The top Mexican diplomat in Oklahoma City took her opposition of a new immigration bill straight to the governor on Monday. | MORE | Oklahoma House passes immigration bill amid bitter divideEdurne Pineda from the new Oklahoma City Consulate told KOCO 5 about her conversation with both Gov. Kevin Stitt and House Speaker Charles McCall. Pineda said she opposes a new bill that would give local and state law enforcement the ability to detain and arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally. This type of enforcement is typically done by federal authorities, but similar bills have passed in Texas and Florida. Pineda said undocumented immigrants are being unfairly mischaracterized in politics and in the media. "Undocumented migrants are not criminals, and they do pay taxes. They work really hard. They are here without papers, that is true. That is unfortunate. But they are here because they get employed, because your economy needs them," Pineda said. "So criminalizing them is not going to solve anything, nor is it fair."Pineda said she felt the governor and the House speaker listened closely to her perspective. That bill passed the House last week and still needs to pass the Senate. Stitt has not said whether he would sign the bill. Top Headlines 2-year-old dies in crash on Pottawatomie County highway, OHP says VIDEO: People pull black bear cubs from tree and take photos with them, sparking outrage Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points as top-seeded Thunder edge Pelicans in Game 1 7-year-old in critical condition after drive-by shooting in Oklahoma City 3 people, including 2 children, killed in single-vehicle crash in Del City, police say