<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>They want local law enforcement to have the power to enforce immigration law, since they view federal efforts as insufficiently vigorous<br><br>Ron Force<br>Moscow ID USA<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Wayne Price <bear@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, April 14, 2010 11:10:01 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Huh?<br></font><br>
Under Federal laws, aliens are required to carry legal immigration <br>documents.<br>All this does is also make it a state crime to not carry them.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>On Apr 14, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br><br>> The Department of Redundancy Department praises Arizona for its recent<br>> bill outlawing illegal immigration.<br>><br>> Courtesy of . . . (you guessed it) . . . Fox News at:<br>><br><span>> <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/Arizona-Illegal-Immigrants">http://tinyurl.com/Arizona-Illegal-Immigrants</a></span><br>><br>> ---------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Arizona Bill Aims to Outlaw Illegal Immigrants in State<br>><br>> The Arizona House on Tuesday approved a bill to crack down on illegal<br>> immigration by making it against state law to be in Arizona without <br>> legal<br>> immigration documents.<br>><br>>
PHOENIX -- The Arizona House on Tuesday approved a bill to crack <br>> down on<br>> illegal immigration by making it against state law to be in Arizona<br>> without legal immigration documents.<br>><br>> House Republicans advanced the measure on a 35-21 party-line vote. The<br>> Senate approved a similar measure in February but must concur to <br>> changes<br>> made in the House before sending it to Gov. Jan Brewer.<br>><br>> Supporters celebrated the bill as a measure to protect the state from<br>> violent criminals. Opponents say it will draw local communities deeper<br>> into the fight against illegal immigration and do nothing to keep <br>> people<br>> safer.<br>><br>> Arizona's struggling economy has driven many illegal immigrants from <br>> the<br>> state. But as the economy rebounds, "so too will the illegal <br>> immigrants --<br>> larger, stronger and more
destructive than they were several years <br>> ago,"<br>> said Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills.<br>><br>> "We need to put this law in place now so that when the new illegal<br>> immigrants come, we're prepared to do battle with them," he said.<br>><br>> The measure has several provisions. It would:<br>><br>> -- Create a new state misdemeanor crime of willful failure to <br>> complete or<br>> carry an alien registration document.<br>><br>> -- Allow officers to arrest immigrants unable to show documents <br>> proving<br>> they're legally in the country.<br>><br>> -- Ban so-called soft immigration policies at local police agencies <br>> and<br>> allow people to sue if they feel a government agency has adopted a <br>> policy<br>> that hinders the enforcement of illegal immigration laws.<br>><br>> -- Prohibit people from blocking traffic when they seek or
offer day- <br>> labor<br>> services on street corners.<br>><br>> -- Make it illegal for people to transport illegal immigrants if the<br>> drivers of vehicles know their passengers are in the country <br>> illegally and<br>> if the transportation furthers their illegal presence in the country.<br>><br>> The provision is designed to target law enforcement policies that <br>> prevent<br>> officers from asking people about their immigration status, but <br>> opponents<br>> worry it will make victims and witnesses scared to work with police <br>> and<br>> prosecutors.<br>><br>> "This is a false hope for the people of Arizona. It's a false sense of<br>> security for our neighborhoods," said Rep. Chad Campbell, R-Phoenix.<br>><br>> The bill is sponsored by Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who is one of<br>> Arizona's loudest voices opposing illegal immigration.<br>><br>>
Tuesday's vote demonstrated Pearce's political power at the <br>> Legislature<br>> and underscored the pressure on Republicans to support crackdowns on<br>> illegal immigration. The measure won support from all 35 House<br>> Republicans, including a handful who said they had serious concerns <br>> with<br>> the legislation.<br>><br>> "This bill is filled with problems, huge problems. But more <br>> importantly it<br>> will not stem the tide of illegal immigration," Rep. Bill Konopnicki,<br>> R-Safford, said before adding that he feels "obligated" to support the<br>> bill anyway.<br>><br>> Konopnicki said the best way to address illegal immigration is with<br>> fences, electronic surveillance, air support and more border patrol<br>> agents.<br>><br>> The bill is being closely watched nationally by groups on both sides <br>> of<br>> the immigration debate.<br>><br>>
Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing<br>> Network, suggested the House bill is the work of racists.<br>><br>> "Arizona has long been a laboratory for anti-immigrant <br>> experimentation,<br>> and its demagogue leaders have become folk heroes for white <br>> supremacists<br>> throughout the United States," Newman said. "But this bill ushers in <br>> a new<br>> chapter of disgrace for the state that resisted celebrating the life <br>> of<br>> Martin Luther King."<br>><br>> ---------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>><br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>><br>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to <br>> change<br>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>><br>> - Unknown<br>><br>><br>>
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