Posted on 04/23/2010 6:50:59 PM PDT by lbryce
Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona signed the nation’s toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday. Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants.
The move unleashed immediate protests and reignited the divisive battle over immigration reform nationally.
Even before she signed the bill at an afternoon news conference here, President Obama strongly criticized it.
Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for 24 active-duty service members in the Rose Garden, he called for a federal overhaul of immigration laws, which Congressional leaders signaled they were preparing to take up soon, to avoid “irresponsibility by others.”
The Arizona law, he added, threatened “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.”
The law, which opponents and critics alike said was the broadest and strictest immigration measure in generations, would make the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and give the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. Opponents have called it an open invitation for harassment and discrimination against Hispanics regardless of their citizenship status.
The political debate leading up to Ms. Brewer’s decision, and Mr. Obama’s criticism of the law — presidents very rarely weigh in on state legislation — underscored the power of the immigration debate in states along the Mexican border. It presaged the polarizing arguments that await the president and Congress as they take up the issue nationally.
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it was worried about the rights of its citizens and relations with Arizona. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said the authorities’ ability to demand documents was like “Nazism.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Our American cousin lives outside of Phoenix and is thrilled that the legislation has been enacted.
Bravo, Gov. Jan Brewer!
Do the nation one more favor — get rid of McClown.
I feel like celebrating. When I heard the news, I wanted to call my husband right away. And I never call my husband in the middle of the work day.
Handwritten letter to Gov. Brewer tomorrow; too bad I’ve got rotten handwriting, and emails are easy. But I want her to know, I admire her guts, and the weight and feel of the paper, will snow how deeply I am moved.
Excellent. Please post this often and wherever it is appropriate.I hope that this ledger will go viral and really impress people to what this actually cost American citizens.
It made me furious for the inequity and the unfairness of the accounting.
What race are Hispanics? Last time I checked, that was a language group.
Amen, great post. If they get “profiled,” it’s a small price to pay for the privilege of living in this country, and if it makes them angry, their anger is misplaced.
If tens of millions of middle-aged white women were flooding across the border, stealing people’s identities, committing crimes, running down wages, bringing disease, etc., etc., and I, as a middle-aged female, got “profiled” because of it, my anger would not be at the governor or this country or the laws. My anger would be directed at the millions of middle-aged white women violating our laws and making ME look bad!
Hey! They got lotsa beer!
Look for the federal courts to tear down this impediment to McAmnesty’s “path to citizenship.”
Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants... Even before she signed the bill at an afternoon news conference here, President Obama strongly criticized it... threatened "to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe."
The news story was reported when the law passed on the 14th and only got to see it when the Times reported it earlier today.
Border Reporter
Papeles, Por Favor
http://borderreporter.com/2010/04/papeles-por-favor/
April 14, 2010
Arizona Legislature Advances Tough Immigration Bill
http://washingtonindependent.com/82190/arizona-likely-to-have-toughest-laws-on-immigration
April 14, 2010
U.S.’s Toughest Immigration Law Is Signed in Arizona
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?
April 23, 2010
i plan on moving there and was thinking about apache junction. don’t care about the heat. sure beats northern illinois. good for my arthritis.
Border Reporter, April 14:Papeles, Por Favor
April 14,Arizona Legislature Advances Tough Immigration Bill
.........And so it begins............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoW4aIRIa6A
The timing of this is suspect...Obama wanted to push immigration through...and now this happens? Was it to rally the troops? Kind of like the whole Goldman Sachs fiaco....create an injustice and divide Amerika.
You know... we were just watching Laura I. and I about went postal hearing that POS say that. Not only has the "10-12 million" been a lie for the last decade they've been spewing it, but now all of a sudden it went down to "11 million"?? I HATE the way they manipulate the numbers to suit themselves.
Just like they did with healthcare. Originally they were saying 47 or 49 million "needed" "free" healthcare. By the end it had gone down to whichever number they settled on (30 million?). BS!
Where is the link to send a message of support for this law?
Newscast showed thugs throwing rocks and bottles, arrest them, process them, and deport the illegal invaders among them.
Repeat a few times and there will be fewer illegals left to complain, or riot.
It is CRITICAL that ALL illegals be given the same treatment, no matter where they originate.
Illegal from China = deport, from Ireland = deport, from Russia = deport.
No matter where they came from, illegal = DEPORT!
This has to be truly colorblind or it will be overturned.
A few examples of white anglo illegals being deported needs to happen ASAP, I have no doubt that AZ is home to plenty of them, every other state has them too.
Do the nation one more favor — get rid of McClown.
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Here you go..
Great time to buy here!
11 Million?
More like 11 Million “Hispanic” illegals alone, and I think that is a drastic undercount.
Add in the rest of the illegals from europe, asia, the middle east, the african continent, and everywhere else, I would estimate at least 25 million!
The “Hispanic” illegals are just more visible due to making so little or no effort to blend in.
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