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The Obama administration is deeply embarrassed by the legislators of Arizona. Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner, in discussions with representatives from China (China!), cited the Arizona law as evidence of human rights failures in the U.S. Doubling down, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley agreed that the law could pose a "fundamental challenge to human rights around the world."
At a joint press conference with Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, who recently described the Arizona law as "violating the human rights of all people," President Obama delivered a message to "the American people and to the Mexican people" that his administration was...
Getting Lectured on Human Rights by Mexico
But that is NOT the right in most other countries. Try moving to Mexico - as Mona pointed out. Or most other countries. In fact, try sneaking across Russia's border (either direction) and see what happens. Their border guards are military and they shoot to kill.
Yet WE are the ones accused of human rights violations by not opening our borders to everyone. The way I look at it is that we have as much right to seal our borders as Mexico or...