As he filed the papers on behalf of his government, the Ecuadorian ambassador to the United States had the gall to say, “Ecuador has a substantial and compelling interest to ensure that its citizens are accorded human and civil rights when present in the United States in accordance with federal immigration law..
Hog wash.
Actually, they do have a substancial interest. Where do you think this country would be economically if the $22 billion a year that was drained from us and sent to Mexico had remained here and circulated to build a decent base? That is $22 billion a year for at least 10 years. We were Mexico’s largest revenue source after oil.
Ecuador has a substantial and compelling interest to ensure that its citizens are accorded human and civil rights when present in the United States in accordance with federal immigration law..
Hog wash.
If they are in accordance with federal law, they are in accordance with Arizona law and they have no problem. They show their ID and they move on.