A heated debate on Arizona’s immigration law has crossed the U.S. borders and spread to the Latin American countries.
The fight against the discriminative law introduced by the authorities of Arizona and aimed at expelling illegal immigrants from the state is becoming quite fierce. President Barack Obama met with the Arizona governor Jan Brewer and called in question the introduction of the new law that will be enforced on the 29th of July. This will affect 500 thousand immigrants living and working in the state without relevant documents.
Many American politicians describe the law as the display of “racism and discrimination” in the wake of souring relations with the southern neighbours of the country. Barack Obama has ultimately instituted legal proceedings against the law and demanded recognizing it as illegal.
However, Ms. Jan Brewer said that the President had joined the Mexican criminal groups in attacking her. She is not disturbed by the fact that Arizona police will get the right to detain or expel any suspicious Latin American immigrant from the country thanks to her good graces. She insists that the law will protect the citizens of the state from acts of violence by immigrants. The Republican Senator John McCain, who was Barack Obama’s rival at the last presidential election, agreed with the Arizona governor.
It seems that he is not worried that over 250 thousand illegal immigrants, largely Latin Americans, have already left Arizona fearing possible repression. In fact, every fifth of these is a Mexican. According to Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, Arizona’s law concerns human rights, and this will not solve the illegal immigration issue.
The U.S., like any other country enjoys the sovereign right to adopt any law that will be in force on its territory, say the resolutions of several Latin American forums. However, when new measures infringe the rights of thousands of foreigners, the leaders of their countries should defend the rights and dignity of their compatriots.
Meanwhile, another campaign has been launched against Arizona’s lawlessness in the cities in the state of Michigan. Local leaders said they would reject the immigration law. The content of their protest almost fully coincides with the suit by President Barack Obama. Most likely, the immigration issue will be solved ultimately, when the U.S. Congress will adopt long-promised immigration reforms. However, it is quite difficult to guess its fate today.
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