Why Does Mexico Really Oppose Arizona Law?

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How many have heard about this?

"The State of Sonora is angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico ! !

Nine state legislators from the Mexican State of Sonora traveled to Tucson to complain about Arizona 's new employer crackdown on illegal s from Mexico . It seems that many Mexican illegal s are returning to their hometowns and the officials in the Sonora state government are ticked off. A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora was in Tucson on Tuesday to state that Arizona 's new 'Employer Sanctions Law' will have a devastating effect on the Mexican state. At a news conference, the legislators said that Sonora, - Arizona's southern neighbor - made up of mostly small towns - cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools that it will face as Mexican workers return to their hometowns from the USA without jobs or money.

The Arizona law, which took effect Jan. 1, punishes Arizona employers who knowingly hire individuals without valid legal documents to work in the United States . Penalties include suspension of, or loss of, their business license. The Mexican legislators are angry because their own citizens are returning to their hometowns, placing a burden on THEIR state government instead of ours.

'How can Arizona pass a law like this?' asked Mexican Rep Leticia Amparano-Gamez, who represents Nogales . 'There is not one person living in Sonora who does not have a friend or relative working in Arizona ,' she said, speaking in Spanish. 'Mexico is not prepared for this, for the tremendous problems it will face as more and more Mexicans working in Arizona and who were sending money to their families return to their hometowns in Sonora without jobs,' she said 'We are one family, socially and economically,' she said of the people of Sonora and Arizona ."

lare · Accepted Answer

this may come as a shock to you, but public officials in Mexico speak Spanish when acting in their official capacity.  has something to do with that being the official language of government there.  i worked at a public station in southern California that regularly interviewed the Mexican consulate, and it was always in Spanish.  The interviewer was a Spanish professor from the community college.

do laws in Arizona affect Mexico, as Sarah Palin would say, you betcha.  the laws in Arizona that allow mexican drug trafficers to freely buy weapons affects law enforcement in Mexico where it is illegal. just as an example.

Mexico is sometimes demonized for a larger issue of immigration policy.  I can remember not too long ago some police officers in southern California were found to be illegal immigrants from Ireland.  Bottom line is America needs to get its house in order to deal with its needs for workers in a realistic manner and not just bash Mexico.

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Why Does Mexico Really Oppose Arizona Law?

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