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New U.S. border plan brings concern for Mexican's rights

By Amy Isackson / Border Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published November 3, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Mexico's Secretary of Exterior Relations is urging consulates in the United States to be vigilant that the Department of Homeland Security's new border security plan does not violate Mexican's rights.

Mexico's Secretary of Exterior Relations is urging consulates in the United States to be vigilant that the Department of Homeland Security's new border security plan does not violate Mexican's rights. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

DHS's new policy largely repackages existing programs. Though, it does call for beefed up interior enforcement and authorizing local authorities to enforce immigration laws.

Mexico's Secretary of Exterior Relations has asked consulates to watch for any violations of Mexican citizens' rights resulting from the new plan.

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Luis Cabrera is consul general in San Diego. He says migratory reform that solely emphasizes law enforcement carries risks for Mexicans in the United States.

Cabrera: "Any serious approach has to take into account not only law enforcement aspects, but also create a legal framework to allow a legal, safe migration according to reality."

DHS officials say the enforcement plan will complement a guest worker program. Amy Isackson, KPBS news.

Amy Isackson
Amy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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