Posted on 04/24/2010 8:08:12 AM PDT by VU4G10
The Arizona legislature has now passed the toughest measure against illegal immigration in the country, authorizing local police to stop and check the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 70% of likely voters in Arizona approve of the legislation, while just 23% oppose it.
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BO won’t like this poll. He’s against upholding the laws of the land.
Considering he himself may be an illegal alien, it's not hard to figure out why.
Hussein is pissed because it will cost him ‘voters’.
My guess is the other 30% are illegals who vote anyway!
I’m curious. I’ve seen a number of even (so-called) conservative commentators say that states don’t have the right to make a law like this one. Can that be true? I confess, I’m not a lawyer, but wouldn’t this fall under the 10th Amendment?
Interesting that the opposition is focused entirely on brown skinned people, yet the law speaks to ALL undocumented individuals. Based on my experience with cab drivers [from Russia, Pakistan, Yemen, etc.] in major cities, there are more than brown skinned people that will be compelled to show either visas or proof of citizenship. That is a good thing.
Wonder how long it will take a liberal judge to cry cry it’s UNCONSTITUTIONAL.?
I believe protecting our borders is an oath of office the president takes...as well as all elected officials, in the oaths of office they are charged to protect and defend our nation.
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State and local law enforcement officials have the general power to investigate and arrest violators of federal immigration statutes without prior INS knowledge or approval, as long as they are authorized to do so by state law. There is no extant federal limitation on this authority. The 1996 immigration control legislation passed by Congress was intended to encourage states and local agencies to participate in the process of enforcing federal immigration laws. Immigration officers and local law enforcement officers may detain an individual for a brief warrantless interrogation where circumstances create a reasonable suspicion that the individual is illegally present in the U.S. Specific facts constituting a reasonable suspicion include evasive, nervous, or erratic behavior; dress or speech indicating foreign citizenship; and presence in an area known to contain a concentration of illegal aliens.
Great find!!!
...authorizing local police to stop and check the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally.
I don’t like this.
Thank you so much! Wish that would fit in a tagline! People need to see this—and there is a LOT of misinformation, not the least from “conservatives”—including Huckabee and Rove on F&F this morning.
“Interesting that the opposition is focused entirely on brown skinned people....”
That’s because the la raza folks are the biggest ethnic bigots on the planet.
Wherever that photo was taken would sure be a good place to start cleaning them out!
The Arizona law is actually enforcing the laws of the United States that the Obama won’t enforce.
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