The United States of America becoming the "New Mexico" of the world?
Just think of about it, millions of Americans out of jobs, prisoners being released before there sentences are up. Teachers and School Districts getting shut down. Really if you think about it, it's becoming more and more tougher to make a living (legally) than anything else. We are fast becoming a poorer and poorer nation that soon will even rival our poorer neighbor country down south (Mexico). We may be the newest third world country on the map. Even other countries and nations are refusing to take our money knowing that in just a few short years, it may be become worthless. What do you think?
Current Events - 2 Answers
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Sorry for that, pal.. but yeah it has been tough year for Western countries, or maybe the NWO rumor are actually true?
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Yes and you meant to say the new "Mexico" not New Mexico.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
if you were radamel falcao would you go to toteham or club america?
| if you were radamel falcao would you go to toteham or club america? spurs have bid on falcao but it may have been to late club america Ramon Diaz has already talked to the player weeks behind and the falcao has stated that he would liked to play for ramon diaz plus he will make more money in mexico than with the spurs... Italian Football (Soccer) - 1 Answers Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : if i were him i will go immediately to totenham because i think that english football is the most spectacular in the world |
Monday, July 14, 2014
Can you believe there is a campaign against Mexico right now so many people spend their money inside the US?
Can you believe there is a campaign against Mexico right now so many people spend their money inside the US?
Just think about it, 1 dollar is 14 pesos, your money goes a long way, your government rather that money to stay in your country, I understand that, but why attack my country and make people scared? That is just sad. "Do not go to Mexico" like Mexico is a small territory where everybody is killing each other, that is just not true, Mexico is a big country with many beautiful, historic, interesting AND SAFE sites around. Kathy, there are muders and corruption inside your country too, don't be so harsh to judge, as in the US, in Mexico MOST people are decent. And many of us are not fleeing anywhere, we have great lives here :o) country girl: here are some of the nobodies having fun ;o) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIbFuH1gi58
Government - 7 Answers
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There is no "campaign against Mexico". As soon as the drug wars are over we'll talk.
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bullshit the drugs cartels are ruining that country go down there and say i guarantee u won't come back alive.
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Because the people in your country are costing the citizens of my county over 349 BILLION dollars a year. Honestly, if Mexico is so great, why are they fleeing? The murder and corruption there is worthy of global intervention - to keep it there and not bring it here.
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Nobody is going to mexico because tourists are getting their heads chopped off!
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i don't go to mexico cause i won't drink the water
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Like usa is so perfect. People deal with drugs, get busted, and its nothing. But in Mexico, Its a huge deal. Have any of you dumbasses ever been to Mexico? It is a lot more nicer than here. Haven't you people ever seen soap operas that are filmed in Mexico? They have beautiful gardens, and houses. If none of you have ever been to Mexico, Then don't criticize about getting your head chopped off or any of that crap. So shut up
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I must have missed it, I did not know there was a campaign against Mexico, thanks for the info. does this mean I should cancel my fishing trip? How many of the boobs giving you shit now will avoid a bad part of town because of the risk? How many would go for a high ol time in east St Louis. Risk is where you find it here or anywhere else. Just learn the rules before you go. That's were most folks get into trouble.
Just think about it, 1 dollar is 14 pesos, your money goes a long way, your government rather that money to stay in your country, I understand that, but why attack my country and make people scared? That is just sad. "Do not go to Mexico" like Mexico is a small territory where everybody is killing each other, that is just not true, Mexico is a big country with many beautiful, historic, interesting AND SAFE sites around. Kathy, there are muders and corruption inside your country too, don't be so harsh to judge, as in the US, in Mexico MOST people are decent. And many of us are not fleeing anywhere, we have great lives here :o) country girl: here are some of the nobodies having fun ;o) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIbFuH1gi58
Government - 7 Answers
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There is no "campaign against Mexico". As soon as the drug wars are over we'll talk.
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bullshit the drugs cartels are ruining that country go down there and say i guarantee u won't come back alive.
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Because the people in your country are costing the citizens of my county over 349 BILLION dollars a year. Honestly, if Mexico is so great, why are they fleeing? The murder and corruption there is worthy of global intervention - to keep it there and not bring it here.
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Nobody is going to mexico because tourists are getting their heads chopped off!
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i don't go to mexico cause i won't drink the water
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Like usa is so perfect. People deal with drugs, get busted, and its nothing. But in Mexico, Its a huge deal. Have any of you dumbasses ever been to Mexico? It is a lot more nicer than here. Haven't you people ever seen soap operas that are filmed in Mexico? They have beautiful gardens, and houses. If none of you have ever been to Mexico, Then don't criticize about getting your head chopped off or any of that crap. So shut up
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I must have missed it, I did not know there was a campaign against Mexico, thanks for the info. does this mean I should cancel my fishing trip? How many of the boobs giving you shit now will avoid a bad part of town because of the risk? How many would go for a high ol time in east St Louis. Risk is where you find it here or anywhere else. Just learn the rules before you go. That's were most folks get into trouble.
Monday, July 7, 2014
Why is Mexico in poverty when they are 13th in GDP?
Why is Mexico in poverty when they are 13th in GDP?
They make more money than most European nations, they have the oldest University in the Western hemisphere(yeah I was pretty shocked when I found out too) damn corruption sucks!
Politics - 14 Answers
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graft and corruption from the top down...it never trickles down to the masses who need it, so poverty reigns.
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Corruption.
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its the rich that make the money there. the rest are dirt poor.
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you know how people complain there is no middle class in the United States? Well, there is even less of one in Mexico. The rich are extremely rich, the rest....
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good qwed
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corrupt government and catholic church.
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crooked leadership
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It takes a more in depth look into the history of latin america. Mexico was colonized by Spain, and Spain consequently mined all of the natural resources out of it. During the 17 and 1800s Spain was the richest country due to the resources from Mexico. Their colonization left a culture of a few elite and the rest were workers. That still lives on today in most of Mexico. Even when they try to pass into more democratic waters, the entrenched elite find a way to stifle it. So a better question is Why is Mexico and Latin America's level of inequality the highest in the world? It is due to their unique colonization that still has a profound effect on their society and government. Look up their distribution of wealth and you will find a reason for the poverty.
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The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and they have no middle class. Hmm...
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"Trickle down economics". Top down ideology, ran by fascists, dictators and common criminals. Pretty much where we are headed, sadly with our middle class disappearing and the rich getting outrageously richer. Doesn't take an expert or a cynic to realize this, open a history book and there it is.
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it is corruption some bastards take all the money and the rest come to US and make us poor
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Corruption and the government/richest people in the country keep all the money for themselves and don't aggressively work to improve the lives of all the Mexican people by building up the infrastructure. There's many reasons why the poorest Mexicans run for the border.
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Whatever answers you come up with bear in mind that the US too has significantly higher rates of poverty than most European countries.
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Well, first of all, they are much bigger than most European nations. You should look at GDP per capita, not total. Also, the wealth distribution is skewed. Most of the money is in the hands of a few people.
They make more money than most European nations, they have the oldest University in the Western hemisphere(yeah I was pretty shocked when I found out too) damn corruption sucks!
Politics - 14 Answers
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graft and corruption from the top down...it never trickles down to the masses who need it, so poverty reigns.
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Corruption.
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its the rich that make the money there. the rest are dirt poor.
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you know how people complain there is no middle class in the United States? Well, there is even less of one in Mexico. The rich are extremely rich, the rest....
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good qwed
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corrupt government and catholic church.
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crooked leadership
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It takes a more in depth look into the history of latin america. Mexico was colonized by Spain, and Spain consequently mined all of the natural resources out of it. During the 17 and 1800s Spain was the richest country due to the resources from Mexico. Their colonization left a culture of a few elite and the rest were workers. That still lives on today in most of Mexico. Even when they try to pass into more democratic waters, the entrenched elite find a way to stifle it. So a better question is Why is Mexico and Latin America's level of inequality the highest in the world? It is due to their unique colonization that still has a profound effect on their society and government. Look up their distribution of wealth and you will find a reason for the poverty.
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The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and they have no middle class. Hmm...
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"Trickle down economics". Top down ideology, ran by fascists, dictators and common criminals. Pretty much where we are headed, sadly with our middle class disappearing and the rich getting outrageously richer. Doesn't take an expert or a cynic to realize this, open a history book and there it is.
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it is corruption some bastards take all the money and the rest come to US and make us poor
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Corruption and the government/richest people in the country keep all the money for themselves and don't aggressively work to improve the lives of all the Mexican people by building up the infrastructure. There's many reasons why the poorest Mexicans run for the border.
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Whatever answers you come up with bear in mind that the US too has significantly higher rates of poverty than most European countries.
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Well, first of all, they are much bigger than most European nations. You should look at GDP per capita, not total. Also, the wealth distribution is skewed. Most of the money is in the hands of a few people.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Why would anyone go to mexico for vacation?
Why would anyone go to mexico for vacation?
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100411/national/mexico_carjacking I have always wondered why. I mean even if you don't get attacked (which is a chance you are taking in a country literally run by drug cartels) just by visiting you are supporting this corrupt government with your tourism money. I just don't get it. Is there something I'm missing about mexico that makes going there worth all that?
Air Travel - 2 Answers
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There is Tijuana and Cabo and those places are pretty good. Look them up.
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It's safe to say that of the 192-200+ countries in the world (depending upon who's counting) Mexico is well above average for safety despite what you read/hear in the media. In any city/area of any country there are places to avoid. Mexico has such places, but it also has warm, wonderful people, beautiful scenery and architecture, etc. If I avoided injustice I'd never leave home (literally...my HOUSE); it's omnipresent from drugs to child labor/slavery, brutal laws, blood diamond financing, ... examples ad infinitum. You're not only missing something about Mexico, you're missing something about reality. The world can be both wonderful and terrible and what matters is how we tread it. So, if you go to Mexico, don't buy drugs, but do buy from local merchants (who often support large families), tip service people well and walk softly. RJ
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100411/national/mexico_carjacking I have always wondered why. I mean even if you don't get attacked (which is a chance you are taking in a country literally run by drug cartels) just by visiting you are supporting this corrupt government with your tourism money. I just don't get it. Is there something I'm missing about mexico that makes going there worth all that?
Air Travel - 2 Answers
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There is Tijuana and Cabo and those places are pretty good. Look them up.
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It's safe to say that of the 192-200+ countries in the world (depending upon who's counting) Mexico is well above average for safety despite what you read/hear in the media. In any city/area of any country there are places to avoid. Mexico has such places, but it also has warm, wonderful people, beautiful scenery and architecture, etc. If I avoided injustice I'd never leave home (literally...my HOUSE); it's omnipresent from drugs to child labor/slavery, brutal laws, blood diamond financing, ... examples ad infinitum. You're not only missing something about Mexico, you're missing something about reality. The world can be both wonderful and terrible and what matters is how we tread it. So, if you go to Mexico, don't buy drugs, but do buy from local merchants (who often support large families), tip service people well and walk softly. RJ
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Is there someone from the US or UK livning in MExico City who wants to know the city?
Is there someone from the US or UK livning in MExico City who wants to know the city?
I am Mexican living in Mexico City and studying English, i want to practice my English and trying to make some money showing the city to English speakers livning in Mexico city, if interested mail to requiemn2@yahoo.com.mx
Languages - 2 Answers
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nacco learn to spell
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send more information
I am Mexican living in Mexico City and studying English, i want to practice my English and trying to make some money showing the city to English speakers livning in Mexico city, if interested mail to requiemn2@yahoo.com.mx
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nacco learn to spell
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
4/5ths of Mexicans would go back to Mexico when they can start a business there?
4/5ths of Mexicans would go back to Mexico when they can start a business there?
Pro-amnesty forces promote the Ellis Island conceit that illegal immigrants “risk everything for the dream of freedom,†as President Bush put it in his May address. The president’s assessment, while flattering, is not particularly accurate. However lousy the Mexican economy, there are few if any political freedoms enjoyed by Americans that Mexico denies. It is the Yanqui dollar, not untasted freedom, that brings the vast majority of illegals here. “The dream that most of us hold on to is the Mexican dream,†Efrain Jimenez, an official with the Federation of Zacatecan Clubs of Southern California, told me last year. “The Mexican dream is to make enough money to go back and own your own business. Four-fifths of Mexicans here would say that if they had a job in Mexico, they’d go back right away.†Most Mexican immigrants do not intend to become Americans; they come wanting to return to their home country, but end up staying out of inertia. They naturalize at half the rate of Asians or Europeans. This is not a recipe for assimilation. http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_3_immigration_reform.html
Immigration - 9 Answers
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What is your question?
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Well i would say that making money is the american dreamThey risk everything in the sense that people are willing to die to get here. This can be proven by the fact that more than 2 thousand eople have died in the 2005 year.
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Tell Efrain to get to work and help his country get jobs so they can go home. Talking and writing speeches isn't enough to get the job done!
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I agree. It is not a recipe for assimilation and is pretty accurate. What is the need for assimilation? Many of the people that come may never become citizens. They can become legal residents and then go back to Mexico. They are making American money while they are here, but they are working VERY hard to do it. In Mexico, at least where my husband is from, the only way to make a reasonable living is to own a business. Otherwise you have to work for someone for 10 a day. Your friend Efrain is correct about that. What I am wondering is, if you were talking to him about this, did you happen to mention your opinion on immigration? What was his reaction to that? I know there will be many that disagree with me, but I dont think it is bad that they come and work hard and leave. Though, again, they will disagree, the vast majority pay taxes and never get a return. They buy a TON of things from stereos, TVs toys, clothes...etc to send home, so in short help our economy during their stay. I dont feel the need for assimilation, in fact I think that it is a bad idea for everyone to act the same. We need diversity.
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Are you just rambling or what? This is a question board, so what is your question??
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I agree. This is the problem. Not race. Not legalities. Not discrimination. Not anything but the ease, the money, and the resources. Nothing like driving down the street on Independance Day in California and seeing so many Mexican flags. It's the wrong day for that!. They've already taken over May Day for heaven's sake! We have had Cinco De Mayo forced on us for years. Now they want the 4th of July and can just go south of the border if you know what I mean.
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There is no place like home. I am sure that is what they would like to do be rich in Mexico. I just wish we could stop the flow here.
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I feel used. :(
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that's a lie. if that's the case why r so many still here & why do so many bring their families. i bet they would rather start a business here. some have been here for decades & not been back for 10 or 20 yrs. i find that really hard to believe so don't believe everything u here or read.
