Mexican legislators worry about their citizens repatriated due to Arizona illegal hiring law

Posted Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 11:44 am
From our "Irony on the Border" file comes this:
A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora traveled to Tucson to make the case against Arizona's new employer sanctions law,

The lawmakers say it will have a devastating affect 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...
They apparently met on Wednesday with AZ state Hispanic legislators, but no names are given.

Comments

Anonymous (not verified)

Fri, 01/18/2008 - 21:08

Oh I see.....It's OK with this group to have a devastating affect in Arizona, as long as its not there in mexijoke where in belongs. I'm ready to lock n load. Time to ship these mofo's back. Enough is enough

Bill (not verified)

Sat, 01/19/2008 - 00:53

How do you say "sorry" en espanol?

Smitty (not verified)

Mon, 01/21/2008 - 18:34

Why would they be returning without money? I thought there were here making big bucks & sending billions home every year. Thousands should have tens of thousands in US home equity as prices have doubled in the last 10 years, the Mexican economy suddenly supplied with such valuable "hard working immigrant producers" should be exploding with growth and affluence. I thought immigration was good for the economy? ...or at least that's what "they" keep telling us. Somebody's lying.