Mexico To Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law

[Biggles]

Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDT

Mexico asks court to reject Ariz. immigration law

By PAUL DAVENPORT
Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) -- Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake.

Lawyers for Mexico on Tuesday submitted a legal brief in support of one of five lawsuits challenging the law. The law will take effect June 29 unless implementation is blocked by a court.

The law generally requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask people about their immigration status if there's a "reasonable suspicion" they're in the country illegally. It also makes being in Arizona illegally a misdemeanor, and it prohibits seeking day-labor work along the state's streets.

Citing "grave concerns," Mexico said its interest in having predictable, consistent relations with the United States shouldn't be frustrated by one U.S. state.

Mexico also said it has a legitimate interest in defending its citizens' rights and that the law would lead to racial profiling, hinder trade and tourism, and strain the countries' work on combatting drug trafficking and related violence.

"Mexican citizens will be afraid to visit Arizona for work or pleasure out of concern that they will be subject to unlawful police scrutiny and detention," the brief said.

It will be to a U.S. District Court judge to decide whether to accept the brief along with similar ones submitted by various U.S. organizations.

A spokesman for Gov. Jan Brewer did not immediately return a call for comment on Mexico's brief. Brewer, who signed the law on April 23 and changes to it on April 30, has lawyers defending it in court.

Brewer and other supporters of the bill say the law is intended to pressure illegal immigrants to leave the United States. They contend it is a needed response to federal inaction over what they say is a porous border and social problems caused by illegal immigration. They also argue that it has protections against racial profiling.

Mexican officials previously had voiced opposition to the Arizona law, with President Felipe Calderon saying June 8 that the law "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.

Calderon voiced similar criticism of the law during a May visit to Washington.

U.S. officials have said the Obama administration has serious concerns about the law and may challenge it in court. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton recently went further by saying a lawsuit is planned.

Mexico can't control the terrorists in its own country. Mexico has no right to butt in over anything America does to defend itself against the costly illegal criminals streaming into America, costing American taxpayers billions of dollars, killing Americans, and kidnapping Americans. Mexico encourages its citizens to break into America, and now Americans (not including Obama and his liberal administration) are fighting back. Mexico can kiss off.

 

[Rocky Top Lady]

Ok, I'm ready to wake up now.....

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[WillowTree]

why doesn't Mexico ask her citizens to come back home? oh noeessss wait a minute, that makes too much sense donut?

 

[syrenn]

LMAO!

mexico is asking US courts to make it easier for its citizens to be criminals in this country? That is rich.


mexico need to worry about mexican citizens in mexico, not about illegal mexiicans in this country unless that is to encourage them to go home.

 

[Baruch Menachem]

Maybe we should sue to allow US criminals free reign in Mexico?

 

[syrenn]

Maybe we should sue to allow US criminals free reign in Mexico?

Works for me.

 

[Madeline]

Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDT

Mexico asks court to reject Ariz. immigration law

By PAUL DAVENPORT
Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) -- Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake.

Lawyers for Mexico on Tuesday submitted a legal brief in support of one of five lawsuits challenging the law. The law will take effect June 29 unless implementation is blocked by a court.

The law generally requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask people about their immigration status if there's a "reasonable suspicion" they're in the country illegally. It also makes being in Arizona illegally a misdemeanor, and it prohibits seeking day-labor work along the state's streets.

Citing "grave concerns," Mexico said its interest in having predictable, consistent relations with the United States shouldn't be frustrated by one U.S. state.

Mexico also said it has a legitimate interest in defending its citizens' rights and that the law would lead to racial profiling, hinder trade and tourism, and strain the countries' work on combatting drug trafficking and related violence.

"Mexican citizens will be afraid to visit Arizona for work or pleasure out of concern that they will be subject to unlawful police scrutiny and detention," the brief said.

It will be to a U.S. District Court judge to decide whether to accept the brief along with similar ones submitted by various U.S. organizations.

A spokesman for Gov. Jan Brewer did not immediately return a call for comment on Mexico's brief. Brewer, who signed the law on April 23 and changes to it on April 30, has lawyers defending it in court.

Brewer and other supporters of the bill say the law is intended to pressure illegal immigrants to leave the United States. They contend it is a needed response to federal inaction over what they say is a porous border and social problems caused by illegal immigration. They also argue that it has protections against racial profiling.

Mexican officials previously had voiced opposition to the Arizona law, with President Felipe Calderon saying June 8 that the law "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.

Calderon voiced similar criticism of the law during a May visit to Washington.

U.S. officials have said the Obama administration has serious concerns about the law and may challenge it in court. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton recently went further by saying a lawsuit is planned.

Mexico can't control the terrorists in its own country. Mexico has no right to butt in over anything America does to defend itself against the costly illegal criminals streaming into America, costing American taxpayers billions of dollars, killing Americans, and kidnapping Americans. Mexico encourages its citizens to break into America, and now Americans (not including Obama and his liberal administration) are fighting back. Mexico can kiss off.

How did Mexico get standing to challenge a US law?

 

[Big Black Dog]

Two words for Mexico, the illegal aliens that sneak across the border, and those that condone this kind of illegal behavior: FUCK OFF.