Pro-amnesty forces promote the Ellis Island conceit that illegal immigrants “risk everything for the dream of freedom,†as President Bush put it in his May address. The president’s assessment, while flattering, is not particularly accurate. However lousy the Mexican economy, there are few if any political freedoms enjoyed by Americans that Mexico denies. It is the Yanqui dollar, not untasted freedom, that brings the vast majority of illegals here. “The dream that most of us hold on to is the Mexican dream,†Efrain Jimenez, an official with the Federation of Zacatecan Clubs of Southern California, told me last year. “The Mexican dream is to make enough money to go back and own your own business. Four-fifths of Mexicans here would say that if they had a job in Mexico, they’d go back right away.†Most Mexican immigrants do not intend to become Americans; they come wanting to return to their home country, but end up staying out of inertia. They naturalize at half the rate of Asians or Europeans. This is not a recipe for assimilation. http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_3_immigration_reform.html
Immigration - 9 Answers
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What is your question?
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Well i would say that making money is the american dreamThey risk everything in the sense that people are willing to die to get here. This can be proven by the fact that more than 2 thousand eople have died in the 2005 year.
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Tell Efrain to get to work and help his country get jobs so they can go home. Talking and writing speeches isn't enough to get the job done!
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I agree. It is not a recipe for assimilation and is pretty accurate. What is the need for assimilation? Many of the people that come may never become citizens. They can become legal residents and then go back to Mexico. They are making American money while they are here, but they are working VERY hard to do it. In Mexico, at least where my husband is from, the only way to make a reasonable living is to own a business. Otherwise you have to work for someone for 10 a day. Your friend Efrain is correct about that. What I am wondering is, if you were talking to him about this, did you happen to mention your opinion on immigration? What was his reaction to that? I know there will be many that disagree with me, but I dont think it is bad that they come and work hard and leave. Though, again, they will disagree, the vast majority pay taxes and never get a return. They buy a TON of things from stereos, TVs toys, clothes...etc to send home, so in short help our economy during their stay. I dont feel the need for assimilation, in fact I think that it is a bad idea for everyone to act the same. We need diversity.
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Are you just rambling or what? This is a question board, so what is your question??
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I agree. This is the problem. Not race. Not legalities. Not discrimination. Not anything but the ease, the money, and the resources. Nothing like driving down the street on Independance Day in California and seeing so many Mexican flags. It's the wrong day for that!. They've already taken over May Day for heaven's sake! We have had Cinco De Mayo forced on us for years. Now they want the 4th of July and can just go south of the border if you know what I mean.
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There is no place like home. I am sure that is what they would like to do be rich in Mexico. I just wish we could stop the flow here.
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I feel used. :(
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that's a lie. if that's the case why r so many still here & why do so many bring their families. i bet they would rather start a business here. some have been here for decades & not been back for 10 or 20 yrs. i find that really hard to believe so don't believe everything u here or read.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
A firm based in Mexico has found that its growth is restricted by the limited liquidity of the Mexican capital?
| A firm based in Mexico has found that its growth is restricted by the limited liquidity of the Mexican capital? A firm based in Mexico has found that its growth is restricted by the limited liquidity of the Mexican capital market. List the firm's options for raising money on the global capital market. Discuss the pros and cons of each option, and make a recommendation. How might your recommended options be affected if the Mexican peso depreciates significantly on the foreign exchange markets over the next two years? Other - Mexico - 1 Answers Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : No offense , but you must have read that in a tabloid . The Bolsa is alive and well in Mexico. The Cetes pay good dividends in hard currency. There is not much difference between the North American market economies. Capital is raised by successful Mexicans as is done anywhere in the free world. Mexico is big on Grupos of investors and almost every operation is created by these Grupos. The Mexican Peso has been relativley stable since the end of the Salinas era and the hyperinflation that he was dealt. If you have money to invest and invest wisely Mexico is , as you know, a developing nation and the possibilities are endless. If you are investing US dollars for example , how can a devaluation of the Peso be a negative factor? You , as you know , can make or lose a fortune in the stock market. I most cetainly can`t predict what may or may not happen over the next two years in regards to a devalucion Hay varios opciones en el Mercado , Si tiene billete se puede ganar billete , es al mismo! Mexico has the largest economy south of the US border and the 12th largest in el mundo. Gracias a Dios ...Viva Mexico! No hay de queso....no mas de Papa! |
Sunday, June 1, 2014
in mexico or other countries other than US do they cure cancer?
in mexico or other countries other than US do they cure cancer?
do they cure cancer in one visit? i saw it on a paid program and said that US doesnt cure cause they want to sell pills to make more money is that true
Cancer - 3 Answers
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Read some information on The Gerson Therapy. Watch the documentary. Should give you all the information you need. If you've been eating meat all your life, and get cancer, (Whoa! Shocker there eh?) and try to turn it around at the last second, it's obviously not going to work. It's all about prevention. If you eat organic meat, it's still meat.
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No it isn't true. I'm in cancer research and others have asked me the same thing. Cancer has become so common, and our cancer treatments don't always work. If there really was a cure like that how much more would any company out there be able to make from the cure? They'd be so rich they'd make Bill Gates look like he needed food stamps! They could charge about anything for a cure and people would pay it. They'd make a lot more money from a cure than they would from the treatments they sell now, so even if you're a conspiracy theorist and are suspicious of that kind of thing, think about it in a superficial way - which way would a drug company make more money? The thing that makes this explanation work is the absolute fact that every person on this planet - young or old, rich or poor - can get cancer. It hits home even for the drug company CEOs. I've had patients come in with cancer who don't understand how they could possibly have cancer because they eat only organic foods and exercise religiously etc.etc. Regardless, any one of us can get cancer. It levels the playing field.
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You actually paid to watch a program with that crap?! Of course it is not true. Some cancers can be cured on one visit, such as early stage skin cancers and colon cancers. I live in Los Angeles and have seen many a patient go to Mexico to get unproven treatment and then return here worse off than they were from the start.
do they cure cancer in one visit? i saw it on a paid program and said that US doesnt cure cause they want to sell pills to make more money is that true
Cancer - 3 Answers
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Read some information on The Gerson Therapy. Watch the documentary. Should give you all the information you need. If you've been eating meat all your life, and get cancer, (Whoa! Shocker there eh?) and try to turn it around at the last second, it's obviously not going to work. It's all about prevention. If you eat organic meat, it's still meat.
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No it isn't true. I'm in cancer research and others have asked me the same thing. Cancer has become so common, and our cancer treatments don't always work. If there really was a cure like that how much more would any company out there be able to make from the cure? They'd be so rich they'd make Bill Gates look like he needed food stamps! They could charge about anything for a cure and people would pay it. They'd make a lot more money from a cure than they would from the treatments they sell now, so even if you're a conspiracy theorist and are suspicious of that kind of thing, think about it in a superficial way - which way would a drug company make more money? The thing that makes this explanation work is the absolute fact that every person on this planet - young or old, rich or poor - can get cancer. It hits home even for the drug company CEOs. I've had patients come in with cancer who don't understand how they could possibly have cancer because they eat only organic foods and exercise religiously etc.etc. Regardless, any one of us can get cancer. It levels the playing field.
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You actually paid to watch a program with that crap?! Of course it is not true. Some cancers can be cured on one visit, such as early stage skin cancers and colon cancers. I live in Los Angeles and have seen many a patient go to Mexico to get unproven treatment and then return here worse off than they were from the start.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Illegal Immigrants from mexico..?
Illegal Immigrants from mexico..?
Who is responsible for the death of the many people that died on their journey to cross the border to America? Is it the US government, the mexican government? It's hard making a living in mexico, therefore people there HAVE to leave to the US illegally to make money....but who is responsible? HELP, i need ideas for my hw
Other - Mexico - 2 Answers
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There are no "responsible" parties, economic migration is a world wide phenomenon. Many migrants die on treacherous journeys all around the world.
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This is my beliefs Since the US does not want them here, and Mexico doesnt want them to chance it to try and cross, NIETHER! More like the individual is responsible! However that doesnt condone the shooting of unarmed people by either border control officers! Yes it is hard in Mexico, but you know what it is hard here in the US too. Unfortunately, alot of Nationalities do not understand that!
Who is responsible for the death of the many people that died on their journey to cross the border to America? Is it the US government, the mexican government? It's hard making a living in mexico, therefore people there HAVE to leave to the US illegally to make money....but who is responsible? HELP, i need ideas for my hw
Other - Mexico - 2 Answers
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There are no "responsible" parties, economic migration is a world wide phenomenon. Many migrants die on treacherous journeys all around the world.
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This is my beliefs Since the US does not want them here, and Mexico doesnt want them to chance it to try and cross, NIETHER! More like the individual is responsible! However that doesnt condone the shooting of unarmed people by either border control officers! Yes it is hard in Mexico, but you know what it is hard here in the US too. Unfortunately, alot of Nationalities do not understand that!
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Does anyone know of a Great Dentist in Veracruz, Mexico or near by?
Does anyone know of a Great Dentist in Veracruz, Mexico or near by?
I've been told that I can save a little money if I go to Mexico to have some simple services performed. I'm going to be visiting anyway and thought that I could make an appointment for a cleaning and tooth whitening. Does anyone have any recommendations or personal referrals?
Dental - 1 Answers
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KJ, I found a huge list of New Mexico dentists. http://www.findgooddentist.com/New-Mexico.html I'd try visting a few of them and see if they can help you out.
I've been told that I can save a little money if I go to Mexico to have some simple services performed. I'm going to be visiting anyway and thought that I could make an appointment for a cleaning and tooth whitening. Does anyone have any recommendations or personal referrals?
Dental - 1 Answers
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KJ, I found a huge list of New Mexico dentists. http://www.findgooddentist.com/New-Mexico.html I'd try visting a few of them and see if they can help you out.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
How can I make $100 in less than a week?
How can I make $100 in less than a week?
I am going to Mexico on thursday and I need to make $100 for some spending money? anyone got any ideas? I cant get a job now it takes 2 weeks to get a paycheck.. I thought about ebay too the only problem is that It takes 7 days for an auction to end and 3-4 business days for paypal to deposite in your bank account
Personal Finance - 9 Answers
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get a job
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You could sell some of your stuff - make more room for anything you bring back from mexico...
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yard sale, lawn mowing, begging
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Akgz_3FTM4AUOag3qjbjffPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080517092504AAX6BAc u can't! babysit!
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Pawn, donate blood, volunteer for medical screenings, sell your textbooks, provide a service.
6 :
I agree sell your stuff on Ebay
7 :
Go on craigslist.com and sell some of your stuff. I've made good money through that website.
8 :
find a local plasma bank and sell your plasma (basically blood) quick easy and can be good money.
9 :
all you need to do is get a good job
10 :
fill some surveys. i have a few listed on my blog. goodluck http://money4dollars.blogspot.com
I am going to Mexico on thursday and I need to make $100 for some spending money? anyone got any ideas? I cant get a job now it takes 2 weeks to get a paycheck.. I thought about ebay too the only problem is that It takes 7 days for an auction to end and 3-4 business days for paypal to deposite in your bank account
Personal Finance - 9 Answers
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get a job
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You could sell some of your stuff - make more room for anything you bring back from mexico...
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yard sale, lawn mowing, begging
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Akgz_3FTM4AUOag3qjbjffPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080517092504AAX6BAc u can't! babysit!
5 :
Pawn, donate blood, volunteer for medical screenings, sell your textbooks, provide a service.
6 :
I agree sell your stuff on Ebay
7 :
Go on craigslist.com and sell some of your stuff. I've made good money through that website.
8 :
find a local plasma bank and sell your plasma (basically blood) quick easy and can be good money.
9 :
all you need to do is get a good job
10 :
fill some surveys. i have a few listed on my blog. goodluck http://money4dollars.blogspot.com
Thursday, May 1, 2014
I need a job in Mexico?
I need a job in Mexico?
I am living in mexico with my Finance and we are struggling. I was lucky enough to find the love of my life but I cant make money. I cant even get a job beucause I dont speak spanish. Any ideas on some jobs. Please only serious answers. Thanks for your time.
Other - Mexico - 6 Answers
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Well, I know in other countries you could Tutor children on their ENGLISH. You can charge a nominal fee, and usually it will be those who are a little better off than others (those who can afford their children an ENGLISH Tutor) I'm not sure if your in a poor province, etc...
2 :
A helper. Dish washer. I picked beans before. Clean tables. If you are in the right place Tourism and Teaching.
3 :
I've searched for months and months on end. Try a resort in a tourist location or look for English based telemarketing jobs.
4 :
Mexico has strict working visa laws that can be insanely hard to get. A company needs to sponsor you for you to even get the visa. They will consider you if you have a university level degree, but the fact that you can't speak spanish really hurts you. You might have to find work in a family run company of your significant other with money paid under the table. However, learning spanish isn't impossible. I learned it in just 1 year of 100% exposure to it and spell spanish even better than most native speakers. My dad learned spanish as an adult and he's quite fluent in it (though he can't speak it with the speed and fluidity that I do)
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You are at what Mikey calls - The Mexican crossroad ! Mexico with all it has to offer can draw one in , w/o doubt ! Mikey too wishes he spoke spanish before I arrived , I now do , but this is only one piece of the problem, and is up to you alone. When Acapulco beats me down , I go to the beach. Then I remember why I'm here. Your mind is wandering back to the states and your lifestyle there , and we are talking only about " lifestyle " here. Will sheetrock , carpet and strip malls fix it ? I doubt it. Taking your fiance away from Mexico and her family will have unforeseen ramifications. Remember that The American is still in you - You need to let that go . Chasing the all mighty dollar is not all it's cracked up to be. Your being tested right now. I can't believe a family member of her's has not stepped up and helped ?? Providing for your family is not easy but is the true test of a man and husband. No way would I leave w/o a job and housing set up wherever "home" may be. Right now "home" is Mexico and America ain't doin' that well right now either :( Edit: Hope I did not overstep my bounds but............ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvjcbwnGGkcOTab0DYtAVDjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081213153624AA601fB&show=7#profile-info-JKsxMVtbaa
6 :
Well a lot of people like you end up teaching english in private schools, some even offer translation services later on. And i even know a guy who end up having a very successful language school at the end, starting with humble beginnings. USA americans are the largest foreign group of people living in Mexico, so try to come up with an idea to provide something. And the most important thing, you will need to self employ your self, Mexican labor laws are severe when it comes around foreigners getting Jobs.
