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President Calderon slams death of migrant at US border near Tijuana
The Associated Press
Posted: 06/08/2010 01:24:02 AM MDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Felipe Calderon said Monday that the death of a Mexican migrant after being shot with a stun gun by a U.S. immigration officer was an unacceptable human rights violation.

Migrant Anastasio Hernandez was shocked by a Customs and Border Protection agent May 31 at the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. A U.S. coroner has ruled the death a homicide.

Calderon said he wanted to repeat Mexico's "energetic protest of the torture and death of Anastasio Hernandez, a Mexico who died at the hands of North American migration authorities."

He later added that authorities would have to clarify whether the death involved torture or took place while bringing Hernandez under submission.

"But a death with that degree of violence is a truly unacceptable violation," Calderon said. "We need to raise all our voices, not only for Mexico but for human rights, because the cause of migrants is a cause that affects us all."

Hundreds of people have protested Hernandez's death.

Calderon also repeated Mexico's criticism of the proposed Arizona migration law, saying it "opens a Pandora's Box of the worst abuses in the history of humanity" by promoting racial profiling and potentially leading to an authoritarian society.

The Arizona law requires police to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally, and it makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally. People may
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be questioned about their status if they've been stopped by police who are in the process of enforcing another law.

Supporters of the bill contend it is a needed response to federal inaction over what they say is a porous border and social problems caused by illegal immigration.

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CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS MAN?! THIS COMING FROM THE LEADER OF A COUNTRY THAT IS NOTORIOUS FOR ABUSE AND TORTURE!

If Americans don't repeal NAFTA, CAFTA and all these Free Trade Treason agreements, and shut this big mouth up, then we deserve all we're getting and all that's coming.

Calderon said he wanted to repeat Mexico's "energetic protest of the torture and death of Anastasio Hernandez, a Mexico who died at the hands of North American migration authorities."

North American migration authorities? Is that what our border patrol officers are called now? It makes you wonder what is really going on behind our backs.

Calderon is starting to sound more like hugo chavez everyday, with his persistent threats and demands directed at the United States. What makes it all the more surreal, is that he’s the one encouraging millions of his citizens to violate US sovereignty - with our leaders groveling at the feet of Calderon like he's a saint or something!

When does this insanity end?

Hundreds of people have protested Hernandez's death.


Thousands of people have protested thousands of deaths at the hands of your people Calderon!

"North American migration authorities?" what the hell is this about? Is this guy living on another planet or is this more of NAFTA? I would feel secure in saying NAFTA!

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

"North American migration authorities?" what the hell is this about? Is this guy living on another planet or is this more of NAFTA? I would feel secure in saying NAFTA!

We have to repeal NAFTA, CAFTA, and all other FTAs. These stupid countries think that because our treasonous government signed a trade treason agreement with their third world peasant dumps, they now own the United States.

Once again this clown deflects blame from his own third world dump. Maybe if you fixed the country you ran, then you wouldn't have any deaths to worry about. Of course this schmuck doesn't care if an illegal kills an American citizen so spare me your outrage Mr Calderon.

Who cares what he says or thinks.....

Kathyet

yo felipe, i got a one finger salute for you.
can you imagine which one?

you worry about your country and we will worry about ours.
Keep your butt in mexico. your not welcome in the US and neither are
your people you keep sending over here illegally