House Hispanic leaders ask Obama to block Arizona bill

Miami Herald ^ | 4/20/10 | Abby Sewell

[pissant]

WASHINGTON — Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives called Tuesday for President Barack Obama Tuesday to act against Arizona's anti-illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive immigration overhaul.

Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., demanded a halt to the bill that passed Arizona's Senate Monday. The state's House of Representatives passed it last week. If Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs it into law, the bill would require immigrants to carry alien registration cards with them at all times and police to check people's immigration status whenever there's "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the country illegally.

Grijalva and Gutierrez said that if Brewer, a Republican, signs the bill into law, the Obama administration should step in to stop it.

"The president of the United States should simply say, 'On the issue of immigration, the Constitution is clear, my power is clear — I'm going to regulate immigration in the United States from a federal level,'" Gutierrez said.

Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund who appeared with the congressmen at a news conference, said that the Department of Homeland Security could end agreements that allow Arizona law enforcement to police immigration laws or the Justice Department could challenge the initiative as a violation of civil rights law.

[spodefly]

Yet another instance of “Hispanic leaders” putting their racial/ethnic superiority above US law.

[rbosque]

Palin is not pro-illegal immigration. The others are moderate Republicans.

[dennisw]

These people are literally demanding the right to have their compadres continue to illegally enter our country.
The federal government,both parties,have dramatically failed the nation on this issue. They have abandoned any claim to issue through decades

We are too rebellious and un-socialist for them. We know the Constitution. They want a new electorate and they get that via allowing illegal aliens to flood into America

[raybbr]

"The president of the United States should simply say, 'On the issue of immigration, the Constitution is clear, my power is clear — I'm going to regulate immigration in the United States from a federal level,'" Gutierrez said.

These are elected representatives and they think the president's power is sacrosanct.

This is what happens when people elect officials that have no knowledge of or concept of what is in the Constitution.

I would venture to say that over 80% of minorities in this country actually believe that the president has this power. Another 15% wish he did.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“The Tucson stations all made a point of saying that she received over 50,000 signatures on petitions today asking her not to sign the bill.”

Lets see....500 ACORN employees, plus a bunch of clueless college students = 50,000 signatures ;-)

[Haiku Guy]

"The president of the United States should simply say, 'On the issue of immigration, the Constitution is clear, my power is clear — I'm going to regulate immigration in the United States from a federal level,'" Gutierrez said.

Bring it on, Zero.
It's 'bout time we had this fight.
Before November...

[MrB]

That Russian guy predicted the breakup of the United States IN 2010, not after.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

That's right, I forgot. The Constitution was meant to protect illegal criminals who violate immigration laws. And also makes it “illegal” for affected States to enforce those laws.

Yup!, By golly! Sure!

That there stuff is in that there Constitution somewhere fer sher. That Gutierrez feller sure is smart about those complicated Constitution laws.

[whd23]

Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives are un-American and should renounce their citizenship.

[Liz]

This is what happens when people elect people with Third World agendas, who have no knowledge of what's in the US Constitution. I would venture to say that over 80% of minorities in this country actually believe that the president has the constitutional power to regulate immigration. Another 15% wish he did.

The more these people get a foothold in our culture, the more they show their ignorance, and their inability to circumnavigate the mechanics of a free government.

Gutierrez--the cab driver turned Congressman-- and his crowd better wake-up---they are going to have a problem inflicting Third World savagery on America.

The things endemic to the Third World----serfdom, slavery, ruling elites, armed street patrols, mob rule, bribery as a way of life----will not fly here.

Ohaha is smoking something illegal if he thinks Americans will accept Third World mob rule on his say-so.

[Travis McGee]

“Constitution? Que es eso? We don’ need no stinkin’ Constitution!”

[Liz]

The president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund who appeared with US congressmen at a news conference, said that the DHS could end agreements that allow Arizona law enforcement to police immigration laws or the Justice Department could challenge the initiative as a violation of civil rights law.

Hmmmmmmmm.......looks like Mexico is itching to start reconquista.....they apparently ordered Gutierrez to tighten the Dem leash.

