Ariz. gov. to act on immigration enforcement bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday neared a deadline to act on the nation's toughest legislation against illegal immigration.
The sweeping measure would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It would also require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal.
What is the world coming to when a state wants to enforce a federal law that the federal government won't repeal but won't enforce?
We are not talking about rape, or robbery, or kidnapping or not buying health insurance. We are talking about a crime that in foreign countries you can get put in prison for 10 or more years and face a heavy monetary penalty. We are talking about entering this country without asking permission.
Civil rights activists have said the bill would lead to racial profiling and deter Hispanics from reporting crimes.
This is terrible. It may discourage criminals from reporting crimes. I know I want the police to protected drug smugglers who get ripped off by other drug smugglers or their customers.
Hundreds of Hispanics protested the legislation at the State Capitol complex on Thursday.
Were any of the protesters criminals who crossed the federal border illegally?
But the civil rights activists and the criminals may have a point. Maybe the illegal aliens shouldn't have to obey the law of the land. If so, then I want to see murderers and rapists stand up for their right to break the law. Maybe tax cheats shouldn't have to obey the tax laws (although tax cheats appointed by Barack Hussein Obama already have the right to disobey the law). Maybe people without health insurance shouldn't have to buy insurance?
Other provisions of the bill allow lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws, and make it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.
But this law goes too far. It makes it a state crime for the federal government to prevent enforcement of federal law by state agencies.
How can the average citizen (non-criminal) complain about the capricious and arbitrary nature of the law, if the state government is allowed to enforce federal laws that the federal government has chosen to turn a blind eye to "don't ask, don't tell".
Brewer's predecessor, Janet Napolitano, a Democrat who is now President Barack Obama's Homeland Security secretary, vetoed proposals similar to the bill just approved by the Legislature.
Evidently, Janet Napolitano believes it is better to criminalize otherwise law abiding United States citizens, and allow illegal aliens the right to collect welfare, health care, and any other government giveaway program that United States citizens must pay for.
Others urging Brewer to veto the bill include Catholic bishops, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, and Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for governor. Mexico's embassy also has voiced concerns about racial profiling.
It is good to know that Washington, District of Criminals (D.C.) are not the only hypocrites on this continent. Mexico, has much harsher illegal immigration laws. Illegal aliens in Mexico are felons who get a jail term before getting deported.
But the real bottom line, is that the federal government is NOT interested in protecting the citizens of the United States. The federal government is ONLY interested in getting more power. The federal government is ONLY interested in taking away the rights of legal citizens. The federal government is ONLY interested in getting more laws on the books that they don't plan on enforcing so that if they ever want to arbitrarily prosecute someone they will have the laws ready and waiting for them.
This just goes to show that there is a reason one of the three biggest lies told on a regular basis is:
I'm from the government and I am here to help.
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