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January 03, 2005
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES COMIC WITH BORDER CROSSING TIPS "The Mexican government is giving out a colorful new comic book with advice for migrants, but immigration-control advocates worry that some of the tips may encourage illegal border crossers. The 32-page book, The Guide for the Mexican Migrant, was published in December by Mexico's Foreign Ministry. Using simple language, the book offers safety information for border crossers, a primer on their legal rights and advice on living unobtrusively in the United States," the Arizona Republic reports. "'This is more than just a wink and a nod,' said Rick Oltman, Western field director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. 'This is so transparent, this is the Mexican government trying to protect its most valuable export, which is illegal migrants.'" FAIR has obtained a PDF version of the document. You can download it here (PDF required, 800k) The Mexican government's Foreign Ministry has an HTML version at http://www.sre.gob.mx/tramites/consulares/guiamigrante/page1.htm |