in Mexico to ensure that Mary and her children would be Mexican citizens. Bettwy and his brother William were therefore Mexican citizens by birth. Mary Bettwy was the first Hispanic female to be elected to office in the State of Arizona (County Recorder of Santa Cruz County). Bettwy was born and raised in Nogales, Arizona, and spoke fluent Spanish. In the late 1950s, he moved his entire family from Arizona to Mexico City where he practiced law as an associate for the law firm of Goodrich Riquelme y Asociados, A.C. His children (Andrew, Samuel and Maria) were therefore raised in Mexico City and then later in Phoenix, Arizona. Bettwy's son Samuel is a California lawyer-advocate for immigration reform that includes the elimination of visa quotas for Mexicans, and his daughter Maria is an immigration lawyer currently practicing in Phoenix, Arizona. References External links Opinion Letters from Arizona Attorneys General to Andrew L. Bettwy, State Land Commissioner 2006 Report of the Arizona State Land Department 1920 births 2004 deaths Arizona Republicans People from Nogales, Arizona University of Arizona alumni James E. Rogers College of Law alumni United States Army personnel of World War II