 

[Tech_Esq]

Mexico has a vested monetary interest in getting as many illegals into our country as possible. If they work, they send money to Mexico, if they don't work, they're in the US not Mexico, so they don't have to take care of them.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

LMAO!

mexico is asking US courts to make it easier for its citizens to be criminals in this country? That is rich.

Don't think there aren't judges out there who will agree with them.

 

[syrenn]

LMAO!

mexico is asking US courts to make it easier for its citizens to be criminals in this country? That is rich.

Don't think there aren't judges out there who will agree with them.

I am sure that there are many who would agree with them and that is the problem.

 

[Angelhair]

'How did Mexico get standing to challenge a US law?'

It didn't...but....being that Mexico is the adopted child of the USA, they let them get away with it.

 

[syrenn]

How about we sue mexico for the care and feeding of ITS citizens?

 

[José]

Special Warning About Drug Offenses Abroad

Every year, several hundred Americans are arrested abroad on drug charges.

As with any arrest of a U.S. citizen abroad, consular officers perform a variety of services (see Arrests Abroad, above).

US government

The US goverment provides legal advice to americans arrested abroad on drug charges even to self-confessed mules. The US government is known to exert political pressure on foreign governments to extradite drug mules and once in the US they sometimes don't serve any jail time.

OK now let's all shout together :

"America promote drug use around the world!!"

"America protects american criminals abroad!!"

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

 

[José]

Every country in the world tries to protect its citizens living abroad, geniuses!! Be they legal or illegal, innocent or "criminal".

You're free to disagree with their behavior but this is what they all do!!!!

 

[hortysir]

Special Warning About Drug Offenses Abroad

Every year, several hundred Americans are arrested abroad on drug charges.

As with any arrest of a U.S. citizen abroad, consular officers perform a variety of services (see Arrests Abroad, above).

US government

The US goverment provides legal advice to americans arrested abroad on drug charges even to self-confessed mules. The US government is known to exert political pressure on foreign governments to extradite drug mules and once in the US they sometimes don't serve any jail time.

OK now let's all shout together :

"America promote drug use around the world!!"

"America protects american criminals abroad!!"

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

Several hundred a year, hunh? Out of how many fuckin' millions of Americans?
Do you really want to play the ratio game?

♫ Jose, can you seeee♫
♫ You're a fucking idiot?♫

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Special Warning About Drug Offenses Abroad

Every year, several hundred Americans are arrested abroad on drug charges.

As with any arrest of a U.S. citizen abroad, consular officers perform a variety of services (see Arrests Abroad, above).

US government

The US goverment provides legal advice to americans arrested abroad on drug charges even to self-confessed mules. The US government is known to exert political pressure on foreign governments to extradite drug mules and once in the US they sometimes don't serve any jail time.

OK now let's all shout together :

"America promote drug use around the world!!"

"America protects american criminals abroad!!"

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

Oh Wow, several hundred Americans.

As opposed to 12 million criminal invaders from Mexico.

Pardon me if I don't share your outrage.

 

[syrenn]

Every country in the world tries to protect its citizens living abroad, geniuses!! Be they legal or illegal, innocent or "criminal".

You're free to disagree with their behavior but this is what they all do!!!!

Trying to protect your countries citizens is one thing, trying to change another countries LAWS to accommodate its illegals is a different matter.

And speaking of illegal drug dealers do you see mexico trying to help them or are just letting us deal with people that are THEIR problem?

Get a clue when AMERICANS travel to other countries we are required to carry identification in the way of passports and visas. When AMERICANS travel to mexico it is no different.

 

[José]

Every country in the world tries to protect its citizens living abroad, geniuses!! Be they legal or illegal, innocent or "criminal".

You're free to disagree with their behavior but this is what they all do!!!!

Trying to protect your countries citizens is one thing, trying to change another countries LAWS to accommodate its illegals is a different matter.

And speaking of illegal drug dealers do you see mexico trying to help them or are just letting us deal with people that are THEIR problem?

Get a clue when AMERICANS travel to other countries we are required to carry identification in the way of passports and visas. When AMERICANS travel to mexico it is no different.

So putting political and economic pressure on foreign governements to extradite american drug mules is OK in your book?

Talk about respecting other countries' sovereignty...

Not that Mexico would behave any different if it had America's economic and political might.

 

[WillowTree]

Every country in the world tries to protect its citizens living abroad, geniuses!! Be they legal or illegal, innocent or "criminal".

You're free to disagree with their behavior but this is what they all do!!!!

Trying to protect your countries citizens is one thing, trying to change another countries LAWS to accommodate its illegals is a different matter.

And speaking of illegal drug dealers do you see mexico trying to help them or are just letting us deal with people that are THEIR problem?

Get a clue when AMERICANS travel to other countries we are required to carry identification in the way of passports and visas. When AMERICANS travel to mexico it is no different.

So putting political and economic pressure on foreign governements to extradite american drug mules is OK in your book?

Talk about respecting other countries' sovereignty...

Not that Mexico would behave any different if it had America's economic and political might.

Jose can you see; it's a bitch to be thee"