to calm a
> growing furor over a government-distributed comic book guide for
> migrants that critics charge amounts to instructions on how to illegally
> cross into the United States.
>
> "We are a country that respects the law and we advise our people to
> respect the law," Carlos de Icaza, Mexico's ambassador to the United
> States, said in a telephone interview from Washington. He said the
> intention of the new 32-page guide, written in a simplified form that
> resembles a comic strip, was to warn Mexicans not to illegally cross the
> U.S. border, where hundreds die every year.
>
> Acknowledging that many Mexicans do risk the often-dangerous clandestine
> journey north, however, he said the guide also aims to minimize
> fatalities from drowning or dehydration.
>
> Passages in the guide offer this helpful hint when crossing the Rio
> Grande: "Heavy clothes get heavier when wet, making swimming or floating
> more difficult." To those crossing the Arizona desert, it advises,
> "water with salt helps to retain the liquids in your body." The
> government is distributing 1.5 million copies of the comic book.
>
> [ ... ]
>
> "The Mexican government is aiding and abetting the illegal invasion" of
> Mexicans into the United States, said Rep. J. D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.), who
> called for an immediate halt to distribution of the guide. "Can you
> imagine if our State Department . . . put out a publication saying, 'We
> don't recommend stealing, but if you are going to be involved in
> stealing in Mexico anyway, here are some helpful hints on how to jimmy
> the door?' "
Is there anything in the guide indicating how to evade the border patrol?
How to jump the fence?
I believe the guide tells you how NOT to die in the process. It also
encourages you to obtain 1) a passport, 2) a visa. It also tells you not to
attack the patrol if you get caught. Is there anything illegal here? If
so, please shed some light.
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