Thread: Mexico criticizes Georgia's newly approved anti-immigrant la

Mexico criticizes Georgia's newly approved anti-immigrant law
IOAN GRILLO
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government slammed a newly approved immigrant enforcement law in the U.S. state of Georgia, saying the legislation discriminates against Mexicans while failing to resolve the migration issue.

Ruben Aguilar, the spokesman for President Vicente Fox, told a news conference Tuesday that Mexican consular officials will closely watch the application of the law, which gives Georgia some of the toughest measures against illegal immigrants in the United States.

"The referred legislation incurs discriminatory acts against the Mexican population and those of Mexican origin," Aguilar said. "It is a partial measure that fails to resolve the complex phenomenon of immigration between Mexico and the United States in an integral manner."

The law requires verification of the legal status of people seeking many state-administered benefits. It sanctions employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and mandates that companies with state contracts check the immigration status of employees.

It also requires police to check the immigration status of people they arrest.

Georgia Gov. Sunny Perdue signed the bill Monday, after protests for and against it, and a daylong work stoppage by thousands of immigrants.

"I want to make this clear: we are not, Georgia's government is not, and this bill is not, anti-immigrant," Perdue said at the signing in Atlanta. "We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws."

The Georgia move comes as lawmakers in Washington wrestle with competing proposals to strengthen security on the southern border, create a guest worker program and allow a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the United States.

Since he came to power in 2000, Fox has lobbied relentlessly for a U.S. immigration reform that would allow more Mexicans to work legally in the United States.

However, the Mexican government has discouraged consular officials from any involvement in a wave of demonstrations in favor of reform that have swept U.S. cities during the last month.

Furthermore, Aguilar announced Tuesday that Mexican consular officials have been prohibited from taking part in a one-day walkout planned by migrant activists in the United States for May 1. They also cannot in a simultaneous boycott of U.S. goods being organized by activists south of the border.


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What is Fox talking about?It's a law against "illegals" not any one ethnic group.

Ruben Aguilar, the spokesman for President Vicente Fox, told a news conference Tuesday that Mexican consular officials will closely watch the application of the law, which gives Georgia some of the toughest measures against illegal immigrants in the United States.

Who gives a damn about what Mexican officials watch closely. They think they have a say in our affairs, well they don't. So if Georgia steps out of line, what is Mexico going to do about it? They can't do anything but raise a stink, which they do anyway.

Of their racist BS. They need to understand this rhetoric has worn thin and is falling on deaf ears now. I am not going to apologize to anyone because I am white. I was born that way and I have nothing to feel guilty about because I have always treated people the way I want to be treated. I had nothing to do with whatever greivences people have for past wrongs (I WASN'T AROUND!) As a matter of fact, I think people are finally realizing that this racist guilt thing is just a game to try and make us feel guilty for something, ANYTHING, to keep us from speaking out and doing something about this crap! Illegal immigration is only one piece of the process to turn us into a socialist country! Like I have said before, communism and marxism is alive and well and is behind all of this! So as far as I am concerned, Fox and his cronies can kiss my A_ _!

I wounder if we could send some of North Carolina's elected officials and the governor to Ga. for some OJT they sure need to learn how to do what they are doing in Ga.

One of our government officials needs to have the guts to stand up and tell Fox to shut up, this is our Country not his!

This is still the United Sates of America not Amexica. When eighty percent are from a particular country and the money that country receives from their loyal citizens supersedes their OIL REVENUE, too bad. Americans are tired of that giant sucking sound coming up from the south, Mr. Fox, get used to it.

Originally Posted by moosetracks

One of our government officials needs to have the guts to stand up and tell Fox to shut up, this is our Country not his!

Did Tom Tancredo do that already

Who cares what mexico thinks what are they going to do? Nothing, they need the dollars from our corporations. They may try to incite their illegal aliens here, in that case we will have to use our force and deport them even faster

Where does it say Mexicans? It's illegals....could be from any country! I am sick of that idiot!