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Date Posted: 09:23:12 04/10/02 Wed
Author: MJ
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Subject: Want to chew on this one?

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http://www.euobserver.com/index.pht...article_id=5826

Mexico may defend illegal immigrants before
international tribunals
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.

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Re: Want to chew on this one? -- Donk, 16:32:38 04/10/02 Wed