México no le Gusta la Ley de Arizona

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said a law passed this week by the Arizona legislature making it a state crime for undocumented migrants to be within its borders "could have potentially serious effects on the civil rights" of Mexican nationals. It seems they are worried about the potential law's effects on their reltionship with Arizona as it allegedly "opens the door to the inappropriate use of racial profiling." Presumably, the Arizona legislature, recognizing the urgency for immigration reform in their state, is tired of waiting for Washington to protect its borders. After all, 11 million Mexicans live in the US and many of them are without documentation and living in Arizona. I credit Arizona for taking action to protect its borders and stave the growing tide of illegal immigration and all the fiscal and social burdens that come with it. After all, all the law requires is that state and local police determine if there is "reasonable suspicion" that people are illegal immigrants and if so, that they arrest them if they are within Airzona illegally. To be honest, I thought police officers could already do this. And, it also punishes those businesses who transport illegal immigrants or hire day laborers off the street.