February 2007: Mexican women want their husbands back!

Guess who wants strict enforcement of US immigration laws? The answer is Mexican women.

Up here, they are cheap labor. In Mexico, the political class loves to send them north. After all, it’s better to have them cutting grass in Dallas rather than marching in front of Los Pinos.

However, no one talks about the horrible consequences to the Mexican family unit.

This is why I loved this article. See Mexican wives seek ouster of husbands from U.S. By Stephen Dinan:

“It’s a stark reminder of an often forgotten voice in the U.S. immigration debate — the wives, children, parents and villages left behind as millions of workers come to the U.S., many of them illegally.

The plea also underscores the dual effects of migration on Mexico: Its economy needs American jobs as an outlet for workers, but determined, able-bodied workers get siphoned out of Mexico.

More than 10 million Mexican-born people, or nearly one out of every 10, was living in the United States in 2005.

And as a percentage of the work force it’s even higher: One in seven, or 14 percent, were here, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

The institute said 77 percent of Mexican workers in the U.S. were younger than 45, and 70 percent were men.

Villages devoid of men between 20 and 50 are common in many parts of the country. The stories of single mothers struggling to raise their children are just as frequent.”

There are always consequences. In this case, they are not good for Mexican wives and children!

It’s time to close the border and force Mexican politicians to fix their nation’s problems.

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