Brewer passed the law with his signature at a ceremony aired live on television, while thousands of people portestaban against Congress rule against Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, state bordering Mexico.
Arizona has about 460,000 illegal immigrants and is the busiest border crossing in the nation.
become a law the state crime found in the country illegally. Also require police officers to question anyone about their immigration status, only suspected that this individual is illegally in the country.
Obama said shortly before the enactment of law that the measure could violate people”s civil rights, and asked the Justice Department to examine the measure to determine if it is legal, because it believes that the measure threatens to undermine “the basic notions of justice” of Americans .
But the president”s comments did not convince the state”s Republican governor to veto what would be the most uncompromising law of the country against illegal immigration.
The U.S. President also maintained that the federal government should reform the national immigration rules, otherwise leave the door open to “irresponsible persons,” the DPA news agency.
The law, Republican initiative that was passed by Congress in the state of Arizona on Monday, will enter into force within 90 days.
It is a “step forward for the protection of the state of Arizona” , said Brewer.
Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico (NHRC) today expressed its concern.
“According to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments in this area, everyone has the right to exercise their essential prerogatives under the principle of non discrimination, “said the National Commission, an autonomous public body.
Mexico had expressed its concern through its embassy in Washington. “The initiatives are limited to criminalize migration create spaces for the misapplication of the law based on racial profiling,” he said in a statement the Mexican Embassy. (Telam) .- lau-jab 04.23.2010 19:29