US warns prospective migrants they won't qualify for any immigration reform passed
 

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MEXICO CITY — The United States issued a warning on Wednesday to migrants thinking of crossing the border, saying they won't qualify for any potential immigration reform that might be enacted in the U.S.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for migrants, but it covers only people who illegally entered the United States before Dec. 30, 2011. Republican leaders in the House rejected the Senate bill and are still mulling their own measures, which could be even less generous.

Alan Bersin, assistant secretary of international affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, said he can't say for sure whether immigrant smugglers, known as "coyotes," are encouraging people to cross before any reform is passed. But smugglers are unscrupulous and aren't above making such promises, he said.

"It seems to me that it is supremely important that people who are crossing, or trying to cross ... they have to realize they will have no right to take advantage of any immigration reform law that gets passed," Bersin said at a news conference.

The DHS attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Edgar Ramirez, said migrants shouldn't let themselves be swayed by false promises.

"If some person they know, some 'coyote,' makes them a promise that if they go, they'll be eligible for a U.S. immigration reform, that's a false promise," Ramirez said.

Some people in the United States have expressed fears that discussion of immigration reform could spark a groundswell of migrants seeking to enter to qualify for any new law.

Bersin said his office hasn't detected any upsurge in illegal crossing attempts in recent months since the Senate passed its reform bill.

He said crossing illegally has become extremely risky and, together with heightened border security, "it is practically impossible to cross without a coyote."

He said the people smugglers' fees have risen to between $3,000 and as much as $10,000 for migrants from Central America, who now make up around 70 percent of those trying to cross the U.S. border illegally from Mexico — far more than Mexicans.

U.S. authorities have also detected more unaccompanied children trying to cross the border.

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Nothing will pass anyway...empty warning...lol...smh...

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the house could pass something silly like


be here before 1990

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do it!

Re: US warns prospective migrants they won't qualify for any immigration reform passe
 

No (tortilla) soup for you!

Re: US warns prospective migrants they won't qualify for any immigration reform passe
 

And 2 PhDs on a stem field

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WHATEVER IT TAKES!!!!! :D...lol...

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I'm down for that :)

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the momentum is building..... in the opposite direction.

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Why is the date important? People who want to jump the border are always looking for the first opportunity anyway. The sooner they cross, the sooner they can start working and earning money. The longer they wait in Mexico, the more money they lose. If they're not crossing by now, it means they haven't collected enough money to pay the coyotes.

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lol I don't care about this month but I think CIR will pass on January!!

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While at the same time being below the age of 8

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Seems to me like they actually might do something this time around, however I'm not getting my hopes up. It's congress we're talking about.


Mexico doesn't suck as hard as you might think if you know your way around, cloudless. It's Mex-Amer people who can't hack it in Mexico due to language barriers. You spend money just as equally as you would gain it anywhere in the world. It's what you do with your time and money. Different lifestyles, meng.

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I should have made it clearer: the majority of border crossers these days are central Americans rather than Mexicans. For them Mexico is mostly a stopping point on the way to USA, an expense.

I spent several months in Monterrey. The people I worked with lived rather comfortably even by US standard, but they were highly educated. If you're in the right circle, like the blonde & blue-eyed Mexicans who live in San Pedro, life is good. These folks have little desire or need to move to this side of the Rio Grande.