On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 03:40 PM, Gabriel Rocha wrote:
The US is one of the few countries that I know of (or about) that do not allow people ona student permit to work.
Mexico does not allow _any_ noncitizen to work! Except for folks of either a) substantial resources, b) connected with a U.S. employer. But try visiting a Mexican city and applying for a job at a restaurant, bookstore, whatever. This was a plot element in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," more than 50 years ago, and it remains true today. It is also difficult for non-citizens to work in many European nations. It's always hilarious for me to watch Mexicans screaming "Dat be racist! " (whoops, wrong language, but same idea) about how the tens of millions of illegal Mexicans who were given permanent residency under Simpson-Mozzoli were not enough, that the _new_ flood of Mexicans and Salvadorans and Guatemalans and..... should be given "amnesty." Meanwhile, like I said, see how long you live as an illegal alien in Mexico or Nicaragua, and see if they will issue a work permit. The U.S. is fucked up, to be sure, but talking about other countries making it easier for foreigners to work is mostly nonsense. --Tim May --Tim May "The great object is that every man be armed and everyone who is able may have a gun." --Patrick Henry "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton