[Vision2020] Huh?

[Wayne Price]

Under Federal laws, aliens are required to carry legal immigration  
documents.
All this does is also make it a state crime to not carry them.







On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> The Department of Redundancy Department praises Arizona for its recent
> bill outlawing illegal immigration.
>
> Courtesy of . . . (you guessed it) . . . Fox News at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/Arizona-Illegal-Immigrants
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Arizona Bill Aims to Outlaw Illegal Immigrants in State
>
> The Arizona House on Tuesday approved a bill to crack down on illegal
> immigration by making it against state law to be in Arizona without  
> legal
> immigration documents.
>
> PHOENIX -- The Arizona House on Tuesday approved a bill to crack  
> down on
> illegal immigration by making it against state law to be in Arizona
> without legal immigration documents.
>
> House Republicans advanced the measure on a 35-21 party-line vote. The
> Senate approved a similar measure in February but must concur to  
> changes
> made in the House before sending it to Gov. Jan Brewer.
>
> Supporters celebrated the bill as a measure to protect the state from
> violent criminals. Opponents say it will draw local communities deeper
> into the fight against illegal immigration and do nothing to keep  
> people
> safer.
>
> Arizona's struggling economy has driven many illegal immigrants from  
> the
> state. But as the economy rebounds, "so too will the illegal  
> immigrants --
> larger, stronger and more destructive than they were several years  
> ago,"
> said Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills.
>
> "We need to put this law in place now so that when the new illegal
> immigrants come, we're prepared to do battle with them," he said.
>
> The measure has several provisions. It would:
>
> -- Create a new state misdemeanor crime of willful failure to  
> complete or
> carry an alien registration document.
>
> -- Allow officers to arrest immigrants unable to show documents  
> proving
> they're legally in the country.
>
> -- Ban so-called soft immigration policies at local police agencies  
> and
> allow people to sue if they feel a government agency has adopted a  
> policy
> that hinders the enforcement of illegal immigration laws.
>
> -- Prohibit people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day- 
> labor
> services on street corners.
>
> -- Make it illegal for people to transport illegal immigrants if the
> drivers of vehicles know their passengers are in the country  
> illegally and
> if the transportation furthers their illegal presence in the country.
>
> The provision is designed to target law enforcement policies that  
> prevent
> officers from asking people about their immigration status, but  
> opponents
> worry it will make victims and witnesses scared to work with police  
> and
> prosecutors.
>
> "This is a false hope for the people of Arizona. It's a false sense of
> security for our neighborhoods," said Rep. Chad Campbell, R-Phoenix.
>
> The bill is sponsored by Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who is one of
> Arizona's loudest voices opposing illegal immigration.
>
> Tuesday's vote demonstrated Pearce's political power at the  
> Legislature
> and underscored the pressure on Republicans to support crackdowns on
> illegal immigration. The measure won support from all 35 House
> Republicans, including a handful who said they had serious concerns  
> with
> the legislation.
>
> "This bill is filled with problems, huge problems. But more  
> importantly it
> will not stem the tide of illegal immigration," Rep. Bill Konopnicki,
> R-Safford, said before adding that he feels "obligated" to support the
> bill anyway.
>
> Konopnicki said the best way to address illegal immigration is with
> fences, electronic surveillance, air support and more border patrol
> agents.
>
> The bill is being closely watched nationally by groups on both sides  
> of
> the immigration debate.
>
> Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing
> Network, suggested the House bill is the work of racists.
>
> "Arizona has long been a laboratory for anti-immigrant  
> experimentation,
> and its demagogue leaders have become folk heroes for white  
> supremacists
> throughout the United States," Newman said. "But this bill ushers in  
> a new
> chapter of disgrace for the state that resisted celebrating the life  
> of
> Martin Luther King."
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
>
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