Furor Grows Over Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law

AP Via Yahoo News ^ | April 26, 2010 | JONATHAN J. COOPER

[lbryce]

he furor over Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge.

Activists are planning a challenge of their own, hoping to block the law from taking effect by arguing that it encroaches on the federal government's authority to regulate immigration and violates people's constitutional rights by giving police too much power.

The measure — set to take effect in late July or early August — would make it a crime under state law to be in the U.S. illegally. It directs state and local police to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal.

"If you look or sound foreign, you are going to be subjected to never-ending requests for police to confirm your identity and to confirm your citizenship," said Alessandra Soler Meetze, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, which is exploring legal action.

Employees at the Capitol came to work Monday to find that vandals had smeared swastikas on the windows. And protesters gathered for an eighth straight day to speak out against a law they say will lead to rampant racial profiling of anyone who looks Hispanic. The White House would not rule out the possibility that the administration would take legal action against Arizona. President Barack Obama, who warned last week that the measure could lead to police abuses, asked the Justice Department to complete a review of the law's implications before deciding how to proceed.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the law is discriminatory and warned that trade and political ties with Arizona will be seriously strained by the crackdown.

[Niteflyr]

I’d add that if the very first act that any person who comes to America is to break the law (illegal entry), then really what laws matter from that point on...

You always hear "the only law they broke". Yeah, they broke the most important law of all and showed total disrespect not only for our laws, but for those who go through the proper channels to enter and stay in this country legally.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Refried swastikas?

The Mexican Nazi Party?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Watching all these bozos crying and whining about our new law “amuses” me.

[Irisshlass]

When say racist..we say “No, You Are Anti-American”.

[SideoutFred]

bttt

[Species8472]

The Mexican Nazi Party?

The BEAN party!

[jonrick46]

When the Tea Party people demonstrate, the state owned media has a furor over peaceful demonstrators. When there are demonstrations against Arizona’s Immigration Law, the “furor” is expected and condoned

[no dems]

"The Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the law is discriminatory and warned that trade and political ties with Arizona will be seriously strained by the crackdown."

Good! The Trade Policies haven't been fair to the U.S. since NAFTA. So do what you gotta do "Fajita Felipe".

[Niteflyr]

The BEAN party!

[stylin19a]

Post this everywhere:

With a hat-tip to TornadoAlley3:

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

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.

[ROTB]

“If you look or sound foreign, you are going to be subjected to never-ending requests for police to confirm your identity and to confirm your citizenship,”

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Good! LAwbreakers need static!!!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

[T]he furor over Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol...

Mmmmm, tasty!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

"The Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the law is discriminatory and warned that trade and political ties with Arizona will be seriously strained by the crackdown."

Go pound sand, Calderon, you Reconquistador slime!

[HKMk23]

...immigrants unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the U.S. could be arrested, jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500. That is a significant escalation of the typical federal punishment for being here illegally — deportation.

OOOoooo! WORSE than deportation!

All THAT proves is that "deportation" doesn't mean JACK to these people; they know they'll be right back there at the Home Depot parking lot before the end of next month.

All the "furor" is because -- unlike Federal "enforcement" in recent years -- THIS Law has TEETH.

[blueplum]

What’s so difficult about showing a green card to law enforcement personnel? We all show our driver’s license upon request...to LEOs, or to clerks in department stores and grocery stores when we write a check. We have to show hunting and fishing licenses to wildlife officers. There are any number of occasions when all citizens are requested to show proof of identification, etc., for any number of reasons. It is beyond ridiculous for proper papers not to be shown under these circumstances when the abuse of our laws have become epidemic.

I agree; what's the big issue with the Arizona law other than it's a rallying cry for the Dem party and racemongers?

In our local Kaiser HMO, one must now provide photo id along with the membership card, as certain members were giving their cards to their (illegal) relatives who were presenting themselves as the member in order to receive free treatment.

All airlines require photo id to purchase a plane ticket

At my place of employment, I must show photo ID and a SSCard or passport to prove my citizenship status and eligibility to obtain employment

and yes, if pulled over, the first thing the officer usually asks for is photo id and proof of insurance

I hope that Texas follow quickly with the same state legislation. Not much chance getting Wackyfornia to do it, tho.

[ICAB9USA]

re: The Arizona law is turning out to be the very test case in which the future of our beloved Republic is at stake. If the Anti-America pro-illegal forces bear enough pressure down as to have the law rescinded, prevent it from being implemented, it would mean our very immigration as being held in the hands of the illegal immigrant community, and that we are all otherwise lost. Arizona! Our thoughts, prayers are with you!

Yes ..........

[Windflier]

70% of Arizonans are for this law, 61% of Americans are for it, the vocal minority against it needs to shut-up!

If there's one thing you can say about the pro-illegal crowd, it's that they're not too bright.

You don't get 61% of the American people and 70% of Arizonans to come over to your way of thinking by smearing swastikas on the windows of the Arizona state capitol building.

And Zero is making the exact same mistake by excoriating the new law and (by extension) those who support it.

Way to go, Bozo. That'll really help your side's election prospects this fall.

[Windflier]

Arizona is just doing the work that the Feds won’t do.

Arizona Tea Party sign!

[Windflier]

...this same AP and their ilk have the gall to chastise the very peaceful tea parties as potentially inciting violence, yet they fail to condemn the actual violence carried out by these protesters.

One MSM story had the nerve to describe the first day's rioting as "a festive atmosphere". I kid you not.

These people are loathsome traitors.

[Windflier]

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

Saved for mass dissemination.