La Xenofobia Constitucionalizada

Abstract

<p>Suele suceder que en una determinada sociedad existan temas considerados como "sensibles" o delicados, sobre los que es mejor no hablar. En México dos de esos temas son el racismo y la xenofobia. </p><p>Preferimos pensar que no existen entre nosotros y nos dedicamos a criticar a otros países que, según nuestro punto de vista, sí ejercen discriminación en contra de los extranjeros, de los inmigrantes y de quienes pertenecen a minorías raciales. Lo cierto, sin embargo, es que tenemos abundante evidencia empírica para sostener que la mexicana es una sociedad profundamente racista y xenófoba.</p>

Canadian snowbirds in Mexico: transnational life experiences - a reverse perspective

“…These two events in Mexican history gave rise to fears of foreign intervention in the country, prompting the drafting of article 87 of the legislation that allowed the president to expel foreign nationals who intervened in national affairs. This article laid the foundations for drafting article 33 included in the Mexican Constitution enacted in 1857 (Carbonell, 2006). Article 33 states that foreign nationals are not permitted to participate in national political affairs; to do so would would result in deportation (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 2017).…”

Canadian snowbirds in Mexico: transnational life experiences - a reverse perspective

“…These two events in Mexican history gave rise to fears of foreign intervention in the country, prompting the drafting of article 87 of the legislation that allowed the president to expel foreign nationals who intervened in national affairs. This article laid the foundations for drafting article 33 included in the Mexican Constitution enacted in 1857 (Carbonell, 2006). Article 33 states that foreign nationals are not permitted to participate in national political affairs; to do so would would result in deportation (Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 2017).…”

Nationals, but not full citizens: Naturalisation policies in Mexico

“…Far from being corrected, such system of 'categories of citizenship' has become more pronounced with time, particularly after the reforms in the 90's (Carbonell, 2006;González Martín, 2000;Hoyo, 2015aHoyo, , 2015b. Since then, Mexicans-by-birth are the only ones entitled to all rights regarding nationality, including the 'permanent' character of it, as well as all political rights and the access to all jobs in both public and private realms.…”