I am living in mexico with my Finance and we are struggling. I was lucky enough to find the love of my life but I cant make money. I cant even get a job beucause I dont speak spanish. Any ideas on some jobs. Please only serious answers. Thanks for your time.
Other - Mexico - 6 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Well, I know in other countries you could Tutor children on their ENGLISH. You can charge a nominal fee, and usually it will be those who are a little better off than others (those who can afford their children an ENGLISH Tutor) I'm not sure if your in a poor province, etc...
2 :
A helper. Dish washer. I picked beans before. Clean tables. If you are in the right place Tourism and Teaching.
3 :
I've searched for months and months on end. Try a resort in a tourist location or look for English based telemarketing jobs.
4 :
Mexico has strict working visa laws that can be insanely hard to get. A company needs to sponsor you for you to even get the visa. They will consider you if you have a university level degree, but the fact that you can't speak spanish really hurts you. You might have to find work in a family run company of your significant other with money paid under the table. However, learning spanish isn't impossible. I learned it in just 1 year of 100% exposure to it and spell spanish even better than most native speakers. My dad learned spanish as an adult and he's quite fluent in it (though he can't speak it with the speed and fluidity that I do)
5 :
You are at what Mikey calls - The Mexican crossroad ! Mexico with all it has to offer can draw one in , w/o doubt ! Mikey too wishes he spoke spanish before I arrived , I now do , but this is only one piece of the problem, and is up to you alone. When Acapulco beats me down , I go to the beach. Then I remember why I'm here. Your mind is wandering back to the states and your lifestyle there , and we are talking only about " lifestyle " here. Will sheetrock , carpet and strip malls fix it ? I doubt it. Taking your fiance away from Mexico and her family will have unforeseen ramifications. Remember that The American is still in you - You need to let that go . Chasing the all mighty dollar is not all it's cracked up to be. Your being tested right now. I can't believe a family member of her's has not stepped up and helped ?? Providing for your family is not easy but is the true test of a man and husband. No way would I leave w/o a job and housing set up wherever "home" may be. Right now "home" is Mexico and America ain't doin' that well right now either :( Edit: Hope I did not overstep my bounds but............ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvjcbwnGGkcOTab0DYtAVDjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081213153624AA601fB&show=7#profile-info-JKsxMVtbaa
6 :
Well a lot of people like you end up teaching english in private schools, some even offer translation services later on. And i even know a guy who end up having a very successful language school at the end, starting with humble beginnings. USA americans are the largest foreign group of people living in Mexico, so try to come up with an idea to provide something. And the most important thing, you will need to self employ your self, Mexican labor laws are severe when it comes around foreigners getting Jobs.
Monday, April 28, 2014
how much do mexican wrestlers make?
how much do mexican wrestlers make?
im interested in going to mexico to become a pro wrestler does any1 kno about how much money they make?
Wrestling - 5 Answers
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IM GUESSING THEY MAKE DECENT MONEY FOR MEXICO AT LEAST. MUST BE DECENT SINCE X-PAC IS STILL THERE AND I WOULD GUESS HE COULD GET BACK IN TNA IF HE WANTED BUT FOR AN EXACT NUMBER IM NOT SURE.
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they get a bottle of tequila for each fight, for looking so stupid, do they really think normal sane people think this crap is real
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i wouldn't say a lot but maybe a decent about of money.
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A lot of pesos! They are considered superstars over there.
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Well, I've heard that they make like 50,000 pesos more or less per month, its about $5,000. I would be happy with 5,000 bucks a month I've been on Mexico and thats what people say, their salaries are a bit of a mystery
im interested in going to mexico to become a pro wrestler does any1 kno about how much money they make?
Wrestling - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
IM GUESSING THEY MAKE DECENT MONEY FOR MEXICO AT LEAST. MUST BE DECENT SINCE X-PAC IS STILL THERE AND I WOULD GUESS HE COULD GET BACK IN TNA IF HE WANTED BUT FOR AN EXACT NUMBER IM NOT SURE.
2 :
they get a bottle of tequila for each fight, for looking so stupid, do they really think normal sane people think this crap is real
3 :
i wouldn't say a lot but maybe a decent about of money.
4 :
A lot of pesos! They are considered superstars over there.
5 :
Well, I've heard that they make like 50,000 pesos more or less per month, its about $5,000. I would be happy with 5,000 bucks a month I've been on Mexico and thats what people say, their salaries are a bit of a mystery
Monday, April 14, 2014
What do the classical contributors make of the parlous state of orchestras around the world?
What do the classical contributors make of the parlous state of orchestras around the world?
I am surprised that this hasn't been asked yet on this board (or perhaps it has and I missed it?), but I have been reading with increasing dismay about many leading orchestras going to the wall or in serious trouble. In the USA, the Honolulu, New Mexico and Syracuse orchestras are no more, the Philadelphia Orchestra has filed for bankruptcy protection, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been almost ruined by strikes and many other leading orchestras are in deep financial trouble. In the USA there is no state subsidy for the arts. In Europe, many smaller German orchestras have disappeared or have merged and in the Netherlands, some of the most prestigious musical organisations are in danger of going bust without their traditional state subsidies (or huge cuts in them). In Europe, state subsidy is normal (to varying degrees) for orchestras. It seems neither system is working right now, so what's the answer? Of course, many orchestras would survive on playing the classical pops time after time with freelance players drafted in as necessary (some very major orchestras in the UK have always used freelance rather than contracted musicians), but what service does that give to music? How would living composers get their new works played? How would we get to hear fine music that didn't draw-in the crowds? Not very 'creative', is it? When times get tough, the arts are always the first target for cuts. Yet orchestras' budgets are TINY in the great scheme of things. The annual bonus awarded to a top banking executive in the City of London would keep a chamber orchestra in the UK going for about 2 years. How can this be right (don't think that the money-grabbing banker is going to part with any of his wad to support music - he won't!)? So, in reality, these swingeing and crippling cuts make very little difference to the national debt whatsoever, yet politicians always focus on orchestras and opera companies first. Could it be that the cynical politicians are relying on the (erroneous) public perception that the arts are a huge drain on the economy? And don't forget that orchestras put BACK a lot of money into the coffers through taxes and tourism. So, good people, what's the way forward?
Classical - 9 Answers
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Your absolutely right. It seems we live in an age where fine arts are being neglected by people in general. I love classical music and going to the orchestra. I'm also a piano teacher. One thing that may be a factor is the bad state of the economy. Many people just don't have the extra funds to go to see orchestra concerts. Also, I think people today have less sophisticated taste in music than they did even 20-50 years ago. Sad to say many would rather go see that stupid Bieber kid than listen to real music from an orchestra. In some cities there are volunteer orchestras and free concerts. So, that may be an option for some people. I live in Houston and thankfully we have pretty good support for the symphony and fine arts in our city. Along with that we have two major universities that form an enclave for support in classical music and the arts. Such as the University of Houston Moores school of music and the Rice University music department. I think the only thing we can do is try to help people be more aware of the joy and glory of classical music and the symphony. Creating more interest in orchestras and their decline may help to save them. Thanks for your post.
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The major metropolitan orchestras like the New York Phil are not under any serious threat, however most smaller regional orchestras are in varying degrees of trouble. I'm not familiar with the nuts and bolts of the European system of government subsidy so I won't comment in any detail on that. We can do a case study of two orchestras in more or less comprable towns: Louisville and Rochester. Both are cities of about 1 million people and have had professional orchestras for nearly a century. Both have had long standing ties with corporate donors native to their city; in Louisville the tobacco and whiskey companies and in Rochester Kodak. One of the major direct incentives in the American tax code is a tax write-off for these kinds of corporate donations. For each orchestra these mainstay corporate sponsors account for largest single contributor of annual revenue. During the boom of the 90s both orchestras had record high musician salary, but when the economy dries up so too does arts funding and consequently something had to give. The Louisville orchestra has had a series of pay cuts and reductions in benefits so that its members have seen about a 30% cut in pay. Rochester had to make some cutbacks, however they were not nearly as severe. It comes down to revenue generated from ticket sales and community sponsorship. So what's the difference? At first glance we might be inclined to say that upstate New York is just more culturally literate than the south, but I have a hard time buying that argument. There is a major difference between the approach each orchestra had to building their audience. Louisville essentially wanted to rest on their laurels after the glow of Robert Whitney. Rochester by contrast aggressively asserts itself outside of its regular concert series with community outreach programs, chamber music series, having their musicians go into the public school system for music education programs. The consequence was a generation with a higher degree of musical literacy, many of whom are now regular concert goers. There's also the Pittsburgh argument for orchestras and the arts in general. Pittsburgh politicians in the 70s and 80s in retrospect now realize they got it wrong. Their plan was to cut anything deemed non-essential and focus on business incentives, which worked well in the short term. The trouble with politicians is that most of them have trouble seeing past the next election so long term solutions become cannon fodder for misguided populism. In the long term there are now major corporations that have had to move out of pittsburgh because of the general dearth of arts. It turns out that to attract the best people for high paying corporate jobs you have to also convince them to move somewhere, and many of them surveyed the landscape there and said no despite many tax and pay incentives. So what is the way forward? It think it comes down to getting music education early in life and getting politicians out of the equation.
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Good question and unfortunately there is not one solution that would solve this situation. If someone asked me today if capitalism is a success, I would have to say it is a gigantic failure. Here in the US our economic system only has a few more years to go before our middle class becomes extinct. I was born in 1945 and as I was growing up I realized that the middle class supported this whole country. The poor could not pay taxes and wealthy had all of the tax breaks. Now with the middle class very quickly growing smaller and most of them moving into the poverty classification there are fewer to support all of the government and private programs I grew up with. For me, hanging perilously onto my middle class status is getting more difficult each day. Living from paycheck to paycheck I find it difficult to part with $80.00 to $150.00 to go and see Porgy & Bess. For a family of 4 to go to a concert may cost $300.00 or more. Disneyland now is almost $100. for an adult ticket and that is just for admission, not counting all of the other expenses you will pay once inside the park. The trickle-down theory of economics is not working and sorry to say that until we make some huge adjustments in the way we do business, I do not see a bright future for the arts or the country as a whole. On the bright side I have enough CD's to last me for the rest of my life.
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It is only a matter of time until many fall by the wayside. Our country is moving further away from arts such as classical music as each day goes by. I saw this coming years ago. There is nothing that can be done about it in this country due to changes in racial demographics.
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Bob Tryon makes a novel suggestion, that "there is nothing that can be done about it [the decline of the arts] in this country due to changes in racial demographics." I'm sure the PC thought police will bridle at tying race to appreciation of the arts but I don't want to dismiss the idea on that basis. Let's see if it can be defended. As far as I know, professional orchestras are a staple of metropolitan areas worldwide *except* in African countries, which have predominantly black populations. The rest of the races on this planet seem to support musical organizations. So is Bob onto something? It depends on whether his country's population is growing blacker. There do seem to be more blacks in the Netherlands than there were in the recent past. Would their presence make the dwindling white population less interested in music? Perhaps blacks are receiving funds that would go to orchestras if they weren't there? I suppose this is possible but one would want to see specifics before one would accept the theory.
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I don't know that there is an answer. I'm not big on have the government pay for everything; I'd rather have the arts support themselves. But it is a despite situation. There aren't enough patrons of the arts, and the cost of doing business continues to rise. Raising the price of tickets results in fewer tickets sold. Lowering the price means not enough revenue. Without private and corporate sponsorships orchestras will disappear. A 2009 show "The Audition: A documentary" http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/features/detail.aspx?id=6172 included a dire prediction about the average age of the people who went to the opera. Something along the lines of, "ten years ago the average age of a patron was 55, now it is 65." As pointed out previously, the cost of tickets is high, but not so high that people couldn't afford them if they cared to. There are still enough folks going to Broadway shows; productions like PoTO, Chicago, The Lion King and Wicked continue to fill theaters. Even Mary Poppins is making a comeback. The MET (though Fathom Events) has offered matinees in movie theaters. not nearly often enough, and people seem to have figured out that it will be on PBS during the next pledge drive, so people seem to be staying away in droves now. Other houses, including some from Europe have attempted the same broadcast technique. (I haven't seen any of those shows because the weren't shown locally.) With the plummeting sales of CD (media), and things coming over streaming media I wonder what the future will hold. I'm still a "hands-on" kind of guy. There are plenty of local, regional and college venues I could frequent, but don't. And I have no real desire to do the San Francisco thing either. ... So, I guess I'm part of the problem.
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In Germany, and by extension, to most of the other major continental european countries, this has a definite starting point: Arts and Culture policies after the Great War ( WWI). Music somehow held on during the brief respite until WWII, but afterwards the re-building of cities took precedence over art of any kind. My older colleagues ( now retired or dead) told stories of how the whole city of Aachen contributed to rebuilding the opera house after it too was damaged severely in bombing raids. visitors often paid in coal or foodstuffs. With the re-establishment of a more-or-less normal standard of living in the late 50s and 60s, Government started neglecting the educational aspects of music and culture. Perhaps because they had grown up without? Perhaps it just didn't seem relevant enough to the business world. With the reunion in 1989 to East Germany,( which even most conservative economists say was chivvied along too quickly and unrealistically) many of the "New" german communities found their cultural establishments strapped for the subsidized funds no longer available, and were forced into mergers. From about 150 opera houses and orchestras throughout the country, we are down to about 100 to date, an our nation-wide orchestral union regularly sends out messages to rally around one or another opera theater/orchestra at the edge of existence. the last couple of years' economic disaster has taken its toll here as well. Wages are frozen, many perks have been cut, never to return ( dry cleaning for your tuxedo!, string money for the whole string section, fender-bender repairs for brass, reeds for the winds). Our orchestra just last night taped a piece for the benefit for the colleagues in Holland ( within spitting distance for us)to help out their desperate situation. More and more orchestras are fishing for sponsors and other private measures. That means more work, mind you, as these groups expect their very own set of concerts for no extra pay, of course. I think, until music and arts are firmly re-established in a country's/culture's educational concept, the whole idea of participation and support will continue to languish. If one thing positive can be said about our global links through the net, it can be this: classical music is also being broadcast more than before. Granted, YouTube doesn't include some of the treasures that many of you may have at home, but more than the Top 10 is available! Don't despair, friends, but continue to make music.
