Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SAOPAULO356
2006-04-03 16:51:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Sao Paulo
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW; SAO PAULO
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UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000356
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW; SAO PAULO
"Immigrants In The U.S."
Liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/3) editorialized: "Debates over the new
U.S. immigration law are dividing the U.S. The Republicans at the
House approved a very tough bill that transforms illegal immigration
into a federal crime, thereby making easier to arrest and deport
undocumented foreigners.... Another item of the bill is the
construction of a wall aimed at preventing Mexicans from entering
the U.S. Such legislation is a violent response to a concrete
problem that frightens an increasing number of Americans. The
already 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. have been accused
of taking jobs from Americans, reducing their salaries, increasing
crime rates and benefiting from social programs. Fortunately, not
everyone in the U.S. shares such a prejudiced view.... Senators, who
are more moderate, introduced an alternative immigration bill that
also reinforces border surveillance and facilitates the deportation
of illegal foreigners, but avoids the worse excesses of the other
bill.... The Senate's bill has already angered the most conservative
Republicans, who see legalization as amnesty. President George W.
Bush, who supports a more generous legislation, is facing a dilemma.
If he supports the House's bill, he will be contradicting his own
statements. If he supports the Senate's alternative, more
identified with the Democrats, he will oppose the most radical
Republicans, a group to which he owns his reelection."
McMullen
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW; SAO PAULO
"Immigrants In The U.S."
Liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/3) editorialized: "Debates over the new
U.S. immigration law are dividing the U.S. The Republicans at the
House approved a very tough bill that transforms illegal immigration
into a federal crime, thereby making easier to arrest and deport
undocumented foreigners.... Another item of the bill is the
construction of a wall aimed at preventing Mexicans from entering
the U.S. Such legislation is a violent response to a concrete
problem that frightens an increasing number of Americans. The
already 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. have been accused
of taking jobs from Americans, reducing their salaries, increasing
crime rates and benefiting from social programs. Fortunately, not
everyone in the U.S. shares such a prejudiced view.... Senators, who
are more moderate, introduced an alternative immigration bill that
also reinforces border surveillance and facilitates the deportation
of illegal foreigners, but avoids the worse excesses of the other
bill.... The Senate's bill has already angered the most conservative
Republicans, who see legalization as amnesty. President George W.
Bush, who supports a more generous legislation, is facing a dilemma.
If he supports the House's bill, he will be contradicting his own
statements. If he supports the Senate's alternative, more
identified with the Democrats, he will oppose the most radical
Republicans, a group to which he owns his reelection."
McMullen