Posted on 04/24/2010 2:11:42 PM PDT by IbJensen
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico.
With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Brewer said critics were "overreacting" and that she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling.
"We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation."
Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill "misguided" and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it's legal. He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level - or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
"That includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe," Obama said.
The legislation, sent to the Republican governor by the GOP-led Legislature, makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It also requires local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants; allows lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws...
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"It's going to change our lives," said Emilio Almodovar, a 13-year-old American citizen from Phoenix. "We can't walk to school any more. We can't be in the streets anymore without the pigs thinking we're illegal immigrants."
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Of course it’s misguided, it is shutting down a large number of democrap votors.....
How is it misguided?
My town in TX always checks out new inmates to see if they are legal or not and they put them on ‘Immigration Holds’ if they are not. They are handed over to the INS or ICE or whatever for deportation.
toooooooo baaaaaaaaaad baaaaaaarry! it’s law in AZ now!
Thank god for sensible governors!
Awe. Kids say the darnest things.
They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed...? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of Hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
Patrick Henry
It’s a state’s right to defend itself ~ and it’s citizens and taxpayers ~ when the Federal government refuses to do it’s job.
Lead the charge against this Law, Oh Great Usurper of the Republic!
They are handed over to the INS or ICE or whatever for deportation.
Does this work? I say, give the States the power to deport and I am ALL in favor of this law.
If Obama was a competent lawyer who had read and understood the Constitution, he would know that. But he hasn't and doesn't. Now, electing Obama, THAT was "misguided."
Congressman Billybob
LOL Barry do not go to Arizona you are a Illegal alien and will be sent back to Kenya, Laws you know!!!.
Awe. Kids say the darnest things.
They don't respect the law, why should they respect those who enforce the law? Hopefully, Emilio gets sent back to the hell hole he came from. One less future drug dealer to deal with.
“Basic notions of fairness”
Damn him. What’s fair about people sneaking in and not waiting their turn in the immigration line? What’s fair about all of us workers being forced to pay monstrous taxes to supply benefits to these people? What’s fair about our local school being overrun by low-achieving children of illegals dragging our property values down. What’s fair about some of the horrible drug violence spilling over the border into our country? What’s fair about ranchers getting murdered on their property?
Screw him and his notion of fairness. FU Obama.
Did the chief law enforcement officer get his law degree online or did they just send it?
Law of the land now. Shut up Zer0.
Nobody is as misguided, ignorant or arrogant as Barry.
“misguided” is one of BO’s favorite words.
How about this? That Arizonans consider Obama as stupid and lazy.
Obamacare is “misguided” too.
So, when will the prez be in Arizona?
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