[Vision2020] Huh?

Andreas Schou ophite at gmail.com
Wed Apr 14 11:51:57 PDT 2010


Probably not sustainable, given the exclusive Constitutional
reservation of immigration and citizenship law by the federal
government.

-- ACS

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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>> The Department of Redundancy Department praises Arizona for its recent
>> bill outlawing illegal immigration.
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>> Courtesy of . . . (you guessed it) . . . Fox News at:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/Arizona-Illegal-Immigrants
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> "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:
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>> -- Create a new state misdemeanor crime of willful failure to
>> complete or
>> carry an alien registration document.
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>> -- Allow officers to arrest immigrants unable to show documents
>> proving
>> they're legally in the country.
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>> -- 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.
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>> -- 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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."
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>> 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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