Should protesters of the Arizona law follow Amnesty International’s advice and look in the mirror?
Question by Tacobender: Should protesters of the Arizona law follow Amnesty International’s advice and look in the mirror?
As Mexicans decry the Arizona immigration law and launch boycotts of Arizona, Amnesty International released a scathing new report urging Mexicans to look in the mirror.
“Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico” details the abuse faced by Central American migrants, who cross the southern border between Guatemala and Mexico, usually en route to the US.
Each year, tens of thousands of migrants make the trip.
Many lose limbs from accidents on trains they board to head northward. Women and girls report sexual violence. And – far worse than asking suspected illegal immigrants about their US immigration status, as the new Arizona law will require police to do – many Central American migrants to Mexico accuse Mexican officials of demanding bribes or flat-out stealing their cash.
“Migrants in Mexico are facing a major human rights crisis leaving them with virtually no access to justice, fearing reprisals and deportation if they complain of abuses,” Rupert Knox, Mexico Researcher at Amnesty International, said. “Persistent failure by the authorities to tackle abuses carried out against irregular migrants has made their journey through Mexico one of the most dangerous in the world.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100428/wl_csm/297614
Best answer:
Answer by acidBURN
When I look in the mirror…I see a Mexican American woman who is here LEGALLY and a US Citizen. I work full-time, paid for undergrad and graduate school myself WITHOUT resorting to public aid, and I proudly serve my Country (Army Reserves).
The only thing I ask of any other person is to obey the laws of this country that I love…and sneaking here for whatever reason is no justification to break the law.
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