Peru Snub to US
Anti-Immigration Law Grows
LIMA - The rejection to the anti-immigration
law in the US Arizona state increased in
Peru on Thursday after the Peruvian Congress
condemned it unanimously.
The condemnation to the Arizona
anti-immigration law is also seen at the
local media and in all sectors, since it is
considered racist and discriminatory, as
well as a potential danger for about 10,000
Peruvian living in Arizona, 40 percent of
whom are undocumented.
The Peruvian Congress statement calls the
Organization of American States, which will
hold a foreign minister meeting in this
capital in June, to adopt effective measures
to protect the rights of the immigrants
settled in Arizona.
The Arizona anti-immigration law includes
detention of those who have foreign features
and are suspected of being illegal
immigrants.
The president of the Catholic Episcopal
Conference, Monsignor Miguel Cabrejos, had
previously said that the law is an affront
to dignity, and he called Peruvians to join
up against that legislation.
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