-Caveat Lector-
>From http://www.thenewsmexico.com/printedformat.asp?id=22888
}}}>Begin
Mexico may defend illegal immigrants before international tribunals
EFE - 4/6/2002
The Mexican government is considering the possibility of turning to international
organizations to defend the labor rights of the 3.5 million illegal Mexican immigrants
in the United States following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively voids their
protection, Deputy Foreign Minister Enrique Berruga said.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Mexican citizen Jose Castro, who
was fired by Hoffman Plastic Compounds for his involvement in union-organizing
efforts and owed 67,000 dollars in back pay.
The court said that paying Castro would "contradict underlying policies" of U.S.
immigration laws, Berruga explained. However, some legal options in the United
States still remain, although there is very little margin, as the ruling was a Supreme
Court decision, the deputy minister said.
Mexico may lodge a complaint before international organizations such as the
International Labor Organization and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,
where the government has been successful in similar cases, Berruga added.
The Mexican government is concerned about the plight of illegal Mexican immigrants
the United States, who are practically defenseless before the law. The decision
denies the labor rights of the 3.5 million illegal immigrants from Mexico and those of
another six million people from other countries, Berruga explained.
The problem cannot be analyzed only from the logical perspective of labor and
immigration rights, because "there are basic rights that have been violated," the
deputy minister stressed. The ruling favors unscrupulous U.S. businessmen who hire
Mexicans disregarding their labor rights, Berruga said.
As a result, it is more important to promote talks for a bilateral immigration
agreement that would normalize the status of illegal Mexican immigrants in the
United States. On Wednesday, senators asked the Mexican government to protest
the ruling, which affects Mexican workers in the United States and encourages
abusive managerial practices.
Send this page
to a friend
End<{{{
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Forwarded as information only; no automatic endorsement
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material
is distributed without charge or profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information
for non-profit research and educational purposes only.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe
simply because it has been handed down for many generations. Do not
believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do
not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not
believe in anything merely on the authority of Teachers, elders or wise men.
Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it
agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all.
Then accept it and live up to it."
The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutta
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will
teach you to keep your mouth shut."
--- Ernest Hemingway
<A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A>
DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER
==========
CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic
screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are
sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis-
directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with
major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought.
That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and
always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no
credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.
========================================================================
Archives Available at:
http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html
<A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
<A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A>
========================================================================
To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Om
