The Government of Mexico pointed out that Florida’s immigration law SB 1718 “will affect the human rights of thousands of Mexican children and persons, exacerbating hostile environments that can lead to hate acts or crimes against the migrant community.”
“This measure does not reflect their valuable contribution (of Mexicans) to the economy, society and culture of Florida, and of the country,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico in a statement for the entry into force this 1 of July of said law.
The Government of Mexico, through the General Consulate of Mexico in Miami and the Consulate of Mexico in Orlando, considers that criminalization is not the appropriate path to solve the phenomenon of undocumented immigration, he points out.
This law will affect, the SRE assured, the bilateral relationship between neighboring countries, since it ensures that both Mexico and the United States have made an effort to jointly build “paths of tolerance, security and respect” from which SB 1718 distances them .
“The Government of Mexico will use all the resources at its disposal to defend the rights and dignity of the Mexican people in Florida. Our assistance, consular protection and legal advice actions will be reinforced, and we will continue to look after the interests of our entire community, regardless of their migratory status”, established the SRE.
In addition, with the support of civil society organizations that defend human rights, Mexico will register possible cases of violations of the rights of Mexicans in Florida and migrants will be given all the information about the new law.
This Saturday the feared SB 1718 law came into force amid fear and protests. So much so that pro-immigrant organizations convened this Saturday in Miami the Mexico, Central and South American Migration Convention, whose objective is to define an action plan with strategies and specific objectives against SB 1718 and the policies of Governor Ron DeSantis.
The new law, which is part of a package of more than 200 approved this year by the Florida Congress, including some others of an ultra-conservative nature, forces companies with more than 25 workers to use an official immigration status verification program. of each one, under penalty of fines and loss of license.
In addition, hospitals that accept public health insurance (Medicaid) must ask and record whether or not their patients are legal residents.
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