Posted on 07/07/2010 11:25:37 PM PDT by citizenredstater9271
BOSTON Immigrant advocates are rallying fellow activists to protest Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer during her scheduled visit this weekend for the National Governors Association meeting in Boston.
The Washington, D.C.-based ANSWER Coalition and others are putting out pamphlets, sending e-mails and making preparations to bring in protesters by bus to express their opposition to Arizona's controversial immigration law, recently signed by Brewer.
The law, scheduled to take effect July 29, requires police to question people about their immigration status while enforcing other laws if there's reason to suspect someone is in the country illegally.
But the law is facing a challenge by the U.S. Justice Department, which filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Phoenix on Tuesday over the constitutionality of the law. The lawsuit argues that Arizona's new measure requiring state and local police to question and possibly arrest illegal immigrants during the enforcement of other laws usurps federal authority.
Sarah Sloan, a national organizer with the ANSWER Coalition, said protesters across the East want to voice their opposition to Brewer's decision to sign the bill and want "to send a clear message" to other governors not to support similar laws.
"The law may become a model for other states," Sloan said. "We don't want to see any further action that would legalize racial profiling anywhere else."
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A rally is planned Saturday at Boston's Copley Square, followed by a march to the nearby Sheraton Hotel, where the 102nd annual governors meeting is planned. The protest is one of many expected this weekend for the meeting.
For example, law enforcement officers are expected to protest Gov. Deval Patrick's policy to use civilian flaggers instead of police details at state highway work sites.
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I would ask how severe is the illegal problem in Massachusetts compared with the border states. Clearly there’s illegals everywhere in America who need to be deported but I doubt MA will pass similar legislation since they may think the illeagl problem isn’t as bad there plus all the Massholes would riot.
How severe is the illegal problem in MA?
For starters they have Aunt Zetuti and Uncle Obummer, both on the dole.
There are a lot of illegals but the MA folks don’t see it as a problem. They see it as a solution to the cheap dishwashing, window washing, and painting problem.
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