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Allow me to address a curiosity, before that of the main point of your question:your usage of the word "parlous". I have to admit, that I've never come across it before, and wondering why your employment of it here? . Merriam-Webster's definition, in case you might be interested: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlous?show=0&t=1309407251 To your main point: "what's the way forward?" In my view, there is none - in terms of turning the trend around; I see only further decline in the financial support of all institutions relating to serious/Western Art Music - performing, or otherwise. A very sad commentary indeed, on (IMHO) the continuing degradation of Western societal values in general. One could cite I suppose the changing economic demographics, or the evolution of a global economy; but these in an ultimate analysis I would wager to be invalid. I would be willing to share my box of handkerchiefs with you? Alberich
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I cannot really contribute to the whole economics conversation, because I'm not very well informed. I'm only a teenager that loves classical music. But it makes me sad. I wish there was a way to put more emotional emphasis on "sad" because this sadness is deep and unrelenting: that my love, this beautiful art form - it's dying. It's dying, and I can't do anything about it by myself. I'm very glad to have found an entire school full of people my age that have this beautiful, strong passion for classical music, and they play with all the power they can muster from every cell in their body, and these people are my friends. These people are working their butts off every day, pushing their hearts through their bows and leaving their souls in their reeds and no one gives a damn anymore. If they're lucky, someone will stop and think, "Oh, that's nice," but then they'll spend all their money buying these shallow, empty tracks of pitiful music that's all similar, all about the sex, all about the money, and where's the actual music? I am fifteen years old and I'm looking at other people my age and I'm wondering why they aren't trying to keep this music alive. Our school is facing a lot of financial difficulties because our budget was cut in half. We only have one bass, and nine bassists. Our pianos are all out of tune (which is really only an inconvenience to those with perfect pitch, but a good third of us are able to notice this, including myself). One of our two main buildings is prone to flooding, and we can't afford to patch up the holes. The public schools we come from aren't willing to pay for the gas it takes to bus us back and forth. I don't want it to die. I don't know what to do. I wish I did know. We are an endangered species. There's not much we can do. We give our love to our children and hope to whomever we pray to that it stays alive through them when we die.
I am surprised that this hasn't been asked yet on this board (or perhaps it has and I missed it?), but I have been reading with increasing dismay about many leading orchestras going to the wall or in serious trouble. In the USA, the Honolulu, New Mexico and Syracuse orchestras are no more, the Philadelphia Orchestra has filed for bankruptcy protection, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been almost ruined by strikes and many other leading orchestras are in deep financial trouble. In the USA there is no state subsidy for the arts. In Europe, many smaller German orchestras have disappeared or have merged and in the Netherlands, some of the most prestigious musical organisations are in danger of going bust without their traditional state subsidies (or huge cuts in them). In Europe, state subsidy is normal (to varying degrees) for orchestras. It seems neither system is working right now, so what's the answer? Of course, many orchestras would survive on playing the classical pops time after time with freelance players drafted in as necessary (some very major orchestras in the UK have always used freelance rather than contracted musicians), but what service does that give to music? How would living composers get their new works played? How would we get to hear fine music that didn't draw-in the crowds? Not very 'creative', is it? When times get tough, the arts are always the first target for cuts. Yet orchestras' budgets are TINY in the great scheme of things. The annual bonus awarded to a top banking executive in the City of London would keep a chamber orchestra in the UK going for about 2 years. How can this be right (don't think that the money-grabbing banker is going to part with any of his wad to support music - he won't!)? So, in reality, these swingeing and crippling cuts make very little difference to the national debt whatsoever, yet politicians always focus on orchestras and opera companies first. Could it be that the cynical politicians are relying on the (erroneous) public perception that the arts are a huge drain on the economy? And don't forget that orchestras put BACK a lot of money into the coffers through taxes and tourism. So, good people, what's the way forward?
Classical - 9 Answers
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1 :
Your absolutely right. It seems we live in an age where fine arts are being neglected by people in general. I love classical music and going to the orchestra. I'm also a piano teacher. One thing that may be a factor is the bad state of the economy. Many people just don't have the extra funds to go to see orchestra concerts. Also, I think people today have less sophisticated taste in music than they did even 20-50 years ago. Sad to say many would rather go see that stupid Bieber kid than listen to real music from an orchestra. In some cities there are volunteer orchestras and free concerts. So, that may be an option for some people. I live in Houston and thankfully we have pretty good support for the symphony and fine arts in our city. Along with that we have two major universities that form an enclave for support in classical music and the arts. Such as the University of Houston Moores school of music and the Rice University music department. I think the only thing we can do is try to help people be more aware of the joy and glory of classical music and the symphony. Creating more interest in orchestras and their decline may help to save them. Thanks for your post.
2 :
The major metropolitan orchestras like the New York Phil are not under any serious threat, however most smaller regional orchestras are in varying degrees of trouble. I'm not familiar with the nuts and bolts of the European system of government subsidy so I won't comment in any detail on that. We can do a case study of two orchestras in more or less comprable towns: Louisville and Rochester. Both are cities of about 1 million people and have had professional orchestras for nearly a century. Both have had long standing ties with corporate donors native to their city; in Louisville the tobacco and whiskey companies and in Rochester Kodak. One of the major direct incentives in the American tax code is a tax write-off for these kinds of corporate donations. For each orchestra these mainstay corporate sponsors account for largest single contributor of annual revenue. During the boom of the 90s both orchestras had record high musician salary, but when the economy dries up so too does arts funding and consequently something had to give. The Louisville orchestra has had a series of pay cuts and reductions in benefits so that its members have seen about a 30% cut in pay. Rochester had to make some cutbacks, however they were not nearly as severe. It comes down to revenue generated from ticket sales and community sponsorship. So what's the difference? At first glance we might be inclined to say that upstate New York is just more culturally literate than the south, but I have a hard time buying that argument. There is a major difference between the approach each orchestra had to building their audience. Louisville essentially wanted to rest on their laurels after the glow of Robert Whitney. Rochester by contrast aggressively asserts itself outside of its regular concert series with community outreach programs, chamber music series, having their musicians go into the public school system for music education programs. The consequence was a generation with a higher degree of musical literacy, many of whom are now regular concert goers. There's also the Pittsburgh argument for orchestras and the arts in general. Pittsburgh politicians in the 70s and 80s in retrospect now realize they got it wrong. Their plan was to cut anything deemed non-essential and focus on business incentives, which worked well in the short term. The trouble with politicians is that most of them have trouble seeing past the next election so long term solutions become cannon fodder for misguided populism. In the long term there are now major corporations that have had to move out of pittsburgh because of the general dearth of arts. It turns out that to attract the best people for high paying corporate jobs you have to also convince them to move somewhere, and many of them surveyed the landscape there and said no despite many tax and pay incentives. So what is the way forward? It think it comes down to getting music education early in life and getting politicians out of the equation.
3 :
Good question and unfortunately there is not one solution that would solve this situation. If someone asked me today if capitalism is a success, I would have to say it is a gigantic failure. Here in the US our economic system only has a few more years to go before our middle class becomes extinct. I was born in 1945 and as I was growing up I realized that the middle class supported this whole country. The poor could not pay taxes and wealthy had all of the tax breaks. Now with the middle class very quickly growing smaller and most of them moving into the poverty classification there are fewer to support all of the government and private programs I grew up with. For me, hanging perilously onto my middle class status is getting more difficult each day. Living from paycheck to paycheck I find it difficult to part with $80.00 to $150.00 to go and see Porgy & Bess. For a family of 4 to go to a concert may cost $300.00 or more. Disneyland now is almost $100. for an adult ticket and that is just for admission, not counting all of the other expenses you will pay once inside the park. The trickle-down theory of economics is not working and sorry to say that until we make some huge adjustments in the way we do business, I do not see a bright future for the arts or the country as a whole. On the bright side I have enough CD's to last me for the rest of my life.
4 :
It is only a matter of time until many fall by the wayside. Our country is moving further away from arts such as classical music as each day goes by. I saw this coming years ago. There is nothing that can be done about it in this country due to changes in racial demographics.
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Bob Tryon makes a novel suggestion, that "there is nothing that can be done about it [the decline of the arts] in this country due to changes in racial demographics." I'm sure the PC thought police will bridle at tying race to appreciation of the arts but I don't want to dismiss the idea on that basis. Let's see if it can be defended. As far as I know, professional orchestras are a staple of metropolitan areas worldwide *except* in African countries, which have predominantly black populations. The rest of the races on this planet seem to support musical organizations. So is Bob onto something? It depends on whether his country's population is growing blacker. There do seem to be more blacks in the Netherlands than there were in the recent past. Would their presence make the dwindling white population less interested in music? Perhaps blacks are receiving funds that would go to orchestras if they weren't there? I suppose this is possible but one would want to see specifics before one would accept the theory.
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I don't know that there is an answer. I'm not big on have the government pay for everything; I'd rather have the arts support themselves. But it is a despite situation. There aren't enough patrons of the arts, and the cost of doing business continues to rise. Raising the price of tickets results in fewer tickets sold. Lowering the price means not enough revenue. Without private and corporate sponsorships orchestras will disappear. A 2009 show "The Audition: A documentary" http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/features/detail.aspx?id=6172 included a dire prediction about the average age of the people who went to the opera. Something along the lines of, "ten years ago the average age of a patron was 55, now it is 65." As pointed out previously, the cost of tickets is high, but not so high that people couldn't afford them if they cared to. There are still enough folks going to Broadway shows; productions like PoTO, Chicago, The Lion King and Wicked continue to fill theaters. Even Mary Poppins is making a comeback. The MET (though Fathom Events) has offered matinees in movie theaters. not nearly often enough, and people seem to have figured out that it will be on PBS during the next pledge drive, so people seem to be staying away in droves now. Other houses, including some from Europe have attempted the same broadcast technique. (I haven't seen any of those shows because the weren't shown locally.) With the plummeting sales of CD (media), and things coming over streaming media I wonder what the future will hold. I'm still a "hands-on" kind of guy. There are plenty of local, regional and college venues I could frequent, but don't. And I have no real desire to do the San Francisco thing either. ... So, I guess I'm part of the problem.
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In Germany, and by extension, to most of the other major continental european countries, this has a definite starting point: Arts and Culture policies after the Great War ( WWI). Music somehow held on during the brief respite until WWII, but afterwards the re-building of cities took precedence over art of any kind. My older colleagues ( now retired or dead) told stories of how the whole city of Aachen contributed to rebuilding the opera house after it too was damaged severely in bombing raids. visitors often paid in coal or foodstuffs. With the re-establishment of a more-or-less normal standard of living in the late 50s and 60s, Government started neglecting the educational aspects of music and culture. Perhaps because they had grown up without? Perhaps it just didn't seem relevant enough to the business world. With the reunion in 1989 to East Germany,( which even most conservative economists say was chivvied along too quickly and unrealistically) many of the "New" german communities found their cultural establishments strapped for the subsidized funds no longer available, and were forced into mergers. From about 150 opera houses and orchestras throughout the country, we are down to about 100 to date, an our nation-wide orchestral union regularly sends out messages to rally around one or another opera theater/orchestra at the edge of existence. the last couple of years' economic disaster has taken its toll here as well. Wages are frozen, many perks have been cut, never to return ( dry cleaning for your tuxedo!, string money for the whole string section, fender-bender repairs for brass, reeds for the winds). Our orchestra just last night taped a piece for the benefit for the colleagues in Holland ( within spitting distance for us)to help out their desperate situation. More and more orchestras are fishing for sponsors and other private measures. That means more work, mind you, as these groups expect their very own set of concerts for no extra pay, of course. I think, until music and arts are firmly re-established in a country's/culture's educational concept, the whole idea of participation and support will continue to languish. If one thing positive can be said about our global links through the net, it can be this: classical music is also being broadcast more than before. Granted, YouTube doesn't include some of the treasures that many of you may have at home, but more than the Top 10 is available! Don't despair, friends, but continue to make music.
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Allow me to address a curiosity, before that of the main point of your question:your usage of the word "parlous". I have to admit, that I've never come across it before, and wondering why your employment of it here? . Merriam-Webster's definition, in case you might be interested: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlous?show=0&t=1309407251 To your main point: "what's the way forward?" In my view, there is none - in terms of turning the trend around; I see only further decline in the financial support of all institutions relating to serious/Western Art Music - performing, or otherwise. A very sad commentary indeed, on (IMHO) the continuing degradation of Western societal values in general. One could cite I suppose the changing economic demographics, or the evolution of a global economy; but these in an ultimate analysis I would wager to be invalid. I would be willing to share my box of handkerchiefs with you? Alberich
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I cannot really contribute to the whole economics conversation, because I'm not very well informed. I'm only a teenager that loves classical music. But it makes me sad. I wish there was a way to put more emotional emphasis on "sad" because this sadness is deep and unrelenting: that my love, this beautiful art form - it's dying. It's dying, and I can't do anything about it by myself. I'm very glad to have found an entire school full of people my age that have this beautiful, strong passion for classical music, and they play with all the power they can muster from every cell in their body, and these people are my friends. These people are working their butts off every day, pushing their hearts through their bows and leaving their souls in their reeds and no one gives a damn anymore. If they're lucky, someone will stop and think, "Oh, that's nice," but then they'll spend all their money buying these shallow, empty tracks of pitiful music that's all similar, all about the sex, all about the money, and where's the actual music? I am fifteen years old and I'm looking at other people my age and I'm wondering why they aren't trying to keep this music alive. Our school is facing a lot of financial difficulties because our budget was cut in half. We only have one bass, and nine bassists. Our pianos are all out of tune (which is really only an inconvenience to those with perfect pitch, but a good third of us are able to notice this, including myself). One of our two main buildings is prone to flooding, and we can't afford to patch up the holes. The public schools we come from aren't willing to pay for the gas it takes to bus us back and forth. I don't want it to die. I don't know what to do. I wish I did know. We are an endangered species. There's not much we can do. We give our love to our children and hope to whomever we pray to that it stays alive through them when we die.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Why hasn't the United States given aid to Mexico to improve their economic and crime situations?
Why hasn't the United States given aid to Mexico to improve their economic and crime situations?
I just don't get it. Everyone complains about immigration but the US does nothing to help improve living conditions in Mexico so that their citizens don't have to come here to find safety and work. Most immigrants would happily stay at home with their families if they could make a decent living there. Why hasn't the US done anything to help them! Maybe they realize that our economy would collapse without the workers who are here getting paid slave wages? All this money is being poured in the Middle East but nothing is being done to help our neighbors. Is it because there is no oil in Mexico?
