fornia. Madam Speaker. in assessing the effectiveness of immigration policy. it is helpful to look at both the push factors and the pull factors which contribute to the phenomenon of illegal immigration. In assessing the push factors. we must not overlook the role of the government of Mexico. On a human level. it is a sad fact that people are motivated to make what is often a dangerous trek north to the United States because of the absence of economic opportunity in Mexico itself. Yet this flow of illegal immigration into the United States acts as a pressure relief valve by allowing the Mexican government to escape political accountability to those it has failed. Ironically. the Mexican governments laissez fare attitude towards immigration out of Mexico is not reflected in its policy concerning its own southern border. When you hear the President of Mexico or other Mexican politicians rail against the Housepassed border control bill. please keep in mind that when it comes to their own border policies. all of the rhetoric concerning the right to migration is suddenly nowhere to be found. In the end. the Mexican governments policy will prove to be shortsighted and will ultimately cause serious damage to their own country. Imagine the longterm effects of a nation losing millions of its hardest working younger people.
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