Ow; It Hurts to Laugh: Arizona law has "devastating effect" on Mexico by Causing Mexican Citizens to Return to Mexico
I got wind of this bit of info a day ago via radio, and I had to find another source before posting about it.
I am going to try to do this without sullying the story with my own biting sarcasms.
Here goes:
Source (1):
... the Mexican government has blasted Arizona's new employer-sanctions law
in the past week, Mexico, too, has federal rules specifically barring
companies from hiring illegal immigrants. ...
... Mexico has condemned the measure and pledged to defend the rights of migrants affected by it.
"Measures like the one passed in Arizona do not contribute to resolving the labor-migration issue between both countries and ignore the contributions of migrants to the society and economy of the USA," Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a written statement this month.
But Mexico's General Population Law also targets employers who hire illegal immigrants. Under Articles 74 and 140 of that law, anyone who hires an undocumented worker can be fined $4,434 or imprisoned for 36 hours.
However, catching violators is difficult, experts say. Tax evasion is rampant in Mexico, with about 27 percent of people working off the books in what is called the "informal sector," according to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information Processing.
... Mexico has condemned the measure and pledged to defend the rights of migrants affected by it.
"Measures like the one passed in Arizona do not contribute to resolving the labor-migration issue between both countries and ignore the contributions of migrants to the society and economy of the USA," Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a written statement this month.
But Mexico's General Population Law also targets employers who hire illegal immigrants. Under Articles 74 and 140 of that law, anyone who hires an undocumented worker can be fined $4,434 or imprisoned for 36 hours.
However, catching violators is difficult, experts say. Tax evasion is rampant in Mexico, with about 27 percent of people working off the books in what is called the "informal sector," according to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information Processing.
*snrk* ... sorry.
Source (2):
A group of Mexican lawmakers have taken it upon themselves to make a
trip to the United States to say they don't like tough immigration
laws. Nine state legislators from Sonora traveled to Tucson, Arizona to tell 'em how they really feel about Arizona's new employer sanction law. ...
Must... Not...Source (3):
TUCSON- A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora traveled to Tucson to make the case against Arizona's new employer sanctions law,[bites lip]
The lawmakers say it will have a devastating affect [sic] on the Mexican state.
At a news conference Tuesday, they said Sonora cannot handle the demand for housing, jobs and schools it will face as illegal Mexican workers in Arizona return to their hometowns without jobs or money.... !
"How can they 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," Amparano said in Spanish.I think I can make it...
Amparano said the Sonoran legislators are already asking the federal government of Mexico for help.
"What do we do with the repatriated?" he asked. "As Mexicans, we are worried. They are Mexicans but they are also people's fathers and mothers and young people with jobs who won't have work in Sonora."...
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A-A-A-Aaaaaack!
Damn.
Posted by WryMouth at 19 Jan 2008, 8:14 PM 
Categories: The Immigration Question, Dark Humor, Oh the Irony
Categories: The Immigration Question, Dark Humor, Oh the Irony
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