Mexican President says Arizona's immigration law opens door to hate

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rdgrnr — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:42:09 GMT

Who gives a flying f--- on a rat's @ss what Calderon thinks?<br /><br />San Francisco is already organizing a boycott of Arizona. That right there tells you that AZ is doing something right. I intend to vacation there at least once this year now to support them. God bless Governor Jan Brewer and the freedom and justice loving people of Arizona. It's time SOMEBODY showed some balls.

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gopher07 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:41:18 GMT

I dont want them here.....I am poor living in ohio. I WORKED for 10.00 a hour for 6 months back in 1986 and since that time.I never found a good paying job. guess where the jobs went when I was working for 10.00 a hour ....TOO MEXICO

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sully16 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:22:50 GMT

I'll be mad at Arizona if the coyotes beat the red wings in a game 7 showdown tonight. Gasmeterguy is 100 percent correct , if other countries cleaned up their act and started treating their citizens like humans , maybe they wouldn't risk all to escape. I hope I never have to fill a trash bag full of clothes and swim the Detroit river and swim to Canada to escape my homeland.

Comment #3

GASMETERGUY — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:03:10 GMT

My message to Mexico is "Clean up your own country so your people want to stay!" <br /> Right now Mexico is such a cesspool their own people are willing to risk death in the desert rather than spend another day under the Calderon government.

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konane — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:45:38 GMT

Sorry he feels that way but for years illegals have taken or sent tax free US dollars into Mexico enriching the nation. Sour grapes now that the teat is going dry.

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JAP69 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:51:13 GMT

They back down on this law now they might as well open the door to mexico.

Original Blog Entry: Mexican President says Arizona's immigration law opens door to hate

truesee — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:17:56 GMT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon condemns Arizona's immigration law

Stephanie Gaskell

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 2:01 AM

Updated: Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 9:34 AM

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Mexican President Felipe Calderon speaks about Arizona's new immigration law on Monday.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon slammed Arizona's tough new immigration law, saying it opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.

Calderon vowed to help protect the rights of Mexicans living in the United States, offering lawyers and immigration experts.

Nobody can sit around with their arms crossed in the face of decisions that so clearly affect our countrymen, he said.

The new state law, which makes it a crime to be an illegal immigrant, is set to take effect this summer.

Tensions are already simmering along the border.

For the first time in 40 years, the Mexican state of Sonora, which borders Arizona, canceled a joint meeting of the Sonora-Arizona Commission in Phoenix.

This is not about a breaking of relations with Arizona, but rather a way to protest the approval of the law, government officials said.

Some Mexican legislators have urged a trade boycott against Arizona.

In Congress, we support any trade and transport boycott necessary to reverse this law, said Oscar Martin Arce, a lawmaker from the president's National Action Party.

Mexico is Arizona's largest foreign market, with $4.5 billion in exports last year alone, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.

The controversial law requires Arizona police to question people about their immigration status if they suspect they are there illegally. Day laborers can be arrested for soliciting work if they are in the U.S. illegally, and police departments can be sued if they don't carry out the law.

Arizona is home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants.

President Obama has asked the Justice Department to review the law and see if it's legal.

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