The following took place in Moterrey, Mexico, at the 47 Interparlamentary U.S./Mexico Reunion

TRANSLATED FROM:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/06/08/i ... e=004n1pol

In apparent self-criticism, the president of the Senate, Christopher Dodd, undertook it against the decision of the legislature that he heads: "I am terribly disappointed that the Senate could not arrive at a conclusion a year ago to have an immigration law. The realities are associated with millions of undocumented people that live in the United States. That they live in the shadows, I would add.

"To be clear, the workers that have violated our laws have to face our sanctions. But we cannot deport 12 million people. We should not do that. I support a new road of citizenship that supports the dignity of these families."

Zoe Lofgren, representative from California, referred to the urgency to take care of family unity and immigrant rights, because nobody stops to recognize that due to immigration politics and walls, Mexicans have been seeking ways to enter at the most isolated areas. Therefore more Mexicans have died at the border that Americans have died in the war in Iraq.

Brian Bilbray, Republican from California –of Australian ancestry–, maintained that the Legislature of their country has the right to defend legality: anyone that hires illegals is illegal, he who comes without proper documents to the United States is illegal and, therefore, the Congress is going to enact legal migration and against those who hire illegals.