Hypocrisy: Mexico criticized for mistreatment of migrants

Mexico's treatment of migrants has been criticized by Amnesty International

The Mexican government has criticized Arizona for passing a law which would essentially enforce federal immigration laws. Mexico, which often assists its huddled masses in escaping its economic wasteland for the promise to be found in the United States, lacks credibility on the issue. Rather than criticizing its neighbor to the north, it should focus on the serious problems within its own borders.

Amnesty International has referred to Mexico’s treatment of migrants as “a human rights crisis“. According to Amnesty International, many migrants are are beaten, raped or murdered. For those who are victimized, there isn’t much recourse. Here’s an excerpt from Article 67 of Mexico’s population law:

“Authorities, whether federal, state or municipal … are required to demand that foreigners prove their legal presence in the country, before attending to any issues.”

I’m strongly in favor of increasing border security and removing as many illegal aliens from the United States as possible, but I find Mexico’s law to be a disgrace to the country. Basically, it gives Mexican criminals carte blanche to victimize foreigners who are in the country illegally.

Is there a bigger hypocrite on the planet than the Mexican government? They don’t want their citizens who are in the United States illegally to be deported back to their home country, yet they see nothing wrong with allowing migrants to be repeatedly victimized by its own criminals. Mexico’s opinions on our immigration policy are meaningless, yet after reading about their treatment of migrants, it has managed to become even less worthy of consideration.