MEXICO: Mexico asks the community to combat anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona.
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• "anti-immigrant discourse has resulted in a law that not only goes against the principles that have made this nation so great, but also threatens to poison the well from which the two nations were founded," Sarukhan said. Gómez Mont • Washington also said that his country is closely following the legal proceedings regarding SB1070.
Ambassador of Mexico to the White House, Arturo Sarukhan, said Latinos are not a threat to U.S. national security and urged the immigrant community to fight against laws like the SB1070 in Arizona who, in his view, promote xenophobia in the country.
"Powered by electoral opportunism, anti-immigrant discourse, unfortunately, has resulted in a law that not only goes against the principles that have made this nation so great, but also threatens to poison the well from which the two nations were founded," Sarukhan said.
The Mexican diplomat referred to the law that makes criminals of illegal immigrants in Arizona and has caused friction between the U.S. and Mexico. The SB1070 has also raised the rejection of advocacy groups of immigrants, who are preparing a lawsuit to defeat in court, as happened with Proposition 187 in California in 1994. The U.S. Justice Department has not yet decided whether to challenge the law in court.
Meanwhile, the immigrant community continues to press for White House immigration reform impulse in 2010, despite the president Barack Obama has said that in an election year, and no Republican support, the political landscape is not favorable. According
Sarukhan, state governments have the right to establish their own laws but as neighbors "we must reject those who inject prejudice, hatred and xenophobia in the debate" on reform migration. "Contino said loud and clear: migrants are not a threat to the security of this country, are important players in the factory that makes America great," he said. Sarukhan
made those statements to present the award Ohtli the U.S. Labor secretary, Hilda Solis, and Educational Fund's executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Elected Officials (NALEO Educational Fund), Arturo Vargas. The award was presented as part of the celebration of "Cinco de Mayo Mexican community in the U.S.
Meanwhile, Mexico's Interior Minister, Fernando Gómez Mont, said in Washington that his country is closely legal proceedings on the law SB1070, which, in his opinion, could lead to racist treatment of Mexicans in that state.
Source: Latin American Information and Analysis.
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