[bayourod]

Did you read the article? Let me simplify it for you:

1. Prior to the Bush administration, federal law was interpreted as prohibiting state and local law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal immigration laws.

2. The Bush administration issued a new interpretation saying that local agencies could enforce federal immigration laws.

3. The Bush administration has established training programs for state and local agencies wanting to help enforce immigration laws. They have set up cooperative working arrangements.

4. But federal law does not force local agencies to enforce federal laws. and

5. Most local agencies do not want to enforce federal immigration laws. Some states prohibit local police from enforcing federal immigration laws.

Now why are you bashing President Bush, other than that's your primary agenda?

[dalereed]

"Now why are you bashing President Bush"

He supports giving illegals work permits, eventual legal residency, and posibly becoming citizens in the future!

He's a one world socialist, born in a family that believes that, and was so raised!

If Kerry wasn't such horrible trash Bush wouldn't have gotten 40% in the last election.

[JackelopeBreeder]

How about a verbatun qaote:

Gonzales: There is no requirement, of course, upon state and locals to enforce federal immigration laws. It is purely voluntary. In fact, of course, some states have prohibitions. They couldn't, even if they wanted to. In some cases, the department, as I understand it, has entered into with state and local departments in terms of memorandums of understandings in order to enforce this. I certainly am sensitive to the notion that some local law enforcement people don't want to exercise this authority. Well, we're not saying that they have to. If they want to they can assist in fighting the war on terror, that's what this opinion allows us to do. Personally I would worry about a policy that permits someone, a local law enforcement official, to use this authority somehow as a club to harass uhh they might be unlawful aliens but otherwise lawful citizens. That would be troubling. That would be troubling to the President.

This dimgleberry should have reached his level of incompetence running a Slurpee machine at a local 7-11.

[NewRomeTacitus]

El Bucko! Wotta treat!

1. The Bush administration is wrong. Laws are enforced on the local level and efforts to take that away are efforts to skirt them.

2. They lied.

3. True. Unfortunately those trained learned that the time training was wasted. At least the participants got paid.

4 & 5. "But federal law does not force local agencies to enforce federal laws and most local agencies do not want to enforce federal immigration laws. Some states prohibit local police from enforcing federal immigration laws."

(finally stopped ROTFL) Why do I waste valuable lifetime responding to you, let alone reading your efforts to justify criminal behavior? Federal law, as EVERYONE knows, takes precedence over all lesser bodies (consistantly reinforced by Supreme Court decisions). The states and cities who get away with "sanctuary" policies were wrong when they adopted them and I stand behind Tom Tancredo's proposal to snip the road funds for every governmental body that coddles criminals in this manner.

Eat 'em and Smile, Rod.

[azhenfud]

His asinine "...they might be undocumented aliens, but otherwise lawful citizens." is not good; any lawyer, especially a candidate for AG that doesn't have the mental faculties to distinguish the difference should be disbarred immediately.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Now why are you bashing President Bush, other than that's your primary agenda?

And WHY do you hire illegal aliens? You're a lawbreaker. You're hurting American workers. You're costing us taxpayers thousands to subsidize your labor.

Answer me, and I'll answer you.

[Smartaleck]

Nice summary.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

bayourod ducks and won't answer a post when he is a bald faced liar.