Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday passed one of the toughest pieces of immigration-enforcement legislation in the country, which would make it a violation of state law to be in the U.S. without proper documentation.Gov. Brewer is up for re-election this year. I think she'll sign it.
It would also grant police the power to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being illegal.
The bill could still face a veto from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. A spokesman for Ms. Brewer said she has not publicly commented on the bill. Ms. Brewer, a Republican, has argued for stringent immigration laws.
Under the measure, passed Tuesday by Arizona's lower house, after being passed earlier by the state Senate, foreign nationals are required to carry proof of legal residency.
Immigrants' rights groups roundly criticized the bill. "The objective is to make life miserable for immigrants so that they leave the state," said Chris Newman, general counsel for the Los Angeles-based National Day Laborer Organizing Network. "The bill constitutes a complete disregard for the rights of nonwhites in Arizona. It effectively mandates racial profiling."
And yes, the objective is to make illegals leave the state. It's been tried in other states, like Oklahoma, and it works pretty well.
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Let this be an example to other states. If you want something done, don't rely on the Federal Government, do it yourself. Hope it spreads.
Hurrah for Arizona. I hope they catch every single Illegal Alien and have the Sheriff lock them up in his tent city and treat them like the criminals which they are.
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