US politics effect foreigners in Mexico

The debate is hot right now as the US considers a crackdown on illegal immigrants within their country. Where are these illegal immigrants coming from? Mexico.

They call it: the border war. Will walls between the US and Mexico really be built? Will illegal immigrants be allowed to stay to do what US officials consider the menial labor jobs? Who has seen the movie, "A Day Without Mexicans?" What a mess.

Does this have an effect on a foreigner living in Mexico? Well, let's just say I am glad our working pemits called FM3's are not up for renewal. Immigration tends to take a fairly retaliatory stance when they feel their citizens are being treated unfairly by another country. My family and I are Canadian, but often all foreigners will get penalized. As often happens anger can get carried away.

Now understand, foreigners who are here in Mexico legally really have nothing to worry about; but that does not stop Mexican officials from sometimes adding a few more hoops for you to jump through if you do need to deal with immigration during a time like this.

I don't have a solution to this challenge. I can see both sides and understand both sides. I do not envy the jobs of the politicians.

Now if Mexico could only show all its citizens the wealth they have right in their own country maybe we would not have this problem.

PS. My book on living in Mexico is almost ready to go up online. I'll keep you posted.