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<p>Mexico gets to have a say in 1 of the lawsuits challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law.</p> <p>A federal judge on Thursday granted Mexico's request to be allowed to file a legal brief supporting the challenge. That means the judge will consider the brief Mexico submitted previously.</p>

Mexico asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's immigration law unconstitutional, because "the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake." [Snip] Mexico also said it has a legitimate interest in defending its citizens' rights and that the law would lead to racial profiling, hinder trade and tourism, and strain the countries' work on combatting drug trafficking and related violence. [Snip]

Mexico's President Blasts Arizona Immigration Law During White House Visit Mexican President Felipe Calderon seized the opportunity to blast Arizona's controversial immigration law on Wednesday after President Obama welcomed him to the White House. Mexican President Felipe Calderon seized the opportunity to blast Arizona's controversial immigration law on Wednesday after President Obama welcomed him to the White House. Arizona's law, which takes effect in July, will call for state and local police to determine if people are in the country illegally. At the start of Wednesday's state visit to Washington, Calderon said the law discriminated against Mexicans and called for...