Posted on 04/20/2010 3:58:47 PM PDT by pissant
WASHINGTON Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives called Tuesday for President Barack Obama Tuesday to act against Arizona's anti-illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., demanded a halt to the bill that passed Arizona's Senate Monday. The state's House of Representatives passed it last week. If Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs it into law, the bill would require immigrants to carry alien registration cards with them at all times and police to check people's immigration status whenever there's "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the country illegally.
Grijalva and Gutierrez said that if Brewer, a Republican, signs the bill into law, the Obama administration should step in to stop it.
"The president of the United States should simply say, 'On the issue of immigration, the Constitution is clear, my power is clear I'm going to regulate immigration in the United States from a federal level,'" Gutierrez said.
Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund who appeared with the congressmen at a news conference, said that the Department of Homeland Security could end agreements that allow Arizona law enforcement to police immigration laws or the Justice Department could challenge the initiative as a violation of civil rights law.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Thanks for including me on this subject!
Only if "O" doesn't make the pot too sweet to refuse.............
I hope she is above that!
Oh, she’s on the mother of all lists now...
................and the pot gets sweeter by the minute.
I think she is, yorkie.
The problem is that Brewer listens to input from the people - or has said in the past that she listens to what we have to say when deciding to sign a bill.
The Tucson stations all made a point of saying that she received over 50,000 signatures on petitions today asking her not to sign the bill.
50,000 prospective VOTERS!
From who ,50,000 non citizens?
They WILL be citizens by November - it is “O”s next thing on the agenda. (And, McCains!)
That is what I thought - but then WHY hasn't she signed it already? (This is what is bothering me.)
I have looked at that YouTube clip so many times - and every time, it just shocks me. A four foot path, out of 2,000 miles, and 700 illegals come to our country in one month in that four foot path. There has got to be at least another half million paths, with just as much traffic!
....”the Department of Homeland Security could end agreements that allow Arizona law enforcement to police immigration laws or the Justice Department could challenge the initiative as a violation of civil rights law.”
Does this make sense? Is he saying it’s ok for the Feds, but it’s a violation of civil rights when immigration laws are enforced by the State?
....”the rest of us who are taxed out the rear end to pay for the costs of illegals?”
Which is EXACTLY why the Tea Party groups should be ALL OVER THIS, ASAP!
“Of course, they are potential Democratic voters.”
Yes, so are Republicans like Bush, McCain, Palin, etc., etc., clueless or complicit?
....”they would know bambi cant do a dang thing about it.”
Who’s going to stop him? The Constitution be damned...they make up their own rules as they go along....this is the CHANGE the American people voted for, remember! /s
Ten years ago I had a friend living in Douglas, AZ. The illegals walked into the country alongside her house all night long, every night.
That’s exactly the kind of double-talk Liberals engage in to try and discombobulate your ability to think...
“Its time to stop these Hispanic Hate Groups....”
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Bless your heart! I grew up with this hatred and it’s only getting worse. I just wish we had all seen it coming back in the day when we are working and paying into the system which supports these free-loaders. Now, it’s out of control.
But, according to reports, we only have 12 million illegal immigrants in our country. (/s)
These folks are lucky the people of Arizona are as patient as they are, otherwise, they wouldn't have to worry about American oppression ever again.
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