first off, Im Mexican (born in the US though), and just the thought of the Mexican flag being burnt is as bad as the thought of the US flag getting burnt. NO respect whatsoever from whoever did that.about Mexico's corruption and stuff, and reasons for coming over here: Well, have you been to Mexico? Sure, they make it look halfway decent on TV and magazines and whatnot, but if you dig deep inside, you will find a hellhole like no other. Corruption is the way of government life down there. On a recent trip to Mexico (by car), we were stopped at a regular checkpoint for drugs, It just so happened that the dude who was supposed to be checking us wanted us to pay him a "tax". If we didnt pay him a tax, he wouldnt let us leave. wtf? tax?? there is no tax at those checkpoints. My dad luckily thought on his feet and asked for his badge and for the number to the central office, so he could call and check on this so called "tax". Old dude got scared and said that he'd be nice and let us go w/o us having to pay the tax. Corruption. This is just a small example of it. But this corruption goes all the way up to the top. People are afraid of the government sometimes and its just not a very nice place to live when this kind of stuff is going on. Again, this is just a small example of it, imagine the people who go through this every day. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ginger Jesus @ Jan 9 2007, 10:44 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>There was some kinda rally or something here in the PHX area, and people were burning Mexican flags in protest, I assume to illegal immigration.Now, I'm not for it, because I know some legal Mexicans and like them, and I'm sure they're quite insulted. On the other hand, these illegals are really pissing me off.
Just fu*kin stay in your own country and find your own ways to improve your damn economy, like the founders of this country did.</div>easier said than done, especially coming from someone who most likely doesn't know the situation. The government is crap, and the economy wont likely get better anytime soon. There are people with initiative and with the desire to improve the situation, but with the kind of government the country has, its just not feasible right now.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jan 9 2007, 11:23 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The founders of this country gave up on England and took over this country...so the end of your post doesn't make any sense. If I'm using your logic, the Mexicans are doing what we did...leaving corruption for a better life.</div>true, a life earning minimum wage in the US is better than what was left behind.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Jan 10 2007, 12:23 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The situation in Mexico is pretty terrible and pretty much will never be fixed. To say that they should just fix it is pretty stupid.</div>exactly, there is just too much going on, poverty, corruption, and the economy, which makes it nearly impossible to find a job to support your family. You can never say never, but in Mexico's case, you might have to say "never", because its impossible to fix it.