Mexico Opens Call Center for Illegals – In Arizona

[Melissa K]

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:38 PM


http://newsmax.com/newsfront/illegals_call_center/2008/12/16/162441...



The Mexican government has opened a special call center in Arizona to provide a sympathetic ear for Mexican citizens caught up in the crackdown on illegal immigration in the desert state.

Officials at the Mexican consulate in Tucson said they opened the center last week. It is available 24 hours a day to field complaints from Mexican nationals about their treatment in the border state, where as many as half a million illegal immigrants live and work in the shadows.

"We want to offer a human voice at the other end of the line, so they can feel protected and know that someone is here for them," said Alejandro Ramos, head of the consulate's Department of Protection.

Feelings run high about illegal immigration in the United States, where an estimated 12 million undocumented workers and their children hide from authorities.

After the U.S. government failed to pass legislation overhauling immigration laws last year, many U.S. states and some local authorities have acted to clamp down on illegal immigrants. Arizona passed a law to block the hiring of illegal workers.

These and other anti-immigrant measures are responsible for a hike in the number of calls to the five Arizona consulates, Ramos said. A combined 2,400 calls are logged each week.

"We're getting more and more calls from people requiring our services," Ramos said. "One of the factors is that, in a way, life has become harsher for them in the state of Arizona."

The call center idea stemmed from a new initiative Mexico President Felipe Calderon issued last year to improve communications with Mexicans living outside the country, Ramos said.

The call center was met with skepticism from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who launched his own efforts to crack down on illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area, roughly 200 miles from the border, with highly publicized raids.

"I hope that if someone calls in and is in violation of the law that they would pass it along to me," Arpaio said. "I hope they tip me off, so I can do my job."

[Melissa K]

Good ole Sheriff Joe!!!!! go get em !!! get them ALL out of here.

Sheriff Joe Arpiao,an Arizona Hero

[Steve Lee]

Melissa- Thank you for the very interesting link!

The Mexican President is concerned about the billions of dollars of "remittances (money electronically transferred to family members) by his citizens illegally working in the US. The Mexican Government has Consulates in every major American City! that shows you how the 20 million illegals have spread all over our country.

The Arizona Legislature passed the Legal Arizona Workers Act to avoid raising taxes on it's citizens to provide education and health care to illegals, Click Underlined Link:
Think Arizona

The Governor of California is going to raise sales taxes to 10% to pay for services to illegals, Click Underlined Link:
Governor Schwarzenegger Raises Sales Taxes

For more on immigration law enforcement at the federal government level, Click Underlined Link:
Obama Cabinet to Affect Immigration Law Enforcement

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