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U.S.-Mexico governors’ summit moved to New Mexico
The annual meeting of U.S. and Mexican governors whose states are on the border has been moved to New Mexico, after protests over Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
The Mexican governors had threatened to boycott the meeting if it was held in Arizona, according to the Associated Press. Rather than face a boycott, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer cancelled the annual summit.
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson stepped up to the plate and now the conference will take place in Santa Fe during late September.
Richardson is currently “working with other governors to craft a tight, but productive agenda that focuses on the most pressing issues in the border region,” says spokesman Gilbert Gallegos.
Arizona’s new law makes it a crime to be in the country illegally, making it the first state to enact such a provision. In addition, police officers are required to inquire into someone’s immigration status if they suspect they may be an illegal immigrant.
Participants in the EB-5 visa program do not have to worry about such laws because they can become eligible for U.S. green cards by investing as little as $500,000 in an American business.