FR Posted May 04, 2010 by pissant
Cuba Si!Arizona No! Says Mexican President Felipe Calderon
Townhall, 5/4/10 | By Humberto Fontova
Mexican President Felipe Calderon can hardly contain his revulsion and rage against Arizonas SB 1070. Hes "deeply troubled" reports the Associated Press over a law he denounces as "discriminatory and racist," not to mention a dire threat to the whole Hispanic-American population." This new Arizona law "opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement," sputters the Mexican President.
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Indeed, this threat to Hispanics and these abuses in law enforcement," have been ongoing for years.
The Associated Press carried a story where a Maria Elena Gonzalez, reported how female migrants were forced to strip by abusive police officers, supposedly to search them, but the purpose is to sexually abuse them." Jose Ramos, 18, reported that extortion by border police occurs at every stop on their migratory route. Until migrants are left penniless and begging for food.
According to AP: Others said they had seen migrants beaten to death by police, their bodies left near the railway tracks to make it look as if they had fallen from a train.
"If you're carrying any money, they take it from you," said Carlos Lopez. "Federal, state, local police--all of them shake you down. If you're on a bus, they pull you off and search your pockets, and if you have any money, they keep it all and say, get out of here.
All of the above hate and abuses in law enforcement as reported by the Associated Press, befell Central American migrants who enter Mexico. (Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
61 posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 3:47:00 AM by Liz