MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Mexican government criticized Wednesday a tough immigration law approved this week by Arizona legislators, saying it could result in rights violations and racial profiling and affect cross-border relations.
Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said in a statement relayed through Mexico's U.S. embassy that it viewed the measure with great concern and said it "could have potentially serious effects on the civil rights" of Mexican nationals.
"Mexico views with concern the possible negative effects the measure could have, if approved, on the development of the ties of friendship, culture, commerce and tourism that have characterized Mexico's relations with Arizona for generations," according to the statement.
The law has been approved by the Arizona legislators and is awaiting consideration by Gov. Jan Brewer. The measures makes it a state crime for migrants to be in Arizona without documents.
My take:
Anybody seen Juan Hernandez lately?
Hernandez, who has dual citizenship, used to be a member of Mexico's cabinet. In recent years he has served as an advisor to Sen. John McCain of Arizona. One of his tasks during McCain's presidential campaign was to advise the candidate on how to deal with the millions of Mexican nationals living in the U.S. illegally.
At the time, and earlier, McCain was an ostentatious champion of the illegals, even sponsoring a bill that would have given them a pathway to citizenship.
Now, things have changed. U.S. voters are less sanguine about seeing their jobs, and their children's jobs, grabbed by illegals who are willing to work harder for less. In tune with the voters, McCain now supports Arizona's tough new approach to illegals.
Anyone seen Juan Hernandez lately?
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