Posted on 01/05/2008 5:44:16 AM PST by radar101
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government promised Friday to defend any Mexicans affected by an Arizona law that punishes employers who hire undocumented migrants.
The Arizona law, which went into effect Tuesday, prohibits businesses from knowingly employing illegal immigrants. Violators face business license suspensions for up to 10 days; a second offense triggers permanent revocation.
"Measures like the one approved in Arizona do not contribute to solving the issue of migration by workers between the two countries, and ignore the contributions that migrants make to the U.S. economy and society," Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said.
The department said it will "intervene, through its consulates, in any situation in which the rights of Mexican workers are affected, regardless of their immigration status."
In the past, Mexican consulates have helped with the legal defense of Mexican citizens in similar cases. In Arizona, Mexico has consulates in Phoenix, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas and Yuma.
The Mexican government considers migration an unavoidable phenomenon given the higher wages in the United States. It strongly opposes tightened U.S. controls such as border fences, and instead wants temporary work-visa programs and legalization of workers in the United States.
Mexico should worry more about why it is a craphole nation, and not worry why a soverign nation enforces their laws.
If Mexico doesnt like Arizona’s law, they are more than welcome to keep their people from emigrating
Totally agree with 1. Let Mexico attend to its corruption. (If they want more corrupt politicians, we’ll be glad to send them ours...of both parties.)
Of course Mexico would defend them. They would lose a lot of money crossing the border, being sent in to Mexico by the illegals working here. Not to mention the health care and costs of the illegals now being paid by us.
They just think that we should be a lawless corrupt 3rd world $#!t#ole just like them.
The Mexican government promised Friday to defend any Mexicans affected by an Arizona law that punishes employers who hire undocumented migrants ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
mexico can just STFU and clean up their turd world nation....
oh wait...they want to send it to the USA!!!!
Given Mexico’s own labor laws they are NO POSITION TO TALK LIKE THIS. None.
Who knew the Mexican government and the ACLU were the same thing?
Time to show the Mexican Consulate the door.
I am serious. The Mexican Consulates in the USA need to have their phone lines tied up.
publish the consulate phone numbers...
Hey Mexico,
Ever wonder why so damn many of your citizens flee their home for the U.S.?
Because they want jobs and to get the hell away from graft corruption and the craphole they came from.
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Well, that's okay. I'm critical of Mexico, so I guess we're even...
The new law has brought up some interesting questions. My company is HQd in NJ, but we have a large operation here in AZ and follow AZ law - taxes, unemployment, workmen's comp, etc. And our local business unit employs close to 500 workers who are hired elsewhere and whose workplace is elsewhere, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
So, our HR manager wonders if AZ is going to require us to run these out-of-state employees through e-Verify before we hire them? And, is that before or after we put them in for a DoD clearance? That got a chuckle from the managers in attendance...
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