Here's a scene. Crowded living conditions, poor or non existant sanitation conditions, no garbage pick up, no city water or sewer, people barely scrapping by in need of assistance. We see news reports of people all over South America, Central America, and Mexico.
If these foreign nationals are in Mexico or other points south we send foreign aid, volunteers, and try and make a difference. If these same people are living in colonias in the US we threaten to bulldoze their homes.
Why do we send billions in foreign aid over seas but not help those in our own backyard? Did Jesus teach us to just help those who happen to be in our own towns, cities, countries? We are all God's children. I see now that one of our political parties is making aid to colonias an election debate topic.
We allow Canadians to live in our country for 6 months, no questions asked. We make Mexicans leave in 30 days and they have to jump through major hurdles to even get those 30 days.
We blame Mexico for not doing enough to stop drug traffickers, but turn a blind eye to our demand for drugs, which really fuels the problem. If there is no demand, there is no need for Mexico to spend money stopping drugs from getting into our country.
We complain about Mexicans taking our jobs. Who else is going to spend months following the growing season picking vegetables? Local teenagers? Working long hours in the fields, travelling from town to town? Who else is going to labor cleaning dishes and busing tables?