Economics - 5 Answers
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What? I think you need to Google Grants to Mexico and also look at how many of their people live on our tax dollar as welfare, get free schooling and medical expenses. Also, free Trade Agreements opened up many American jobs there, closing many plants in the U.S. that real Americans used to live on.
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Mexico is an oil rich nation. The primary source of income to the Nation of Mexico is from their oil. The second largest source of income to Mexico is money sent back from Mexicans working in the USA. We help Mexico by turning a blind eye to the millions of their surplus population that came here take jobs from Americans, have "anchor" babies, and send money back to Mexico. PLEASE, dont believe that crap about doing jobs Americans wont do. Why should any American take a job that pays less than welfare. Have you ever wondered who did these jobs before the illegals ?
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Each countries' government takes care of their own country. What I would like to ask is why isn't the Mexican government doing anything to improve their country? The US is currently still fighting unnecessary wars and using up money and is having a hard time trying to deal with many other problems as well. The US is not responsible to take care of Mexico in the first place. They're not as bad as people in North Korea or some parts of Africa where it needs the most helps. Mexico has a government of their own and the US money being worth more than that of Mexico's is not the US's problem. Illegal immigrants are choosing to come over here illegally. Also, Mexico is much less likely to do the opposite for the US. Their treatments of illegal immigrants have proved to be much worse and yet, they demand the US to give better treatments for the people who came over illegally when it's none of their business. US might help once all the problems are solved. If you're going to say that US should ignore the problems within their own country and try helping other countries first, that would be considered a selfish demand. Besides, America is already currently helping countries that are in worse conditions.
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Because Mexico is corrupt and and their government pockets a lot of what we do give them. Actually, Bush did send them a fat check a while back, which I don't agree with, because it didn't go to any good use. I'd rather see that money be spent here to help education costs, etc.
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Then if it is not Mexico, it will be some other country, but it will go on, enlessly.
I just don't get it. Everyone complains about immigration but the US does nothing to help improve living conditions in Mexico so that their citizens don't have to come here to find safety and work. Most immigrants would happily stay at home with their families if they could make a decent living there. Why hasn't the US done anything to help them! Maybe they realize that our economy would collapse without the workers who are here getting paid slave wages? All this money is being poured in the Middle East but nothing is being done to help our neighbors. Is it because there is no oil in Mexico?
Economics - 5 Answers
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What? I think you need to Google Grants to Mexico and also look at how many of their people live on our tax dollar as welfare, get free schooling and medical expenses. Also, free Trade Agreements opened up many American jobs there, closing many plants in the U.S. that real Americans used to live on.
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Mexico is an oil rich nation. The primary source of income to the Nation of Mexico is from their oil. The second largest source of income to Mexico is money sent back from Mexicans working in the USA. We help Mexico by turning a blind eye to the millions of their surplus population that came here take jobs from Americans, have "anchor" babies, and send money back to Mexico. PLEASE, dont believe that crap about doing jobs Americans wont do. Why should any American take a job that pays less than welfare. Have you ever wondered who did these jobs before the illegals ?
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Each countries' government takes care of their own country. What I would like to ask is why isn't the Mexican government doing anything to improve their country? The US is currently still fighting unnecessary wars and using up money and is having a hard time trying to deal with many other problems as well. The US is not responsible to take care of Mexico in the first place. They're not as bad as people in North Korea or some parts of Africa where it needs the most helps. Mexico has a government of their own and the US money being worth more than that of Mexico's is not the US's problem. Illegal immigrants are choosing to come over here illegally. Also, Mexico is much less likely to do the opposite for the US. Their treatments of illegal immigrants have proved to be much worse and yet, they demand the US to give better treatments for the people who came over illegally when it's none of their business. US might help once all the problems are solved. If you're going to say that US should ignore the problems within their own country and try helping other countries first, that would be considered a selfish demand. Besides, America is already currently helping countries that are in worse conditions.
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Because Mexico is corrupt and and their government pockets a lot of what we do give them. Actually, Bush did send them a fat check a while back, which I don't agree with, because it didn't go to any good use. I'd rather see that money be spent here to help education costs, etc.
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Then if it is not Mexico, it will be some other country, but it will go on, enlessly.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
How does this make you feel about Mexico Migrants forced to be sex slaves in Mexico?
How does this make you feel about Mexico Migrants forced to be sex slaves in Mexico?
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AFP) – Locals call them "merchandise" and that is how criminal gangs treat the Central American youths they force into prostitution near Mexico's southern border with Guatemala. Victims recount being tricked into making the dangerous journey across Central America in the hope of a better life before being stopped en route in southern Mexico and forced to work for nothing. The Honduran consul in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, Patricia Villamil, alerted local authorities to several cases when she took on her job last November. When they failed to respond, she spoke out. "They bring women from Honduras, preferably under 18," said Villamil, who has already recorded a dozen cases of minors between 14 and 17 years old being forced into prostitution. "They steal their innocence. They hit them, mistreat them, humiliate and rape them," she said. Witness accounts map out a route starting in the poor communities of Honduras, passing through Guatemala before crossing the border into Mexico. The girls are then distributed among several dozen bars and brothels in Chiapas, which are each thought to employ between eight and 14 foreigners. A 17-year-old Honduran who gave her name as Valeria ended up in Mexico after following that well-worn route, on the promise of a free journey and a job in a restaurant in Mexico from a woman in her village. The single mother travelled with a friend and four other minors -- those who are most in demand by pimps at the border. Valeria eventually arrived at a sordid bar in Mexico where she forced herself to drink 17 beers to give her courage to face clients on her first night as a prostitute. "I had to 'deal with it' every time a client wanted it. It was six or seven times almost every day. Once it was 12 times," she told AFP. The owner of the bar demanded 5,000 pesos (430 dollars) for the journey. Another bar owner eventually paid the debt, but forced her to work for him in return. After four months' of work, with up to 16-hour days, she has not yet received any money. "Generally they don't pay minors. They give them food and clothes and build up new debts for them," said Enrique Mendez, the prosecutor in charge of crimes against immigrants in Chiapas state. Mendez denied that organized criminal groups were operating in the area, and said most girls arrived independently in Chiapas, on a route taken by hundreds of thousands of migrants hoping to reach the United States each year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/mexicocrimeprostitutionchild;_ylt=AnHwZD.tTz7wK4b6mB8exaes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTQxamdlYzV0BGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDExMDQyNS9tZXhpY29jcmltZXByb3N0aXR1dGlvbmNoaWxkBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA21pZ3JhbnRzZm9yYw--
Immigration - 5 Answers
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it makes me think that mexico should do something about this problem..
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I think that could be a story made up to obtain sympathy for refugee status in the United States.
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that's sad, they really need to crack down on these criminals that take advantage of poor innocent girls that look for a better future to get treated lower than dirt
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Write you El Presidente since we have enough problem with your illegal Mexicans ruining our country.
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It is a disturbing fact that Obama allows Filipe Calderon to dictate US immigration policy and invited him to address congress for the purpose of influencing them on how to vote on bills that directly or indirectly affect Mexicans. Who cares about a few hundred Hondurans, so long as Illegal Mexicans are well treated. Mexico administers a " Do as I say, not as I do" policy when referring to their own Illegals. Mexico is too busy minding America's business and will stay immersed in successfully controlling the Obama Administration to see their own hypocrisy. Obama and Janet Napolitano say whatever appeases the American people while encouraging illegal immigration and protecting Illegals by giving all of them diplomatic immunity. Honduran slave trade is not the concern of Obama. He is dedicating his presidency on favoring Mexicans above all others.
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AFP) – Locals call them "merchandise" and that is how criminal gangs treat the Central American youths they force into prostitution near Mexico's southern border with Guatemala. Victims recount being tricked into making the dangerous journey across Central America in the hope of a better life before being stopped en route in southern Mexico and forced to work for nothing. The Honduran consul in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, Patricia Villamil, alerted local authorities to several cases when she took on her job last November. When they failed to respond, she spoke out. "They bring women from Honduras, preferably under 18," said Villamil, who has already recorded a dozen cases of minors between 14 and 17 years old being forced into prostitution. "They steal their innocence. They hit them, mistreat them, humiliate and rape them," she said. Witness accounts map out a route starting in the poor communities of Honduras, passing through Guatemala before crossing the border into Mexico. The girls are then distributed among several dozen bars and brothels in Chiapas, which are each thought to employ between eight and 14 foreigners. A 17-year-old Honduran who gave her name as Valeria ended up in Mexico after following that well-worn route, on the promise of a free journey and a job in a restaurant in Mexico from a woman in her village. The single mother travelled with a friend and four other minors -- those who are most in demand by pimps at the border. Valeria eventually arrived at a sordid bar in Mexico where she forced herself to drink 17 beers to give her courage to face clients on her first night as a prostitute. "I had to 'deal with it' every time a client wanted it. It was six or seven times almost every day. Once it was 12 times," she told AFP. The owner of the bar demanded 5,000 pesos (430 dollars) for the journey. Another bar owner eventually paid the debt, but forced her to work for him in return. After four months' of work, with up to 16-hour days, she has not yet received any money. "Generally they don't pay minors. They give them food and clothes and build up new debts for them," said Enrique Mendez, the prosecutor in charge of crimes against immigrants in Chiapas state. Mendez denied that organized criminal groups were operating in the area, and said most girls arrived independently in Chiapas, on a route taken by hundreds of thousands of migrants hoping to reach the United States each year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/mexicocrimeprostitutionchild;_ylt=AnHwZD.tTz7wK4b6mB8exaes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTQxamdlYzV0BGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDExMDQyNS9tZXhpY29jcmltZXByb3N0aXR1dGlvbmNoaWxkBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA21pZ3JhbnRzZm9yYw--
Immigration - 5 Answers
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it makes me think that mexico should do something about this problem..
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I think that could be a story made up to obtain sympathy for refugee status in the United States.
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that's sad, they really need to crack down on these criminals that take advantage of poor innocent girls that look for a better future to get treated lower than dirt
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Write you El Presidente since we have enough problem with your illegal Mexicans ruining our country.
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It is a disturbing fact that Obama allows Filipe Calderon to dictate US immigration policy and invited him to address congress for the purpose of influencing them on how to vote on bills that directly or indirectly affect Mexicans. Who cares about a few hundred Hondurans, so long as Illegal Mexicans are well treated. Mexico administers a " Do as I say, not as I do" policy when referring to their own Illegals. Mexico is too busy minding America's business and will stay immersed in successfully controlling the Obama Administration to see their own hypocrisy. Obama and Janet Napolitano say whatever appeases the American people while encouraging illegal immigration and protecting Illegals by giving all of them diplomatic immunity. Honduran slave trade is not the concern of Obama. He is dedicating his presidency on favoring Mexicans above all others.
Friday, March 28, 2014
How good would an exchange trip to Mexico look on a college application?
How good would an exchange trip to Mexico look on a college application?
I really want to go on an exchange trip to Mexico to learn about the culture. The school takes us to a really nice piece of Mexico and we stay with a family there and learn more about the language, people, and customs. My parents seem to think that it won't make much of a difference on my college application and it's a lot of money. I'm having a hard time finding proof for them. Please help me :( :(
Financial Aid - 2 Answers
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It will look great on your college transcript. It shows that you are smart and have lots of extra-curricular activities.
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It depends on what type of college you are looking at and your major. If for example you're majoring in Spanish it would look great if you wanted to be considered for the Spanish Department's Honors Program. If you're leaning towards a large, state university then things like this which help you to stand out from the pack can move you to different levels and help you to become much more appealing for scholarships and admission. Private colleges love love love this kind of thing, seriously if you can and want to do it, do it. I wish I could have had this kind of opportunity.
I really want to go on an exchange trip to Mexico to learn about the culture. The school takes us to a really nice piece of Mexico and we stay with a family there and learn more about the language, people, and customs. My parents seem to think that it won't make much of a difference on my college application and it's a lot of money. I'm having a hard time finding proof for them. Please help me :( :(
Financial Aid - 2 Answers
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It will look great on your college transcript. It shows that you are smart and have lots of extra-curricular activities.
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It depends on what type of college you are looking at and your major. If for example you're majoring in Spanish it would look great if you wanted to be considered for the Spanish Department's Honors Program. If you're leaning towards a large, state university then things like this which help you to stand out from the pack can move you to different levels and help you to become much more appealing for scholarships and admission. Private colleges love love love this kind of thing, seriously if you can and want to do it, do it. I wish I could have had this kind of opportunity.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Can someone tell me of a good program that volunteers in Mexico?
Can someone tell me of a good program that volunteers in Mexico?
I live in San Diego which is like 30min about away from Mexico and I wanted to find a program that would cost me little money. I want to volunteer because I dont have much to donate but alot of programs on the internet makes you pay $500+ just to volunteer, it doesnt make too much sense. So any suggestions on volunteer programs, NOT the missionary kinds. Please from your own experience.
Community Service - 4 Answers
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Volunteer here in the United States. Why not volunteer at the library? the humane society? local schools? Big Brother or Big Sister? Nursing homes needs lots of people just to sit and talk to the old people. The list is long. Stay at home and take care of your own.
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check the Gringo Gazette North. It's a newspaper for the Gringos living in Baja Mexico. My grandmother lives down there and volunteers at a after school computer lab for the childern in Playa La Mision, just south of Rosarito and Puerto Nuevo.
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Kids at my school work with Amor Ministries which helps build homes in Tijuana and surrounding areas. You don't have to be religious to volunteer to this organization and they will let you know when and where you can go to get involved with a building project. Plan on working tho. There is no sitting around and looking pretty. You will sweat, you will be tired, and you will have the biggest satisfaction you've ever experienced when you are through!
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These are some of the natin-wide volunteer programs vamos mexico, solo por ayudar, manos a la obra. In Manos a la Obra you will find a Database of volunteer associations that are lookin¿g for different kinds of help, including volunteering (physically or virtually), donations, and even paid jobs.
I live in San Diego which is like 30min about away from Mexico and I wanted to find a program that would cost me little money. I want to volunteer because I dont have much to donate but alot of programs on the internet makes you pay $500+ just to volunteer, it doesnt make too much sense. So any suggestions on volunteer programs, NOT the missionary kinds. Please from your own experience.
