Immigration attorney, Chris Newman, who works for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.
Arizona lawmakers approve strict immigration law ... to make life miserable for immigrants so that they leave the state," said Chris Newman
Posted on 04/14/2010 1:35:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Immigrant rights groups Wednesday slammed Arizona lawmakers after they approved a bill which will allow police officers to determine whether suspects are in the United States legally.
Arizona's House of Representatives passed the bill by a margin of 35 votes to 21 during a session on Tuesday, the legislature's website showed, mirroring a similar measure passed by the border state's Senate earlier this year.
The bill will now proceed to Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer to be signed into law.
The bill makes it a misdemeanor offense for an individual to lack proper immigration paperwork and also allows police officers to determine someone's immigration status if they believe he or she could be an illegal immigrant.
Currently police can only ask about an individual's immigration status if they are suspected of involvement in another crime.
However critics say the bill will transform Arizona into a "police state" and even sections of law enforcement have voiced fears it could harm relations between police and the immigrant community.
Chris Newman, Legal Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, which campaigns on behalf of day laborers in the United States, called on Governor Brewer to veto the bill, which he described as "odious" and "unwise."
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This is great because Amnesty McCain looks like the EVIL a*s that he is. Is Jan Brewer going to sign it?
'RAT politicians and these "immigrant rights" clowns really crack me up. Our unemployment rate here is 9.7.
Everyone I know here in Arizona is absolutely ecstatic over this law.
Immigration attorney, Chris Newman, who works for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.
Arizona lawmakers approve strict immigration law ... to make life miserable for immigrants so that they leave the state," said Chris Newman
I was just curious about the wording.
ping
Brewer is expected to sign it.
Another piece of legislation coming is making La Raza studies illegal in schools.
misdemeanor allows them to arrest the illegal, fingerprint them, and hand them over to the feds to deport as criminals.
The left decries the state nullification movement as “secessionist” or “seditious”,
but they don’t bat an eye at La Raza saying they
are going to “take back” the entire western part
of the USA.
You poor, poor people. Just imagine - wages going up, and plenty of jobs available to Americans who want to work! What will you do with this economic devastation?
BTW... I hear there are around 460,000 illegals in AZ. I wonder how that will impact unemployment and other spending. Something people don’t think about is how much money is sent to foreign countries and not spent in the state. Then there is the money spent on education and on health care and accidents, etc.
Should be interesting to see what happens. don’t these laws kick in in 90 days?
This is going to make the illegal immigration lobby so angry that they will all vote Democrat. And not just once either! < / sarcasm >
The neat thing about this is
that they won’t have to deport but half a percent
of them, and 90% of the rest will simply leave.
Ping!
Good deal,, why should parents and taxpayers support “curriculum” that seek to eventually overthrow our sovereign claim to the continent.
A large number left when the employer sanction law was passed. The community college lost students and now there are schools that are being closed because of the enrollment drops. It was also said that traffic to Mexico increased as well as people going to the Mexican consulate to make arrangements to get their kids enrolled in school in Mexico. Then there were those who went to Texas....
This is good news. Joy is the correct adjective. Sheriff Joe has one more law on his side. Hahahaha.
Oh goody they will probably be heading for Texas. Just what we need.
Note to Chris Newman: Get used to disappointment.
Awesome. Great job AZ. Now dump McCain. I think the passage of this law exposes McCain.
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