Word: mexicans
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...hazing, the program does away with the pledge system--all recruits are equal members from Day One. Alcohol is allowed, but booze-free activities are encouraged. The George Washington University chapter does yoga together. At Miami University in Ohio, fraternity brothers learn how to salsa-dance and cook traditional Mexican meals...
Another reason the Mexicans are protesting the building of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is the alleged economic harm caused by a wall. According to the Mexican central bank, the second largest source of foreign money in Mexico comes from immigrants to the U.S.—almost $16 billion annually. Of course, the stemming of this money would be damaging to the Mexican economy. On the other hand, imagine the good the money would do if retained within the United States. Now, I have no problem with legal immigrants sending money back to their families. This...
...final, fallacious argument against the wall comes from within the U.S. Immigrant advocate groups complain that the wall will somehow make it more difficult for Mexican immigrants to find representation in the U.S. and will infringe upon their rights to organize and protest. This claim is absolutely absurd. The only people who will be affected by this wall are illegal immigrants, not the ones who have legally come to this country. Illegal immigrants are not part of the U.S., do not participate in the country’s social contract, and are therefore not entitled to the same rights...
...Mexican President Vincente Fox and his government have called the proposed wall “shameful” and have likened it to the Berlin Wall. They have vowed to cause international uproar at the “illegal” construction of the wall along the U.S./Mexico border. This rhetoric only underscores the fact that the Mexican government has no legitimate right to challenge the construction of the wall. The Berlin Wall was a clearly harmful artificial political divider designed to prevent emigration, not immigration. The wall that the House of Representatives has proposed building will only strengthen...
There are undoubtedly many problems facing both the United States and Mexico over immigration issues. The first step to resolving these problems is to close the border and cease Mexican violations of U.S. sovereignty and integrity. Only then can legal immigrants achieve full protections and rights, and only then can relations between these two countries become warmer...