Community Service - 4 Answers
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Volunteer here in the United States. Why not volunteer at the library? the humane society? local schools? Big Brother or Big Sister? Nursing homes needs lots of people just to sit and talk to the old people. The list is long. Stay at home and take care of your own.
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check the Gringo Gazette North. It's a newspaper for the Gringos living in Baja Mexico. My grandmother lives down there and volunteers at a after school computer lab for the childern in Playa La Mision, just south of Rosarito and Puerto Nuevo.
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Kids at my school work with Amor Ministries which helps build homes in Tijuana and surrounding areas. You don't have to be religious to volunteer to this organization and they will let you know when and where you can go to get involved with a building project. Plan on working tho. There is no sitting around and looking pretty. You will sweat, you will be tired, and you will have the biggest satisfaction you've ever experienced when you are through!
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These are some of the natin-wide volunteer programs vamos mexico, solo por ayudar, manos a la obra. In Manos a la Obra you will find a Database of volunteer associations that are lookin¿g for different kinds of help, including volunteering (physically or virtually), donations, and even paid jobs.
Friday, March 7, 2014
which city is best to live in Mexico?
which city is best to live in Mexico?
Which city is the best to live in: Playa del Carmen or Cancun??? The purpose is to work and make money but also enjoy! We are 2 young people. one is mexican one is italian. we have of course lived and worked in mexico just not these areas!! Please give answers and reasons why and if there is another nearby city you would suggest let me know! Thanks
Other - Mexico - 2 Answers
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the country of mexico is for chianese people
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I'll tell you one place you don't want to live, Chihuahua. Cancun seems nice.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
How would Mexico and Mexican citizens react if...?
How would Mexico and Mexican citizens react if...?
say 12-15 million desperate Chinese started to come in waves in search of better economic opportunity, liberties they don't have at home, etc. They promise to only do jobs that Mexican citizens won't do and somehow will do them for less than the Mexicans (who suppossedly won't do them anyway). They are so desperate to get to Mexico, they don't follow the proper immigration channels and work/exist "illegally" in their new home; they don't pay most taxes since they are paid under the table but since they are the most needy of services, they rely on govt services the most. These immigrants are happy to be making money and taking care of themselves, family and community but many don't see any need to learn the language or to change any of their cultural traits. They'll happily live as they were with their previous traditions in their own communities- basically transplanting themselves, communities, and ways of live while basically trying to "assimilate" with mainstream Mexican culture. mmiller- this IS a complicated issue and I only point to Mexico here because the US is on the receiving end of Mexico's economic troubles. How is it stereotyping to examine what would happen if Mexico happened to be on the receiving end of a similar dynamic? How is it stereotyping anyone to question how another government and it's citizens would react to this situation. Americans seem to be racist for having reasons against open/illegal immigration yet to question how other countries would react is also racist? odii odii- those of Mexican descent that remained after America's war/conquest/purchase of the Southwest became and are as much American citizens as anybody else here; those of European descent that came to the US in masses the last couple centuries all immigrated to the US legally under the immigration policies of the time whereas much recent immigration in the Southwest has in fact been illegal to American land under American law.
Immigration - 15 Answers
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Hey!! You're being racist! he he he... Don't use logic on the idiots. But, I guess you can look at Mexico's official policy by what they do at their *SOUTHERN* border...
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They wouldn't go to mexico...china still better off than mexico and if they do go elsewhere, it would be to Canada...and the lady above me...how is he being a racist? YOU'RE stupid and ignorant. IDIOT!! It's already happening here with the mexicans. DO YOU EVEN KNOW OF THE SITUATION I CALIFORNIA??? Go cut yourself!
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I don't know, I'm not Mexican, but I am sure that no one can speak on behalf of all Mexicans. Every Mexican would react differently.
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Good question. But a long swim.
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This would not happen in Mexico. Just ask Quatamalens who have entered Mexico illegally how they were treated. The illegals, and the ones that support them expect this country to do for them what their own country will not. And they call us racist.
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I say go for it hahahahha all the mexicans are here anyways
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So is there a real question in here or are you just standing on the stump here spouting all this stereotypical nonsense. This is a complicated problem. Fortunately there are mature discussions and better questions posed on this topic here already. You should go find one and read a lot more before you ask a question here.
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They probably wouldn't care .... they'd continue sending their own citizens across our borders, and send the Chinese after them ... :)
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I heard in Mexico, they can shoot you if you cross into their border! I don't know if that's true. It wouldn't matter if the Chinese went to Mexico because there are no Mexicans there to complain! They are all in the USA!!! ha ha ha. I would LOVE to see some other country that is completely different from Mexico go there & change thier way of life. Maybe all Americans should move to Mexico & start over (it's warmer there! lol)
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there actually are a lot of asians in the big cities like mexico city and they are taking up a lot of jobs and offering cheaper prices for their products and taking out the mexicans. Not as bad as the Mexicans here in the US but its still happening. Well its not really the Mexicans they are taking out, more like the Indians the Mexicans pushed away and sent to live far away.....a lot of indians make business by selling hand made stuff and the chinese are selling their stuff for way cheaper and its stuff that wasn't hand made unlike the indios. Besides, what would u do if here in the U.S. the minimum wage was like 5 bucks a day and then down the border in mexico the minimum wage was $7/hour. i'm sure u would go to mexico. but believe me i don't think u would be happy cuz mexicans are soooo racist.
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They would riot, burn tires, protest, destroy eveything in sight then blame America for it all and then they will simply come here demand everything under the sun, it's all about Mexico, right ?.
12 :
They should be glad to have them! It would motivate the economy. And none of them would dream of being on public assistance. They would learn Spanish right away, (they already speak English and several dialects of Chinese). It would be great for the moral fiber of the country if they DID NOT loose some of their traditions. Win -Win in my perspective.
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You forgot that an important part of southern US was Mexican until the middle of the 19th century. All the people there were native and even if the borders changed, mexican people remained, spread and of course called the others to join. Be sure that not all the mexicans (about 107,449,525 heads) are wanting to cross the border...nor wish to live in the US. Those who need to do that are only poor people that want to improve their lives and this is their right. Like poor Irish, poor Greek, poor English did in the 17th Century. Why do you think that you have the right of doing so and not the others who have not your culture? Why should I do the things you do? You are sharply criticising Mexican and of course Cubans, Salvadorian, Guatemalans, Ecuadorians, etc, but why don't you criticise all the other cultures (I won’t talk about Jewish) that are too proud to keep their own cultures and do not adopt "the American way of life"? Is this going to be another reason for making and spreading wars like the Americans do ? You should revise your history books and the Declaration of the Human Rights.
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Mexico treats illegal immigrants very badly. How does Mexico treat its illegals? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: April 6, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 Laurence A. Elder "We can't infringe upon the right of people to move freely within our territory," said Mexican President Vicente Fox during President George W. Bush's recent visit. Earlier, Fox said he stood by the statement he previously made to the BBC: "I dare say that in 10 years, the U.S. will be begging, will be pleading with Mexico to send it workers." Does Mexico practice what it preaches? First, Mexico put its military and police forces on its porous, zigzagged, mountainous, crime-ridden southern border with Guatemala. Chiapas – the South Carolina-sized southern Mexican state that shares the longest border with Guatemala – is Mexico's poorest, most illiterate state. About Chiapas, one United Nations human rights commissioner said, "Mexico is one of the countries where illegal immigrants are highly vulnerable to human rights violations and become victims of degrading sexual exploitation and slavery-like practices, and are denied access to education and health care." Typically, when Mexican authorities catch illegal aliens, they place them overnight in a detention center, then bus or fly them back to their country of origin. Despite the fact that Mexico militarized its border and deported 203,128 illegal immigrants in 2004, many illegals get through by bribing corrupt military and police. Do Mexicans appreciate the way America has allowed so many poor, Mexican illegals to enter the United States? No. According to a recent Zogby poll, 73 percent of Mexicans call Americans "racist"! When asked whether the United States' wealth comes from freedom and "plenty of opportunity to work," 70 percent of Americans agreed, while only 22 percent of Mexicans agreed. Sixty-two percent of Mexicans said America became wealthy because "it exploits others' wealth." While Americans, according to the poll, see Mexicans as hard-working (78 percent), Mexicans think of Americans as racist, intolerant and not very hard-working. Racist? Mexico should look in the mirror. According to the Houston Chronicle's Rachel Graves, around the turn of the 17th century, Mexico imported more African slaves than anywhere else in the New World. As a result, tens of thousands of blacks (no one knows for sure – the Mexican census does not recognize them) live in Mexico, mostly in destitute villages in its poorest states. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 blacks live in Costa Chica. How do they fare? According to the Houston Chronicle, many are illiterate, struggling to get a decent education for their children from government schools. One Costa Chica missionary says, "The kids here are considered by their teachers to be largely unteachable." When stopped by the police, Mexican blacks are often instructed to sing the Mexican national anthem to prove their citizenship! If so many Mexicans consider Americans racist, why do polls show that nearly half of Mexico's inhabitants say that their lives would improve if they could work here illegally? Intolerant? America legally accepts about 1 million immigrants per year, with perhaps as many as 12 million people living here illegally, about half of whom come from Mexico. Many estimate that 500,000 or more people enter the country illegally every year. California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is Hispanic. So is the man who holds the powerful position of speaker of the California Assembly. Los Angeles, America's second-largest city, has a Hispanic mayor, and of the 54 members of California's congressional delegation, nine are Hispanic. The former governor of California once proposed granting driver's licenses to illegals. And in California, under some circumstances, an illegal alien can apply for the cheaper in-state college tuition. Many predict the Hispanic governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, former Clinton Cabinet member, will run for president. Not very hard-working? According to the International Labor Organization, Americans work more than almost anybody in the developed world, including Japan. The average American worked 1,824 hours in 2004, compared with the Spanish at 1,799 and the French at 1,441 hours. The Dutch put in even less – working 25 percent fewer hours than Americans. President Bush, against the wishes of many in his own party as well of half of all Americans, makes the reasonable case for a guest worker program that would allow or provide some sort of legal status for those living here illegally. Latino "activists" do that cause harm by staging protests and waving the Mexican flag and demanding their "rights." For example, Juan Jose Gutierrez of Latino Movement USA says, "We think that the right thing to do is to grant full rights, full equality, under the laws in the Constitution of the United States, to all immigrants, period." Americans raise legitimate concerns about the competition illegals pose to unskilled labor, and that illegals cut in front of people
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According to Mexico's illegal immigration policy, it would just deport them like they do all of the other illegal immigrants coming in from Central/South America
say 12-15 million desperate Chinese started to come in waves in search of better economic opportunity, liberties they don't have at home, etc. They promise to only do jobs that Mexican citizens won't do and somehow will do them for less than the Mexicans (who suppossedly won't do them anyway). They are so desperate to get to Mexico, they don't follow the proper immigration channels and work/exist "illegally" in their new home; they don't pay most taxes since they are paid under the table but since they are the most needy of services, they rely on govt services the most. These immigrants are happy to be making money and taking care of themselves, family and community but many don't see any need to learn the language or to change any of their cultural traits. They'll happily live as they were with their previous traditions in their own communities- basically transplanting themselves, communities, and ways of live while basically trying to "assimilate" with mainstream Mexican culture. mmiller- this IS a complicated issue and I only point to Mexico here because the US is on the receiving end of Mexico's economic troubles. How is it stereotyping to examine what would happen if Mexico happened to be on the receiving end of a similar dynamic? How is it stereotyping anyone to question how another government and it's citizens would react to this situation. Americans seem to be racist for having reasons against open/illegal immigration yet to question how other countries would react is also racist? odii odii- those of Mexican descent that remained after America's war/conquest/purchase of the Southwest became and are as much American citizens as anybody else here; those of European descent that came to the US in masses the last couple centuries all immigrated to the US legally under the immigration policies of the time whereas much recent immigration in the Southwest has in fact been illegal to American land under American law.
Immigration - 15 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Hey!! You're being racist! he he he... Don't use logic on the idiots. But, I guess you can look at Mexico's official policy by what they do at their *SOUTHERN* border...
2 :
They wouldn't go to mexico...china still better off than mexico and if they do go elsewhere, it would be to Canada...and the lady above me...how is he being a racist? YOU'RE stupid and ignorant. IDIOT!! It's already happening here with the mexicans. DO YOU EVEN KNOW OF THE SITUATION I CALIFORNIA??? Go cut yourself!
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I don't know, I'm not Mexican, but I am sure that no one can speak on behalf of all Mexicans. Every Mexican would react differently.
4 :
Good question. But a long swim.
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This would not happen in Mexico. Just ask Quatamalens who have entered Mexico illegally how they were treated. The illegals, and the ones that support them expect this country to do for them what their own country will not. And they call us racist.
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I say go for it hahahahha all the mexicans are here anyways
7 :
So is there a real question in here or are you just standing on the stump here spouting all this stereotypical nonsense. This is a complicated problem. Fortunately there are mature discussions and better questions posed on this topic here already. You should go find one and read a lot more before you ask a question here.
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They probably wouldn't care .... they'd continue sending their own citizens across our borders, and send the Chinese after them ... :)
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I heard in Mexico, they can shoot you if you cross into their border! I don't know if that's true. It wouldn't matter if the Chinese went to Mexico because there are no Mexicans there to complain! They are all in the USA!!! ha ha ha. I would LOVE to see some other country that is completely different from Mexico go there & change thier way of life. Maybe all Americans should move to Mexico & start over (it's warmer there! lol)
10 :
there actually are a lot of asians in the big cities like mexico city and they are taking up a lot of jobs and offering cheaper prices for their products and taking out the mexicans. Not as bad as the Mexicans here in the US but its still happening. Well its not really the Mexicans they are taking out, more like the Indians the Mexicans pushed away and sent to live far away.....a lot of indians make business by selling hand made stuff and the chinese are selling their stuff for way cheaper and its stuff that wasn't hand made unlike the indios. Besides, what would u do if here in the U.S. the minimum wage was like 5 bucks a day and then down the border in mexico the minimum wage was $7/hour. i'm sure u would go to mexico. but believe me i don't think u would be happy cuz mexicans are soooo racist.
11 :
They would riot, burn tires, protest, destroy eveything in sight then blame America for it all and then they will simply come here demand everything under the sun, it's all about Mexico, right ?.
12 :
They should be glad to have them! It would motivate the economy. And none of them would dream of being on public assistance. They would learn Spanish right away, (they already speak English and several dialects of Chinese). It would be great for the moral fiber of the country if they DID NOT loose some of their traditions. Win -Win in my perspective.
