Before any more 'outrage' at the Arizona law . . . read what it's like from the other side of that fence...
The following from Tom O'Malley, who
was a Director with S.W.
BELL in Mexico City :
"I
spent five years working in
Mexico . I worked under a
tourist Visa for three
months and could legally
renew it for three more
months. After that you were
working illegally. I was
technically illegal for
three weeks waiting on the
FM3 approval.
"During that
six months our Mexican and
U.S. attorneys were working
to secure a permanent work
visa called a 'FM3'. It was
in addition to my U.S.
passport that I had to show
each time I entered and left
the country. Barbara's was
the same, except hers did
not permit her to work. "To
apply for the FM3, I needed
to submit the following
notarized originals (not
copies):
1. Birth certificate for Barbara and me.
2. Marriage certificate.
3. High school transcripts and proof of graduation.
4. College transcripts for every college I attended and proof of > graduation.
5. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I had worked for at least one year.
6. A letter from the St. Louis Chief of Police indicating that I had no arrest record in the U.S. and no outstanding warrants and, was "a citizen in good standing".
7.Finally, I had to write a letter about myself that clearly stated why there was no Mexican citizen with my skills and why my skills were important to Mexico . We called it our 'I am the greatest person on Earth' letter. It was fun to write. "All of the above were in English that had to be translated into Spanish and be certified as legal translations, and our signatures notarized. It produced a folder about 1.5 inches thick with English on the left side & Spanish on the right."
"Once they were completed, Barbara
and I spent about five
hours, accompanied by a
Mexican attorney, touring
Mexican government office
locations and being
photographed and
fingerprinted at least three
times at each location, and
we remember at least four
locations where we were
instructed on Mexican tax,
labor, housing, and criminal
law and that we were
required to obey their laws
or face the consequences.
We could not protest any of the
government's actions or we
would be committing a
felony.
We paid out four thousand dollars in
fees and bribes to complete
the process. When this was
done we could legally bring
in our household goods that
were held by U.S. Customs in
Laredo , Texas
This meant we had rented furniture
in Mexico while awaiting our
goods. There were extensive
fees involved here that the
company paid." "We could not
buy a home and were required
to rent at very high rates
and under contract and
compliance with Mexican
law."
"We were required to get a Mexican
driver's license. This was
an amazing process. The
company arranged for the
licensing agency to come to
our headquarters location
with their photography and
fingerprint equipment and
the laminating machine. We
showed our U.S. license,
were photographed and
fingerprinted again and
issued the license instantly
after paying out a six
dollar fee. We did not take
a written or driving test
and never received
instructions on the rules of
the road.
Our only instruction was to never
give a policeman your
license, if stopped and
asked. We were instructed to
hold it against the inside
window away from his grasp.
If he got his hands on it
you, would have to pay
ransom to get it back."
"We then had to pay and file Mexican
income tax annually using
the number of our FM3 as our
ID number. The company's
Mexican accountants did this
for us and we just signed
what they prepared. It was
about twenty legal size
pages annually." "The FM3
was good for three years and
renewable for two more after
paying more fees." "Leaving
the country meant turning in
the FM3 and certifying we
were leaving no debts behind
and no outstanding legal
affairs (warrants, tickets
or liens) before our
household goods were
released to customs."
"It was a real adventure and if any
of our Senators or
Congressmen went through it
once, they would have a
different attitude toward
Mexico ." "The Mexican
government uses its vast
military and police forces
to keep its citizens
intimidated and compliant.
They never protest at their capitol
or government offices, but
do protest daily in front of
the United States Embassy.
The U.S. Embassy looks like a
strongly reinforced fortress
and during most protests the
Mexican military surrounds
the block with their men
standing shoulder to
shoulder in full riot gear
to protect the Embassy.
These protests are never
shown on U.S. or Mexican TV.
There is a large public park
across the street where they
do their protesting.
Anything can cause a protest
such as proposed law changes
in California or Texas "
Please feel free to share this with
everyone who thinks we are
being hard on the illegals.
Right!! Most Americans of
the liberal left persuasion and most Democrats would never understand
this
or
even want to, given their
anti-American intentions.Most are blind to this reality.
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