The Ovomitons are willing dupes of Third World governments----dutifully reciting latino agit-prop. Obama kneels in obeisance to La Raza, and amnesty supporters on Capitol Hill...... to suckup illegal votes that will hopefully climax in Nov wins.

Ohaha sent Michele Ohaha to ol' Mehico the other day, to get her marching orders. She was sucking up bigtime.....so that Ohaha can nail illegal votes for desperate Dems. I just hope the First Lady's got what it takes.......and that she brought enough kneepads to perform multiple Mexican BJs, ole. (/snix)

Obama's treacherous plan to award US citizenship to illegals is a con game. Illegals w/ amnesty are dual citizens who swear allegiance to their home countries. THEY INTEND TO RETURN THERE----AFTER THEY DRAIN THE US TREASURY.

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WHY DO OHAHA AND THE DIMS SUPPORT AMNESTY? B/c druglords are South American Marxists. Dems figure they can spread Marxism quickly throughout the US by amnestying Marxists (NOTE: druglords are bringing drugs and more illegal voters through VZ and Cuba into the US).

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REFERENCE Over and above the millions who violate our borders, 1.5 million legal foreign workers come to the US each year, as a matter of course.

But this number isn’t high enough for Dem Cong Gutierrez and his 92 co-sponsors. Their Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill includes a provision called “recapture” that will add up all the supposedly “unused” work visas since 1992 and issue them immediately.

This is a complete fraud, as all unused work visas are rolled over to the family reunification category the next year as it is.

Gutierrez' Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill will create 100,000 visas from countries that send the most illegal immigrants every year. According to the State Department, this will mean 550,000 new foreign workers.

AND GET THIS Mexico is the staging area for Third World and other illegals preparing to violate our borders. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill rewards Mexico b/c they calculatedly promote illegal immigration.

Gutierrez' bill will make it much easier for more illegal aliens to break in. Under the Bill, to prove they have jobs and were in the country BEFORE Congress passed amnesty, illegals are allowed to use stolen ID's, fake green cards, and fraudulent SS numbers....... without fear of prosecution.

Mexico facilitates the profitable staging area for global illegals to cross the border. Contrary to Obama’s claim that CIR bill will increase border security, it does just the opposite.........

<> it guts successful enforcement measures,

<> limits raids on illegal immigrants,

<> prohibits use of troops on the border,

<> replaces E-Verify used to ensure employers hire legal American workers,

<> overturns all state and local US laws that crackdown on illegal immigration,

<> abolishes 287(g) that allows local L/E and federal authorities to apprehend criminal illegals.

Gutierrez makes Van Jones look like a patriot.

[wolfcreek]

Let them try. This will knock a large hole in any kind of amnesty talk.

People are already speaking loudly. This will get them screaming.

[bcsco]

Great post!

[sickoflibs]

RE :”WASHINGTON — Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives called Tuesday for President Barack Obama Tuesday to act against Arizona's anti-illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive immigration overhaul.”

Those same Hispanic house leaders held out on the final HR bill until Obama gave them some sort of promise to move on immigration reform(political suicide with 10% unemployment and 20% in black neighborhoods) ... so this must be driving them nuts.

It is hard to imagine what type of executive order Obama could make to stop the AZ police from policing the state. I can't even think of a civil rights precedent that would allow it. Their best bet would be to try to get a court to overturn it on some bogus grounds, like AK courts overturning their adoption law on 'right to privacy'. But even that would hurt democrats in November.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Obama is going to have a bad summer......

[lwd]

Nice! All we need is one or two battleground states to pass a bill requiring a US birth certificate from candidates in 2012 and The Kenyan will be toast.

[Borax Queen]

My pleasure! I get most of my illegal pings from HiJinx and sandrat, they’re REALLY on the ball with this stuff.

[Raebie]

Are the good Reps familiar with Mexico’s immigration laws?

[melancholy]

Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives called Tuesday for President Barack Obama Tuesday to act against Arizona's anti-illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive immigration overhaul.

WHITE leaders in the House of Representatives called Tuesday for President Barack Obama Tuesday to SUPPORT Arizona's anti-illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive DEPORTATION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS.

Oh wait.......I can't say that, it's racist!

Hispanic and Black caucuses are allowed, why don't we have a White caucus?