Posted on 04/26/2010 12:20:27 PM PDT by pillut48
April 26, 2010
Tancredo Says Arizona Law Goes Too Far Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), who crusaded for tough anti-immigration measures while in Congress, told KDVR-TV that while he supported the new immigration law in Arizona he thought it went too far.
Said Tancredo: "I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like should be pulled over."
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalwire.com ...
“Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 60% of voters nationwide favor such a law, while 31% are opposed.” - Rasumussen
Where does this law say people can be pulled over based on their looks?
If you look like you should be pulled over, then I don't want you pulled over.
Yeah, that's good sense.
Does the law actually authorize this, though?
Or is someone lying again?
What the hell? If there was one politician that I thought was safe on this subject, it was him. Can’t trust ANY of them.
Tancredo, you’ve just entered the dumb bastard territory.
I forgave you for endorsing Romney. I forgave you for not endorsing Hunter despite your gentleman’s agreement with him, I was in the process of overlooking you stupid vote for TARP. Now this?
I’m done with you!
I also. It is not difficult to see which ‘illegals’ might be illegal. I passed one today. He was Hispanic, I’ll grant you, but it was on the expressway going 55 in a work van with all the other traffic going 60-70.. I’ve noticed a lot of similar people always driving per posted limits/rules. I’ve always chalked it up to ‘staying cool’ like dopers on doobie....don’t give the man reason to pull you over....they stand out like sore thumbs...
Arizona's law merely mirrors the UNENFORCED federal law.
You do believe in enforcing the law, don't you Tom?
Why do we even have immigration laws if we’re not going to enforce them?
One of the practical things the law does is effectively repeal the pass given by police to illegals, so that they will cooperate with law enforcement and be willing to testify in court (and can do so without fear of their status being questioned).
With this law, there will now be 200,000 people in Phoenix who will neither be willing to call the police for help, nor testify against any crimes they witness.
And that is not a “good thing”...
He used to. Now he’s tied himself into an unrecognizable knot.
None of this would be an issue of the Federal Government actually did the ONE JOB it’s supposed to be doing above all others: providing for the common defense.
Doesn't even rate a "nice try".
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How about the 2 dozen males standing on every other corner flagging down every pickup that comes by, looking for work and money to send back to Mexico!
Saw an econonline van on 80 west with NY plates heading to the Delaware water gap while driving home with my family on saturday. Dark tinted windows, jammed packed with people, and fish tailing because of the excessive weight. It went flying by us in the fast lane doing over 80. When we were getting off of our exit, it was on the far left shoulder with a blown out tire and an NJSP car behind it. There were probably 16-20 people standing on the shoulder as I drove by.
Someone’s lyin again.
I know of no US state that allow police to stop you without reasonable suspicion and this law doesn’t change that despite what Al Sharpton claims.
Reasonable suspicion can lead to probable cause and probable cause can be used to check citizen status.
of possible interest:
**Arizona’s New Immigration Law**
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2500832/posts
Once again Governor Jan Brewer has shown that conservative GOP have more testoserone than most of the men.
Tancredo is come out as the whimp he is!!!
Have we ever seen Democrats do this? Not hardly. Stick to your guns, no matter what Tancredo or anyone else professes.
But hey, maybe Tancredo will get a nice editorial write up in the NYTimes now...
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