13 :
You forgot that an important part of southern US was Mexican until the middle of the 19th century. All the people there were native and even if the borders changed, mexican people remained, spread and of course called the others to join. Be sure that not all the mexicans (about 107,449,525 heads) are wanting to cross the border...nor wish to live in the US. Those who need to do that are only poor people that want to improve their lives and this is their right. Like poor Irish, poor Greek, poor English did in the 17th Century. Why do you think that you have the right of doing so and not the others who have not your culture? Why should I do the things you do? You are sharply criticising Mexican and of course Cubans, Salvadorian, Guatemalans, Ecuadorians, etc, but why don't you criticise all the other cultures (I won’t talk about Jewish) that are too proud to keep their own cultures and do not adopt "the American way of life"? Is this going to be another reason for making and spreading wars like the Americans do ? You should revise your history books and the Declaration of the Human Rights.
14 :
Mexico treats illegal immigrants very badly. How does Mexico treat its illegals? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: April 6, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 Laurence A. Elder "We can't infringe upon the right of people to move freely within our territory," said Mexican President Vicente Fox during President George W. Bush's recent visit. Earlier, Fox said he stood by the statement he previously made to the BBC: "I dare say that in 10 years, the U.S. will be begging, will be pleading with Mexico to send it workers." Does Mexico practice what it preaches? First, Mexico put its military and police forces on its porous, zigzagged, mountainous, crime-ridden southern border with Guatemala. Chiapas – the South Carolina-sized southern Mexican state that shares the longest border with Guatemala – is Mexico's poorest, most illiterate state. About Chiapas, one United Nations human rights commissioner said, "Mexico is one of the countries where illegal immigrants are highly vulnerable to human rights violations and become victims of degrading sexual exploitation and slavery-like practices, and are denied access to education and health care." Typically, when Mexican authorities catch illegal aliens, they place them overnight in a detention center, then bus or fly them back to their country of origin. Despite the fact that Mexico militarized its border and deported 203,128 illegal immigrants in 2004, many illegals get through by bribing corrupt military and police. Do Mexicans appreciate the way America has allowed so many poor, Mexican illegals to enter the United States? No. According to a recent Zogby poll, 73 percent of Mexicans call Americans "racist"! When asked whether the United States' wealth comes from freedom and "plenty of opportunity to work," 70 percent of Americans agreed, while only 22 percent of Mexicans agreed. Sixty-two percent of Mexicans said America became wealthy because "it exploits others' wealth." While Americans, according to the poll, see Mexicans as hard-working (78 percent), Mexicans think of Americans as racist, intolerant and not very hard-working. Racist? Mexico should look in the mirror. According to the Houston Chronicle's Rachel Graves, around the turn of the 17th century, Mexico imported more African slaves than anywhere else in the New World. As a result, tens of thousands of blacks (no one knows for sure – the Mexican census does not recognize them) live in Mexico, mostly in destitute villages in its poorest states. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 blacks live in Costa Chica. How do they fare? According to the Houston Chronicle, many are illiterate, struggling to get a decent education for their children from government schools. One Costa Chica missionary says, "The kids here are considered by their teachers to be largely unteachable." When stopped by the police, Mexican blacks are often instructed to sing the Mexican national anthem to prove their citizenship! If so many Mexicans consider Americans racist, why do polls show that nearly half of Mexico's inhabitants say that their lives would improve if they could work here illegally? Intolerant? America legally accepts about 1 million immigrants per year, with perhaps as many as 12 million people living here illegally, about half of whom come from Mexico. Many estimate that 500,000 or more people enter the country illegally every year. California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is Hispanic. So is the man who holds the powerful position of speaker of the California Assembly. Los Angeles, America's second-largest city, has a Hispanic mayor, and of the 54 members of California's congressional delegation, nine are Hispanic. The former governor of California once proposed granting driver's licenses to illegals. And in California, under some circumstances, an illegal alien can apply for the cheaper in-state college tuition. Many predict the Hispanic governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, former Clinton Cabinet member, will run for president. Not very hard-working? According to the International Labor Organization, Americans work more than almost anybody in the developed world, including Japan. The average American worked 1,824 hours in 2004, compared with the Spanish at 1,799 and the French at 1,441 hours. The Dutch put in even less – working 25 percent fewer hours than Americans. President Bush, against the wishes of many in his own party as well of half of all Americans, makes the reasonable case for a guest worker program that would allow or provide some sort of legal status for those living here illegally. Latino "activists" do that cause harm by staging protests and waving the Mexican flag and demanding their "rights." For example, Juan Jose Gutierrez of Latino Movement USA says, "We think that the right thing to do is to grant full rights, full equality, under the laws in the Constitution of the United States, to all immigrants, period." Americans raise legitimate concerns about the competition illegals pose to unskilled labor, and that illegals cut in front of people
15 :
According to Mexico's illegal immigration policy, it would just deport them like they do all of the other illegal immigrants coming in from Central/South America
Friday, February 28, 2014
Inter-Cultural Marriage - Husband Sending Money To His Family In Mexico _ Should It Stop?
Inter-Cultural Marriage - Husband Sending Money To His Family In Mexico _ Should It Stop?
I am American and my husband is Mexican. My husband is a very hard-working, patient, loving man with strong family ties and it's one of the reasons why I married him. He's the oldest son in his family. His mom and dad have struggled financially and live in Mexico. His dad works 50 + hours at a factory and is slightly past the age of retirement with no plans to retire. His mother is 50 and does not work. Living in the home is my 27 year old brother-in-law who rarely works, but will be coming here on a work visa in a few weeks, however in the past has never sent money home. Also in the home is my 24 year old brother-in-law who rarely works and is what I call a bum, but a nice one. In addition my sister-in-law and her three young daughters (2yrs-13) also live in the house. My sister-in-law does not work. They were deported and had nowhere else to go and her husband sends money when he feels like it ( he's a total ass ). We've been the one to buy the kids Christmas presents, clothing, and food. The three kids and sister-in-law have been living in the second floor my husband built and my brother-in-law has never once offered to pay rent or reimburse. Several years ago, their home had no indoor or outdoor plumbing and the toilet was an outhouse. My husband built a nice bathroom with a running shower on their property. The home used to just be a two room shack, with a dirt floor. Hubby put in a floor, a real roof, and built a second floor with two large rooms and tile floor, he also added electricity to the house. He built a pretty brick enclosed patio to encompass the property and the last time we visited we bought his mom a washing machine. As you can see, his family lacked some of things we're used to in the states. I love his family very much, especially his mother. She's a very kind woman. But, I'm extremely frustrated that the other two men in the house don't contribute financially at all. We've sent money home every month for years. We had to cut back the amount once we bought our house. Now I'm laid-off and we're expecting our first child. Much to our horror, we had to go on pre-natal Medicaid because we could not afford my husband's employer's health insurance. I've never found myself in a position where I needed assistance and it was a very difficult thing to swallow. We're living in a tight budget, paycheck to paycheck and I've found myself at 8 months pregnant, doing landscaping on the side to make ends meet. His mother called the other day and asked why we had not sent money in a couple of months. My husband sent her some money ( not a lot ) and I hit the roof. I'm very very frustrated. I understand the cultural differences and I want to respect them, but there are two grown single men in the house who do not work. No one in the family has ever had a conversation with the two men about helping out. Their friends are constantly at the house, eating his mom's food etc. Our car just broke down the other day and we're also dealing with that. My comments hurt my husband very much. As I said, I love his mother and his father and feel they're being taken advantage of too. They're very humble people and love family, but the pressure on my husband is horrible. I don't know how to address it. My husband rarely gets upset, but when I talk about it, he clams up and tells me I always complain. My understanding is that the brother-in-law ( sister-in-laws husband ) is sending money home now to his wife and three kids living in the house, but that pays for internet and food for the kids. I'm outraged by the internet thing. I think internet should be cut and it should go to pay for the extra utilities used by having 4 additional people in the house. The amount we were sending is not alot, maybe $100.00 a month, but we just can't afford it anymore. Any advice on how to go about this subject? As I mentioned before, I'm laid-off, but looking for a job. I'm currently 8 months pregnant with our first child and doing landscaping on the side to make ends meet until I find a full-time job. I respect his family and his culture, I just think there needs to be a fair division when sending money home. There are two other brother who don't work. I think the difference should be split three way between us. I don't know why it all falls on his shoulders. And right now, $100.00 is alot of money to send home. As I mentioned, we had to go on pre-natal Medicaid because we could not even afford the health insurance. Right now the two other men not working, are taking away from our child's future. Hi Mark, We're already on a very tight budget. Everything is written out, down to gas money. That's how tight things are. When our car broke down, I had to put it on a CC because we didn't have enough in the bank. I'm 8 months pregnant and work in landscaping ( weedeating, mulching, planting ) to make ends meet. We're also in the process of trying to bring his mother here on a visa, a cost of about $4,000.00 to us. We would love for her to stay with us, the woman's been taking care of children and grown children for far too long, she deserves a break. mt75689 : We both contribute financially, but I am the one who manages the bills and sends payments out for them. As it stands, after all bills are paid, including groceries etc and if we don;t go over on our gas budget or have any unexpected costs, we have $200.00 left over each month. This month was a bust, as my car broke down and I need to see a chiropractor for pregnancy sciatica, so we're in the hole $500.00 this month. Just to be clear : I don't question him wanting to send money home. I love the Latino culture. I love the people. One of the reasons I married him is because he loves his family so much. I just think there needs to be a balance between all the kids, they all need to help, not just him. Hi Mouse09 : I know he didn't marry me to use me as an anchor to support his family ( I'm not rolling in money or anything ). He already had his papers prior to our marriage anyhow. He is, in all other ways, a wonderful husband. I think this is just a big cultural difference between us. I believe there's a strong sense of pressure put on Latino sons, especially the eldest, to send money home. I agree with everything else you say. We have no business supporting able bodied grown men who don't work.
Marriage & Divorce - 10 Answers
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1 :
Yeah.. Latin people always send money home.... maybe it's for all the hard work thier parents did for them giving him the oportunity to go to America... and hey, find you.... u should send more.
2 :
Do you work? I understand that things are tough, but $100 a month isn't that much. If that is all he is sending back home, I think you should be supportive of him and try to figure out a way to bring in a little extra or cut a couple of small expenses.
3 :
My husband used to buy all kinds of things for his family and parents, pay for stuff - while they all have assets, and we are in debt. For the matter of fact when I found out how much he made, and how much debt he was in when I met him, I was shocked. Never mind all the stuff he still forked over to his family. They put the guilt trip on him, my guess. Makes me ill. They have never helped us, or offered.
4 :
First you need to increase your income and decrease you expenditures. Charge room and board, "Get a job or get out" for all 3 adults, the kids you can keep if you want to.
5 :
You don't just marry the man you marry the whole family. Sounds like his family is very interdependant. Shame you are pregnant becouse things are going to get harder for you. He needs to tell the bums to find jobs. The gravy train is over.
6 :
I think you shouldn't force this issue. This is your husband's decision to make. If he's the one paying the bills, then it's up to him to figure out how to afford sending money to his family. If you're the one paying the bills and you don't have enough money to cover everything, then go to your husband and ask him what you should do. Either way, reality will put the pressure on him instead of you being the one to do it. Trust me, as long as you keep telling your husband to not send money, and as long as you complain about his brothers, he will end up resenting you. My advice takes you out of the equation.
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I would send them only 40-50 bucks tops. Sounds cruel, but the longer you send them money the more they will expect it. Or just stop altogether and tell them you can no longer send them money since you are expecting a child that you have to provide for. Or send some only on mothers day, fathers days, birthdays and christmas. You have to stand your ground with Latino men. BTW I'm Latina too.
8 :
As much as you love them, you cannot support other grown people! You are a couple now with a baby on the way. Put your foot down and say no more! If your husband objects, tell him he is going to have to make a choice, it's either his pregnant wife, or his family. You need to ask him why did he marry you? Was it just to use you to support his family? Or be an anchor and a haven for him and his family and to be here in America? As for the in-laws, they have no business having children that they cannot provide for.
9 :
I am not going to read all of this but one things you should know about their mexican culture is they will support their family before they support anyone else. My father still sends money every month to his father in mexico whether he wants new clothes or new teeth. In a mexican mans life, if you try to deny him of his family in any way, he could leave.
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I think folks that you have missed the point. This woman is EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT...pregnant with their first child...and they can't even afford proper health insurance and are having to depend on Medicaid to provide health care to this expectant mother. And that means that you and I, the public tax payer, are paying for her health care. And this is a direct result of of the husband sending money to his family living in Mexico. As far as I am concerned, not one dime should leave this country WHEN it should to be used to support this man's wife and soon-to-arrive child. And why should we tax payers support this woman if it means that her husband can then send his left-over money to Mexico? It is one thing for her husband to send money home IF he can afford it AND he isn't getting the taxpayers to pay for what he should be paying for. But he shouldn't send out one single dime if we taxpayers end up paying for his generosity! To answer your question directly, yes, the money to his Mexican family should stop immediately. Your husband married you and his first duty is to provide for you and the child you made together, and his family should accept that. And if he has any money after providing for you and your child, then he may consider sending that back home, but not when his largess means that we tax payers have to pay for your health care! Good luck and God bless!
