Arizona governor signs immigration bill (If the Feds won't enforce it then the states will)

cnn ^ | 4/23/2010 | staff

[tobyhill]

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a state bill Friday that requires police to determine whether a person is in the United States legally, which critics say will foster racial profiling and discrimination but supporters say will crack down on illegal immigration.

The Republican governor also issued an executive order that would require additional training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling.

"This training will include what does and does not constitute reasonable suspicion that a person is not legally present in the United States," Brewer said after signing the bill.

Previously, officers could check someone's immigration status only if that person was suspected in another crime.

[edcoil]

“requires police to determine whether a person is in the United States legally”

I thought it was just in the state legally?

Is there any media we can trust any longer?

[dragnet2]

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[OKSooner]

Cool. Arizona's leading the way on a couple of fronts.

I hope we can expect to see several States follow suit...

[A_Cougar]

This is excellent news on it’s own, but the entertainment value watching the left go crazy is an added bonus.
And they ARE going crazy about this.

[RC2]

Arizona will need to start immediately to figure out what it can do, legally, if the Federal Government attempts to over ride their new law. Obama will surely attempt to step in.

[VU4G10]

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[HiJinx]

The kids and California import protesters are rioting at the State House, according to another post...

[VU4G10]

[HiJinx]

keyword added...

[EGPWS]

For those who are too young to know of it, doesn't federalism bring on a great feeling?

It's about d@mn time somebody took the bull by the horns!

Expect the lawsuits to be flying now however.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[RocketRoland]

Illegals have already overtaken America and the only reason Obama is so against this is it will force his hand on illegal immigration.It is a sad day when the Democrats will sell Americas future for votes and their position. Any Republican doing the same thing is even worse. John McCain and his flip flop and Lindsey Graham pushing for this are traitors not only to the Republican Party but to real Americans as well. It is a fact White people in America have become an expendable commodity to politicians.

[mylife]

Good for Gov Brewer!

[EGPWS]

Arizona will need to start immediately to figure out what it can do, legally, if the Federal Government attempts to over ride their new law.

Do you mean:

Arizona will need to start immediately to figure out what it can do, legally, when the Federal Government attempts to over ride their new law.

[tje]

Now let’s do the same in Texas.

[Yardstick]

CNN guests are in a tizzy over this.

[ScottinSacto]

Here comes another budget impacting tsunami to California! Anyone care to guess where they will all be moving to now? 3 guesses and the first 2 don’t count!

[Molon Labbie]

God bless Arizona, the first stalwart bastion against Aztlan.