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Mexico leader fires up immigration row at start of US visit
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| Last Edited | Jason May 19, 2010 05:21pm |
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| Author | Jordi Zamora |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON—President Felipe Calderon hit out Wednesday at "discrimination" against Mexican immigrants in Arizona, as the row over the state's draconian new immigration law risked overshadowing his US visit.
Calderon refused to hold his punches at the start of his two-day state visit, strongly criticizing a law that while popular in Arizona has enraged Hispanics, stoked fears of racial profiling and led to widespread condemnation.
"Despite their enormous contribution to the economy and society of the United States," Calderon said, millions of immigrants "still live in the shadows, and at times, like in Arizona, even face patterns of discrimination."
The comments bore even more significance as Calderon chose to make them alongside President Barack Obama at a red-carpet White House ceremony full of pomp and pageantry, before going into official talks behind closed doors. |
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