The hunts were also supported by Jim Paice, the farming minister, who condemned the law banning hunting with dogs as "unworkable".

Immigrant groups and supporters of parochial schools condemned the law while governor Hoard and the Milwaukee Sentinel continued to defend it.

Opposition parties, lawyers and activist groups have condemned the new law, as has Amnesty International.

Bishop Raúl Vera, who heads the Catholic Diocese of Saltillo, declined to condemn the law.

The State Department condemned the new law last week.

Ramadan replied that he favored "a moratorium" on such practices but refused to condemn the law outright.

The Association of Polish Journalists on Friday condemned the law as "contradictory to the democratic order."

Many anti-racists outside of France condemned the law by highlighting what they believed to be its racist implications.

In 1934, the British Communist Harry Whyte wrote a long letter to Stalin condemning the law, and its prejudicial motivations.

Mexico has condemned the proposed law as "shameful," saying it does not recognize the contributions of undocumented workers to the American economy.