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(The Guardian) Mexico government objects to Texas immigration law
Mexico’s government issued a strongly worded statement yesterday after the supreme court allowed Texas police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying it would not accept any person forced out by state authorities.
“Mexico recognizes the importance of a uniform migration policy and the bilateral efforts with the United States to ensure that migration is safe, orderly and respectful of human rights, and is not affected by state or local legislative decisions. In this regard, Mexico will not accept, under any circumstances, repatriations by the State of Texas,” its secretary of foreign affairs said.
The objections from the United States’s southern neighbor underscore why immigration enforcement is typically left up to the federal government and not the states. A person arrested under the Texas law could agree to leave the United States, according to the Associated Press, but Mexico’s objections complicate that.
Mexico’s government issued a strongly worded statement yesterday after the supreme court allowed Texas police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying it would not accept any person forced out by state authorities.
“Mexico recognizes the importance of a uniform migration policy and the bilateral efforts with the United States to ensure that migration is safe, orderly and respectful of human rights, and is not affected by state or local legislative decisions. In this regard, Mexico will not accept, under any circumstances, repatriations by the State of Texas,” its secretary of foreign affairs said.
The objections from the United States’s southern neighbor underscore why immigration enforcement is typically left up to the federal government and not the states. A person arrested under the Texas law could agree to leave the United States, according to the Associated Press, but Mexico’s objections complicate that.
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