April 23, 201016 yr President Barack Obama on Thursday criticized a pending Arizona law that would make it a state crime to be in the United States illegally and require anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant to produce identification. During remarks at a naturalization ceremony for members of the military, Obama called the legislation "misguided" and warned that it could "threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans." Gov. Jan Brewer is nearing a deadline to act o n the measure. Civil rights activists have said the bill would lead to racial profiling and deter Hispanics from reporting crimes. Hundreds of Hispanics protested the legislation at the State Capitol complex on Thursday. With an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants and being the nation's busiest border crossing point, what exactly is Arizona supposed to do? The bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. Russell Pearce of Mesa, said it would remove "political handcuffs" from police and help drive illegal immigrants from the state. "Illegal is illegal," said Pearce, a driving force on the issue in Arizona. "We'll have less crime. We'll have lower taxes. We'll have safer neighborhoods. We'll have shorter lines in the emergency rooms. We'll have smaller classrooms." The bill would take effect 90 days after the current legislative session ends if it becomes law. Link
April 23, 201016 yr Didn't Arizona originally belong to Mexico? Either way, it was there fault for being on our land before we got there.
April 23, 201016 yr What is it that most on the left can't understand the difference between the words legal and ILLEGAL..
April 23, 201016 yr Author Didn't Arizona originally belong to Mexico? Either way, it was there fault for being on our land before we got there.Every piece of land in the world was someone else's before it belonged to whoever is currently on it , so...
April 23, 201016 yr Every piece of land in the world was someone else's before it belonged to whoever is currently on it , so... Except the Basque region, those folks have pretty much stayed put since the stone age.
April 23, 201016 yr Ariz. is kicking out future supporters...................BHO will not stand for it...............
April 23, 201016 yr Author Except the Basque region, those folks have pretty much stayed put since the stone age.Are you sure the French Basque region didn't surrender a time or two? :banana:
April 23, 201016 yr Are you sure the French Basque region didn't surrender a time or two? :banana: Ah ha!! Now we see the strategy...surrender so you can stay on your land!
April 23, 201016 yr Author Ah ha!! Now we see the strategy...surrender so you can stay on your land!:lol: :clap:
April 23, 201016 yr On paper: must produce an ID if you are suspected of being an illegal immigrant. In practice: must produce ID if you are suspected of being Hispanic. It's a nasty reality of law that's tough to pin down in practice.
April 23, 201016 yr I'm stunned that this passed. And I'm stunned that people who rail against government intrusion in their personal lives would be ok with a law that can be wildly interpreted and enforced.
April 23, 201016 yr I'm stunned that this passed. And I'm stunned that people who rail against government intrusion in their personal lives would be ok with a law that can be wildly interpreted and enforced.Ever been stopped by a cop who didn't ask for an ID?? If you are legal there is nothing to worry about... I'm sure some profiling will happen but law enforcement is trained well enough to keep it at a minimum and they usually know who is legal and who's not.. Just could not do much about... NOW they can...
April 23, 201016 yr Ever been stopped by a cop who didn't ask for an ID?? If you are legal there is nothing to worry about... I'm sure some profiling will happen but law enforcement is trained well enough to keep it at a minimum and they usually know who is legal and who's not.. Just could not do much about... NOW they can... So, how do you tell by just looking at someone that they're illegal?
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