Mexico has criticised an immigration bill signed into law in the US state of Arizona that allows police officers to question and detain suspected illegal immigrants even if they are not believed to have committed a crime, informs aljazeera net Saturday. Patricia Espinosa, Mexico’s foreign minister, said on Saturday that responsibility and trust were rather needed, a day after the bill, that requires legal immigrants to carry documentation at all times, was signed into law. – Criminalisation is not the path to solving the phenomenon of illegal migration, Espinosa said. – The existence of trans-border labour markets requires comprehensive and long-term solutions. Responsibility, trust and mutual respect should be the base for addressing shared challenges in North America. Barack Obama, the US president, criticised the law as “misguided” and undermines American values. – Our failure to act responsibly at the federal level will only open the door to irresponsibility by others, he said. Obama was addressing a ceremony at the White House in which 24 members of the US military, originally from China, Mexico, Ethiopia and other countries became American citizens. He warned that the Arizona bill could harm trust between police officers and their communities and said his administration would take a close look at it.
