Evo tells Obama:

Reject controversial immigration law

BOLIVIA: Bolivia's President Evo Morales Thursday asked US President Barack Obama to reject a US immigration law because it discriminates against Latin Americans.

In a letter to Obama, Morales warned the US president against the consequences of the immigration law adopted by the U.S. state of Arizona in April.

Morales said the United States is a country of immigrants, who contributed to its development and economic power. He also urged Obama, the first African-American U.S. president, to avoid past historical mistakes like racial segregation or slavery in the United States.

"We will express it at all the forums, and we are going to launch an international campaign with the Chiefs of State and the social movements(against the Arizona law)," Morales said.The Arizona law makes it a crime to stay in the United States illegally and empowers local law enforcement to check the immigration status of people suspected of staying in the country illegally. LA PAZ, Friday, Xinhua