Speaking from the Rose Garden with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama said that the new immigration law in Arizona was “a misdirected expression of frustration over our broken immigration system” and said his government “has devoted unprecedented resources” to stanching the illegal flow of people into the country. “I want everyone, American and Mexican, to know my administration is taking a very close look at the Arizona law,” he said. “We’re examining any implications, especially for civil rights, because in the United States of America, no law-abiding person, be they an American citizen, a legal immigrant, or a visitor or tourist from Mexico, should ever be subject to suspicion simply because of what they look like.”
President Calderon denounced the law, which makes it a crime in Arizona for noncitizens to fail to carry immigration documents on their person, and it gives the police wide authority to stop anyone they suspect may be an illegal immigrant. The governor of Arizona and proponents of law believe the law is necessary because the federal government has done nothing to slow entry into the United States, and maintain the border.
President Calderon is being given the red carpet at the White House, including a state dinner prepared by Chef Rick Bayless. The Mexican leader was being showered with attention to bolster him at a time when Mexico is mired in a bloody drug war. Violence has become more frequent in Mexico even as Mr. Calderón has stepped up arrests and seizures by the police. Among the recent victims are a close friend of Mr. Calderón, who was kidnapped, and a candidate from his party, who was shot dead.
President Calderon denounced the law, which makes it a crime in Arizona for noncitizens to fail to carry immigration documents on their person, and it gives the police wide authority to stop anyone they suspect may be an illegal immigrant. The governor of Arizona and proponents of law believe the law is necessary because the federal government has done nothing to slow entry into the United States, and maintain the border.
President Calderon is being given the red carpet at the White House, including a state dinner prepared by Chef Rick Bayless. The Mexican leader was being showered with attention to bolster him at a time when Mexico is mired in a bloody drug war. Violence has become more frequent in Mexico even as Mr. Calderón has stepped up arrests and seizures by the police. Among the recent victims are a close friend of Mr. Calderón, who was kidnapped, and a candidate from his party, who was shot dead.
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