Mexican singer criticises anti-immigrant laws in US
October 12th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexican singer Pablo Montero criticised anti-immigrant laws that have been enacted in different parts of the US and asked the White House to give the undocumented a little more help.
The artist, who will appear in concert next week in Arizona, one of the states with the toughest anti-immigrant laws, said the US government should understand the hard times immigrants are going through and consequently stop these laws from being enforced.
“This is the worst - there really have to be a lot of changes because the United States has made so many mistakes,” he said at a press conference in Mexico City to present his new album, “El Abandonado” (Abandoned One).
On the subject of his upcoming performance, he said he feels very emotional about being near Arizona’s Hispanic immigrants, since they “need a hug” and for someone to give them some “happiness and incentives”.
On the disc, his tenth, Montero interprets 10 Mexican favorites including “Serenata Huasteca” (Huasteca Serenade) and “Florecita” (Little Flower), as well as three unpublished ones, among them “El Triunfo del Amor” (Triumph of Love.
He dedicated his latest work to his dead brother, Oliver Hernandez, killed by armed robbers last year, whom he remembers as his “right-hand man” and lifelong pal.
–IANS/EFE
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