I am American and my husband is Mexican. My husband is a very hard-working, patient, loving man with strong family ties and it's one of the reasons why I married him. He's the oldest son in his family. His mom and dad have struggled financially and live in Mexico. His dad works 50 + hours at a factory and is slightly past the age of retirement with no plans to retire. His mother is 50 and does not work. Living in the home is my 27 year old brother-in-law who rarely works, but will be coming here on a work visa in a few weeks, however in the past has never sent money home. Also in the home is my 24 year old brother-in-law who rarely works and is what I call a bum, but a nice one. In addition my sister-in-law and her three young daughters (2yrs-13) also live in the house. My sister-in-law does not work. They were deported and had nowhere else to go and her husband sends money when he feels like it ( he's a total ass ). We've been the one to buy the kids Christmas presents, clothing, and food. The three kids and sister-in-law have been living in the second floor my husband built and my brother-in-law has never once offered to pay rent or reimburse. Several years ago, their home had no indoor or outdoor plumbing and the toilet was an outhouse. My husband built a nice bathroom with a running shower on their property. The home used to just be a two room shack, with a dirt floor. Hubby put in a floor, a real roof, and built a second floor with two large rooms and tile floor, he also added electricity to the house. He built a pretty brick enclosed patio to encompass the property and the last time we visited we bought his mom a washing machine. As you can see, his family lacked some of things we're used to in the states. I love his family very much, especially his mother. She's a very kind woman. But, I'm extremely frustrated that the other two men in the house don't contribute financially at all. We've sent money home every month for years. We had to cut back the amount once we bought our house. Now I'm laid-off and we're expecting our first child. Much to our horror, we had to go on pre-natal Medicaid because we could not afford my husband's employer's health insurance. I've never found myself in a position where I needed assistance and it was a very difficult thing to swallow. We're living in a tight budget, paycheck to paycheck and I've found myself at 8 months pregnant, doing landscaping on the side to make ends meet. His mother called the other day and asked why we had not sent money in a couple of months. My husband sent her some money ( not a lot ) and I hit the roof. I'm very very frustrated. I understand the cultural differences and I want to respect them, but there are two grown single men in the house who do not work. No one in the family has ever had a conversation with the two men about helping out. Their friends are constantly at the house, eating his mom's food etc. Our car just broke down the other day and we're also dealing with that. My comments hurt my husband very much. As I said, I love his mother and his father and feel they're being taken advantage of too. They're very humble people and love family, but the pressure on my husband is horrible. I don't know how to address it. My husband rarely gets upset, but when I talk about it, he clams up and tells me I always complain. My understanding is that the brother-in-law ( sister-in-laws husband ) is sending money home now to his wife and three kids living in the house, but that pays for internet and food for the kids. I'm outraged by the internet thing. I think internet should be cut and it should go to pay for the extra utilities used by having 4 additional people in the house. The amount we were sending is not alot, maybe $100.00 a month, but we just can't afford it anymore. Any advice on how to go about this subject? As I mentioned before, I'm laid-off, but looking for a job. I'm currently 8 months pregnant with our first child and doing landscaping on the side to make ends meet until I find a full-time job. I respect his family and his culture, I just think there needs to be a fair division when sending money home. There are two other brother who don't work. I think the difference should be split three way between us. I don't know why it all falls on his shoulders. And right now, $100.00 is alot of money to send home. As I mentioned, we had to go on pre-natal Medicaid because we could not even afford the health insurance. Right now the two other men not working, are taking away from our child's future. Hi Mark, We're already on a very tight budget. Everything is written out, down to gas money. That's how tight things are. When our car broke down, I had to put it on a CC because we didn't have enough in the bank. I'm 8 months pregnant and work in landscaping ( weedeating, mulching, planting ) to make ends meet. We're also in the process of trying to bring his mother here on a visa, a cost of about $4,000.00 to us. We would love for her to stay with us, the woman's been taking care of children and grown children for far too long, she deserves a break. mt75689 : We both contribute financially, but I am the one who manages the bills and sends payments out for them. As it stands, after all bills are paid, including groceries etc and if we don;t go over on our gas budget or have any unexpected costs, we have $200.00 left over each month. This month was a bust, as my car broke down and I need to see a chiropractor for pregnancy sciatica, so we're in the hole $500.00 this month. Just to be clear : I don't question him wanting to send money home. I love the Latino culture. I love the people. One of the reasons I married him is because he loves his family so much. I just think there needs to be a balance between all the kids, they all need to help, not just him. Hi Mouse09 : I know he didn't marry me to use me as an anchor to support his family ( I'm not rolling in money or anything ). He already had his papers prior to our marriage anyhow. He is, in all other ways, a wonderful husband. I think this is just a big cultural difference between us. I believe there's a strong sense of pressure put on Latino sons, especially the eldest, to send money home. I agree with everything else you say. We have no business supporting able bodied grown men who don't work.
Marriage & Divorce - 10 Answers
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Yeah.. Latin people always send money home.... maybe it's for all the hard work thier parents did for them giving him the oportunity to go to America... and hey, find you.... u should send more.
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Do you work? I understand that things are tough, but $100 a month isn't that much. If that is all he is sending back home, I think you should be supportive of him and try to figure out a way to bring in a little extra or cut a couple of small expenses.
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My husband used to buy all kinds of things for his family and parents, pay for stuff - while they all have assets, and we are in debt. For the matter of fact when I found out how much he made, and how much debt he was in when I met him, I was shocked. Never mind all the stuff he still forked over to his family. They put the guilt trip on him, my guess. Makes me ill. They have never helped us, or offered.
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First you need to increase your income and decrease you expenditures. Charge room and board, "Get a job or get out" for all 3 adults, the kids you can keep if you want to.
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You don't just marry the man you marry the whole family. Sounds like his family is very interdependant. Shame you are pregnant becouse things are going to get harder for you. He needs to tell the bums to find jobs. The gravy train is over.
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I think you shouldn't force this issue. This is your husband's decision to make. If he's the one paying the bills, then it's up to him to figure out how to afford sending money to his family. If you're the one paying the bills and you don't have enough money to cover everything, then go to your husband and ask him what you should do. Either way, reality will put the pressure on him instead of you being the one to do it. Trust me, as long as you keep telling your husband to not send money, and as long as you complain about his brothers, he will end up resenting you. My advice takes you out of the equation.
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I would send them only 40-50 bucks tops. Sounds cruel, but the longer you send them money the more they will expect it. Or just stop altogether and tell them you can no longer send them money since you are expecting a child that you have to provide for. Or send some only on mothers day, fathers days, birthdays and christmas. You have to stand your ground with Latino men. BTW I'm Latina too.
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As much as you love them, you cannot support other grown people! You are a couple now with a baby on the way. Put your foot down and say no more! If your husband objects, tell him he is going to have to make a choice, it's either his pregnant wife, or his family. You need to ask him why did he marry you? Was it just to use you to support his family? Or be an anchor and a haven for him and his family and to be here in America? As for the in-laws, they have no business having children that they cannot provide for.
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I am not going to read all of this but one things you should know about their mexican culture is they will support their family before they support anyone else. My father still sends money every month to his father in mexico whether he wants new clothes or new teeth. In a mexican mans life, if you try to deny him of his family in any way, he could leave.
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I think folks that you have missed the point. This woman is EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT...pregnant with their first child...and they can't even afford proper health insurance and are having to depend on Medicaid to provide health care to this expectant mother. And that means that you and I, the public tax payer, are paying for her health care. And this is a direct result of of the husband sending money to his family living in Mexico. As far as I am concerned, not one dime should leave this country WHEN it should to be used to support this man's wife and soon-to-arrive child. And why should we tax payers support this woman if it means that her husband can then send his left-over money to Mexico? It is one thing for her husband to send money home IF he can afford it AND he isn't getting the taxpayers to pay for what he should be paying for. But he shouldn't send out one single dime if we taxpayers end up paying for his generosity! To answer your question directly, yes, the money to his Mexican family should stop immediately. Your husband married you and his first duty is to provide for you and the child you made together, and his family should accept that. And if he has any money after providing for you and your child, then he may consider sending that back home, but not when his largess means that we tax payers have to pay for your health care! Good luck and God bless!
Friday, February 14, 2014
Candles good to sell in mexico?
Candles good to sell in mexico?
i was wanting to make candles and sell them in mexico because im going there and need to make side money while down there. will candles sell down there? i was thinking like virgin mary and church candles. where can i find virgin mary jars? what kind of candles will sell in mexico???
Other - Mexico - 4 Answers
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the market is full of cheap candles so u better think in something else....i dunno if u can sell things juss like tht ...u may have problems with the police
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Once again YOU CAN NOT work in Mexico. You CAN NOT do anything re numerable. If you are apprehended for violating Mexican immigration laws you will be processed, jailed and deported in a worst case scenario. Most police will simply sieze your goods and take any money you have and spare you the system. This is where horror stories are born. You go home and tell your people how corrupt we are and that the police robbed me. This guy I knew was telling people that the police just came up and said something and put there hands out and robbed me. Did they take everything ,I said- no he replied. Tell me what you we doing 10 minutes before that. Well, I left a bar to walk home and walked into a lane to take a leak. I walked out and ran into these three cops and they robbed me. You can Not piss in public in Mexico. It is an offence punishable by three days in Jail. In this case thank God for "La Modida"
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If you do not have enough money to support yourself while visiting in Mexico, DON'T GO. Stay in the U.S. and work and save your money until you do have enough. You will make FAR more money in the U.S. You truly CANNOT work in Mexico or import goods to sell in Mexico without the proper visa...and you would earn PENNIES.... if anything. How do you feel about immigrants breaking the laws in the U.S.? You would never even get into the country with a suitcase full of stuff to try to sell there.
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I'm just curious why you would think people down in Mexico aren't selling everything but their baby sister to support themselves? Have you been to Mexico? I just got back from a weekend trip and let me tell you that there are MORE street vendors carrying any and all their items to sell to YOU...no the other way around...Your better off trying to make money here in the USA. Enterprising, but not realistic idea..keep trying.
i was wanting to make candles and sell them in mexico because im going there and need to make side money while down there. will candles sell down there? i was thinking like virgin mary and church candles. where can i find virgin mary jars? what kind of candles will sell in mexico???
Other - Mexico - 4 Answers
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the market is full of cheap candles so u better think in something else....i dunno if u can sell things juss like tht ...u may have problems with the police
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Once again YOU CAN NOT work in Mexico. You CAN NOT do anything re numerable. If you are apprehended for violating Mexican immigration laws you will be processed, jailed and deported in a worst case scenario. Most police will simply sieze your goods and take any money you have and spare you the system. This is where horror stories are born. You go home and tell your people how corrupt we are and that the police robbed me. This guy I knew was telling people that the police just came up and said something and put there hands out and robbed me. Did they take everything ,I said- no he replied. Tell me what you we doing 10 minutes before that. Well, I left a bar to walk home and walked into a lane to take a leak. I walked out and ran into these three cops and they robbed me. You can Not piss in public in Mexico. It is an offence punishable by three days in Jail. In this case thank God for "La Modida"
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If you do not have enough money to support yourself while visiting in Mexico, DON'T GO. Stay in the U.S. and work and save your money until you do have enough. You will make FAR more money in the U.S. You truly CANNOT work in Mexico or import goods to sell in Mexico without the proper visa...and you would earn PENNIES.... if anything. How do you feel about immigrants breaking the laws in the U.S.? You would never even get into the country with a suitcase full of stuff to try to sell there.
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I'm just curious why you would think people down in Mexico aren't selling everything but their baby sister to support themselves? Have you been to Mexico? I just got back from a weekend trip and let me tell you that there are MORE street vendors carrying any and all their items to sell to YOU...no the other way around...Your better off trying to make money here in the USA. Enterprising, but not realistic idea..keep trying.
Friday, February 7, 2014
I'm thinking of having a 'Miracle' to show to the public to make some extra money. Any suggestions?
I'm thinking of having a 'Miracle' to show to the public to make some extra money. Any suggestions?
I was thinking of something with the Virgin Mary. If you have a miracle with the VM you are guaranteed to get at least half of the old ladies from Mexico, Italy and Poland to show up. Maybe something big so I can draw a large crowd. I definitely want to be able to sell something ‘related’ to the 'Miracle', like the 'holy water' from Lourdes, something along those lines. And of course I can make a heap of loot on concession stands selling food and souvenirs. And a hotel, or better yet, I'll make it a 'true pilgrim experience' and have them all sleep 500 to a room on wooden bunks. Any other ideas I can steal from you? How much do I charge for admission?
Religion & Spirituality - 7 Answers
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Yf you give me the winning lotto numbers, i will split the cash with you.
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I suggest asking God to show you a better way to make money...
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Add grape concentrate to water.
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you shouldn't exploit people's faith and gullibility like that...
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Make the Eucharist turn into a fully functional human heart, o wait that actually happened and was captured on tape, darn priests and their magic. Go to Medugorje (can not spell those Slavic places) in Croatia, then maybe you will not be so cynical about the Virgin Mary.
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As a Christian - I Know that Jesus DOES DO Miracles - I for one am Praying that My husband will find a GOOD PAYING job so that we can MOVE out of this state - where we currently reside in to a MUCH BETTER PLACE! Peace and Grace be unto you! Take Care and God Bless!
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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR "LOOT" WHILE YOU CAN CAUSE WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN JESUS HIMSELF IS GONNA KNOCK YOUR AZZ OUT FOR BEING SUCH A DICK. AS FOR ADMISSION WHY DONT YOU TAKE THEIR SOULS, GET YOU READY FOR YOUR JOB REQUIRMENTS IN YOUR AFTERLIFE.
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You can make common everyday hammers and put the intials JC on them and call them the hammers Jesus used.
I was thinking of something with the Virgin Mary. If you have a miracle with the VM you are guaranteed to get at least half of the old ladies from Mexico, Italy and Poland to show up. Maybe something big so I can draw a large crowd. I definitely want to be able to sell something ‘related’ to the 'Miracle', like the 'holy water' from Lourdes, something along those lines. And of course I can make a heap of loot on concession stands selling food and souvenirs. And a hotel, or better yet, I'll make it a 'true pilgrim experience' and have them all sleep 500 to a room on wooden bunks. Any other ideas I can steal from you? How much do I charge for admission?
Religion & Spirituality - 7 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Yf you give me the winning lotto numbers, i will split the cash with you.
2 :
I suggest asking God to show you a better way to make money...
3 :
Add grape concentrate to water.
4 :
you shouldn't exploit people's faith and gullibility like that...
5 :
Make the Eucharist turn into a fully functional human heart, o wait that actually happened and was captured on tape, darn priests and their magic. Go to Medugorje (can not spell those Slavic places) in Croatia, then maybe you will not be so cynical about the Virgin Mary.
6 :
As a Christian - I Know that Jesus DOES DO Miracles - I for one am Praying that My husband will find a GOOD PAYING job so that we can MOVE out of this state - where we currently reside in to a MUCH BETTER PLACE! Peace and Grace be unto you! Take Care and God Bless!
7 :
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR "LOOT" WHILE YOU CAN CAUSE WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN JESUS HIMSELF IS GONNA KNOCK YOUR AZZ OUT FOR BEING SUCH A DICK. AS FOR ADMISSION WHY DONT YOU TAKE THEIR SOULS, GET YOU READY FOR YOUR JOB REQUIRMENTS IN YOUR AFTERLIFE.
8 :
You can make common everyday hammers and put the intials JC on them and call them the hammers Jesus used.
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