Sunday, June 04, 2006
Open Letter to President Vicente Fox Quezada:
H. President Vicente Fox Quezada:
We the Mexican citizens currently living abroad, respectfully address you in times when important issues are been debated in our country:
First of all, we wish to look at the current situation of the Mexican people who, due to economic and political reasons are exiled in Unites States, Canada and Europe in the so called developed countries, looking for better opportunities and protection for their families. In this case Mexicans, as it has never seen before in history, are facing a tremendous attack that criminalizes their honest work, their unity and family solidarity.
For that reason in the case of United States and other parts of the world, we have gone out on the streets, to fight for the full recognition of our fundamental rights we are entitled to. These are our rights, we want them in full, for that reason we do not accept a partial solution that only contemplate temporary workers that are nothing but modern contracts of slavery. In this type of labor arrangement people do not have the right to have their family close, nor to have the right of a residence or citizenship in their host country.
We are not compliant with that course of events; we are going to continue to fight if we are not given back our rights. For that reason we request you that you do not accept this kind of arrangements and the least, not to thank the US government given the installment of their offensive wall and the militarization of the Mexican-US border.
This is our fight and we are the ones that should be invite to discuss and negotiate, not the Mexican government that represents the one who expelled us because of the lack of employment or due to the systematic persecution of radical groups such as “El Yunque”, that do not accept diversity impelling thousands of Mexicans to exit their country and to request asylum out of their country.
Another priority of ours is the current political situation of Mexico. We are observing alarming actions of the Mexican government with its intromission in the union’s activities, the murders in Lazaro, Cardenas, Michoacan, the murdered people in Atenco and its flagrant manipulation of the electoral process. The protests of Mexicans abroad denouncing the rapes suffered by the women in Atenco are expanding around the world, events that are not only sad, but also an embarrassment for our country.
It is very disturbing to witness the “dirty war” in the media, the waste of the nations resources and migrant’s remittances, used in the media to attack their rival candidates. It is clear that we do not learn from experience. Civil society, with independence of their electoral preference, is not going to allow the abuse, partiality and fraud.
For the very last time, and despite of the severe misdoings of your government, we give you the benefit of the doubt. In 2000 we supported you, because we considered you a democrat. We are concern you prove us wrong.
We are expecting a federal government respectful of the democratic decision of its people. We want a government that stops the “dirty war” in the media that acts with transparency and one avoiding the misuse of the police forces against workers, women and children.
We will be very attentive to the coming event in Mexico, we hope you actions reflect the enormous responsibility that is required and we will be as always, unconditionally supportive of the Mexican nation and its decisions. We will do whatever we consider necessary to keep the democratic progress in our country.
Sincerely,
The Exiles of Poverty, Liberty and Diversity
We the Mexican citizens currently living abroad, respectfully address you in times when important issues are been debated in our country:
First of all, we wish to look at the current situation of the Mexican people who, due to economic and political reasons are exiled in Unites States, Canada and Europe in the so called developed countries, looking for better opportunities and protection for their families. In this case Mexicans, as it has never seen before in history, are facing a tremendous attack that criminalizes their honest work, their unity and family solidarity.
For that reason in the case of United States and other parts of the world, we have gone out on the streets, to fight for the full recognition of our fundamental rights we are entitled to. These are our rights, we want them in full, for that reason we do not accept a partial solution that only contemplate temporary workers that are nothing but modern contracts of slavery. In this type of labor arrangement people do not have the right to have their family close, nor to have the right of a residence or citizenship in their host country.
We are not compliant with that course of events; we are going to continue to fight if we are not given back our rights. For that reason we request you that you do not accept this kind of arrangements and the least, not to thank the US government given the installment of their offensive wall and the militarization of the Mexican-US border.
This is our fight and we are the ones that should be invite to discuss and negotiate, not the Mexican government that represents the one who expelled us because of the lack of employment or due to the systematic persecution of radical groups such as “El Yunque”, that do not accept diversity impelling thousands of Mexicans to exit their country and to request asylum out of their country.
Another priority of ours is the current political situation of Mexico. We are observing alarming actions of the Mexican government with its intromission in the union’s activities, the murders in Lazaro, Cardenas, Michoacan, the murdered people in Atenco and its flagrant manipulation of the electoral process. The protests of Mexicans abroad denouncing the rapes suffered by the women in Atenco are expanding around the world, events that are not only sad, but also an embarrassment for our country.
It is very disturbing to witness the “dirty war” in the media, the waste of the nations resources and migrant’s remittances, used in the media to attack their rival candidates. It is clear that we do not learn from experience. Civil society, with independence of their electoral preference, is not going to allow the abuse, partiality and fraud.
For the very last time, and despite of the severe misdoings of your government, we give you the benefit of the doubt. In 2000 we supported you, because we considered you a democrat. We are concern you prove us wrong.
We are expecting a federal government respectful of the democratic decision of its people. We want a government that stops the “dirty war” in the media that acts with transparency and one avoiding the misuse of the police forces against workers, women and children.
We will be very attentive to the coming event in Mexico, we hope you actions reflect the enormous responsibility that is required and we will be as always, unconditionally supportive of the Mexican nation and its decisions. We will do whatever we consider necessary to keep the democratic progress in our country.
Sincerely,
The Exiles of Poverty, Liberty and Diversity
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