Without papers, over 400 thousand Mexicans in Arizona
Por: Notimex / MEXICO CITY, Friday, July 30, 2010
The 88.6% of the Hispanic population in the state, are people born in Mexico, says SRE
Notimex / Mexico D.F.
Source: http://correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=174720

Between 400 000 and 530 thousand Mexicans without documents could reside in Arizona, while more than one million 800 thousand inhabitants of this state have their origins in Mexico, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE).

In a report card released Thursday at the commencement of the implementation of SB 1070, said 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population in Arizona is of Mexican origin.

He said that to date there have been a total of seven lawsuits against the law, among which are those brought by the State Department of the American Union and civil associations American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

The phone line from the Foreign Ministry in Arizona received between January and 25 July this year a total of nine thousand 566 calls, of which 418, or 4.36 percent, were for specific information on this legislation.

The Foreign Ministry said that between January and June were deported from Arizona to Mexico four thousand children under age 47 were not accompanied by adults who were in the United States without legal documentation.

In addition, until July this year a total of 154 Mexicans died in Arizona in their attempt to reach the United States without documents, elaborated on the report card.

Dejan U.S. for fear

Although the Act came into force SB1070 early hours of yesterday, for days the peasants began to return to Mexico at the border, for fear of raids that have registered.

Nicolás Méndez, a native of Sonora, said that although their children are citizens estaduni Gardens, had to return to that state border because he was illegally in the neighboring state.

"I was afraid that I ran deported and then comes the punishment, then it was better to return, and then be able to emigrate," said Customs interviewed on campus.

He said that other acquaintances and colleagues chose to move to other states in the union, due to the announcement of the raids by Mexican authorities.

Arizona officials, including Sheriff Joe Arpaio, have said that although the Act has stopped SB1070, will continue operations against the Mexicans.

Other countrymen, residing many years in the neighboring state, have also opted to leave work, they were paying housing and a life in the United States.

Ramiro Hernandez, from the state of Guanajuato, said that in fact had already thought of returning to their place of origin, because the last two years was hard work.

He said that since the crisis began in the homes and employment fell, struggled to pay the tuition, so the new law only hastened a decision.

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 Source:  http://correo-gto.com.mx/notas.asp?id=174720