Mexico issues Arizona travel alert

[Subdivisions]

MEXICO CITY, April 27 (UPI) -- The Mexican government Tuesday issued a travel alert for Arizona, saying Mexican nationals could face harassment as a result of the state's new immigration law.

President Felipe Calderon told a Mexico City news conference Monday the Arizona law opens the way for "intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement."

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act into law Friday. It takes effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session and authorizes police to check foreigners' identification and detention of those questioned who don't have proper documentation. The measure has sparked demonstrations nationwide, with parallels drawn to the early days of Nazi Germany.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry advised Mexican nationals to use "extreme caution" traveling to Arizona -- even before the law takes effect -- and listed consulates where people can get help.

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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/27/Mexico-issues-Arizona-travel-alert/UPI-42061272391965/

[mod mom]

1. I hope an economic boycott will end this madness.

[Xenotime]

2. What is there to boycott from Arizona?

[BlooInBloo]

3. Are you serious? The Grand Canyon has got to be one of the top US tourism destinations...

And the weather is starting to get better right about now...

[crikkett]

10. Chili peppers :(

I have family there too :(

[Warpy]

4. A lot of wealthy Mexicans love to travel to Phoenix to shop

and drive out to the casinos to play.

This is going to hurt.

Good for Mexico.

[still_one]

6. I hope Az feels a lot of financial pain and high court costs for their racist law /nt

[still_one]

5. The State Department should issue a travel alert /nt

[Subdivisions]

7. Agree. n/t

[Obamanaut]

8. Is the US immigration law, or the new Arizona law, as tough as

or tougher than the Mexican immigration law, especially as regards illegal immigrants coming into Mexico from say, Guatemala?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. Fail. -nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. I'm reminded of the the slavery apologists...

saying things like "oh yeah, well black people had slaves too!"

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Win. -nt

[Obamanaut]

13. This alert is sorta 'pot - kettle'. Check out this thread by another DUer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8230119

re human rights violations and crimes upon migrants passing through Mexico

and here's another link http://www.cis.org/articles/2002/back702.html The 2002 date suggests this sort of thing has been going on for quite a while.