Is AZ's immigration law luring families to NM?

07/27/2010 8:09 AM | Updated at: 07/27/2010 10:21 AM
By: Misa Maruyama, Eyewitness News 4, and Kurt Christopher, KOB.com

You may soon see more cars with Arizona license plates at Albuquerque’s Mexican consulate. Eyewitness News 4 has learned families could be coming this way to get away from Arizona’s controversial immigration law which goes into effect on Thursday.

Immigration advocates say fears of discrimination is sending immigrants into New Mexico and their children into our schools.

La Familiar Restaurant sits right across 4th Street from the Mexican consulate. The restaurant’s owner, Luz Molinar, says she has been seeing an increase of Arizona license plates passing through and stopping at the consulate.

“They don't feel so good over there [in Arizona],â€