By ROBERT STARK

The Anti-Defamation League and the Government of Mexico have filed separate lawsuits against the State of Arizona over it’s new immigration law which will take affect July 29. Lawyers representing Mexico filled a brief supporting the law suit which was brought of by the ACLU which they are taking to Federal Court claiming that the law violates the U.S. Constitution. The document put out by the Government of Mexico states that the law threatens “the human and civil rights of its citizens when they are present in Arizona.” Mexican President Felipe Calderon has condemned the bill, stating it “opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.”

While the Government of Mexico is outraged about Arizona its own immigration laws are far harsher than Arizona’s. While Arizona’s calls for the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants under Mexican Law entering the country illegally is punishable by up to two years in prison and an attempted re-entry by up to 10 years. Those who violate their visas can be sentenced to up to six years and the government of Mexico has the authority to arrest foreigners whom it deems as a threat to its national and economic interest.

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By Rev. MICHAEL BRESCIANI

“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me,” is that childhood mantra that no longer seems to be true. Is it time to modify the old saying to “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will drive me crazy?”

It seems that the price for not being labeled a racist is merely our silence. Should we find anything at all wrong with the shooting of an Arizona deputy sheriff or the murder of rancher Bob Krentz we will have to wear the label. If we just look the other way as Mexican criminals including members of the Barrio Azteca gang and others flow across our borders we can avoid the dreaded racist label. Let’s not forget to ignore the tons of life destroying drugs that are inundating the borders. Which is it: are we a nation of drug heads or racists, not much of a choice for anyone is it?

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