Double Standards

When the notion of Latin American immigrants comes to mind one might not hesitate to think of Latin American citizens crossing the Mexican border to the United States. But the fact is that Latin American nations such as Mexico deal with their own problems concerning immigration. Mexico estimates that 400,000 illegal immigrants cross borders not between the U.S. and Mexico but from Central America and Mexico. Most of these immigrants are attempting to make it to the United States but less than half do. As a consequence of their journey these people suffer harsh conditions ranging from violence, threats, extortion, most of which are carried out by gangs and police, and deadly train rides. Many believe that Mexico does not practice what they preach in terms of immigrant rights, but Mexican president says that he plans to legalize thousands of Guatemalan immigrants who can show that they are working. This video can be viewed at news.yahoo.com