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Originally posted by LDragonFire
I agree with the federal government suing Arizona as I feel this law is rooted in racism and racial profiling.
Justice spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler on Thursday declined to say whether the department would sue and that "the department continues to review the law."
The department has been looking at the law for weeks for possible civil rights violations, with an eye toward a possible court challenge.
Brewer, a Republican, said in a statement that "this is no way to treat the people of Arizona."
"To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the secretary of state is just outrageous," she said. "If our own government intends to sue our state to prevent illegal immigration enforcement, the least it can do is inform us before it informs the citizens of another nation."
see it on paper is one thing, but in a real situation you would have to ask every mexican living in arizona for papers even if they are legal. If I get sick of every cop saying where is your papers I sure as hell would be pissed. Then I would retaliate and make a shirt stating, "I have shown my legal papers. why hasn't Obama shown his?"
Originally posted by LDragonFire
It is indeed a new state law.
The author of this law.
There are some things about state Sen. Russell Pearce, the author of Arizona's new police-state immigration law, that Greta Van Susteren and all the other Fox anchors who've had him on this past week aren't telling you.
Indeed, they let him just come on and spew misleading nonsense, as he did last night on On the Record, telling Van Susteren that the law only "takes the handcuffs off" for law enforcement officers and "allows" them to arrest suspected illegal immigrants. Actually, it requires them to.
Well, we mentioned previously that Pearce has a colorful background involving the white-supremacist far right, including dalliances -- like his close pal Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- with neo-Nazis.
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
Profiling Arizona legislator Russell Pearce: Author of immigration law is pals with noted neo-Nazi
So sue me!! I have already stated how its easy to be racist. Its also easy for the population to be manipulated....
Originally posted by guohua
Then you need to read the law, it mirrors the federal law that they would not enforce here or any where else in our nation.
No racism at all, if you are stopped in a traffic violation and you have the proper documents to be operating and vehicle in the state of Arizona, what's the problem. None.
Did you jump out of the car and run? Did you refuse to make an attempt to speak English? Are You Just Being Stupid Out Of Season and flip of the cop? All of this has been done and more. It really isn't hard to detect an illegal, you don't have to profile.
Hell, Little do most people know, The LEO's of Arizona, especially the Phoenix P.D. with out a law suite filed for profiling.
Originally posted by AbnormalJoe
here it is, RIGHT from the Horse's mouth itself:
www.azleg.gov...
Read it and Judge it whatever you will.
Originally posted by LDragonFire
States do not have a constitutional right to make laws regarding immigration as it is a issue of foreign affairs states also do not have the rights to make treaties.
As for it being racist, when a officer drives down the street how many whites will be stopped and checked for their immigration status, now how many Latinos will be stopped?
Please stop the personal attacks, plus the baiting.
I have no problems debating this issue, but if the attacks continue Im finished here.
Originally posted by LDragonFire
States do not have a constitutional right to make laws regarding immigration as it is a issue of foreign affairs states also do not have the rights to make treaties.
As for it being racist, when a officer drives down the street how many whites will be stopped and checked for their immigration status, now how many Latinos will be stopped?
Please stop the personal attacks, plus the baiting.
I have no problems debating this issue, but if the attacks continue Im finished here.
As for it being racist, when a officer drives down the street how many whites will be stopped and checked for their immigration status, now how many Latinos will be stopped?
Originally posted by LDragonFire
Absolutely not, give it back to Native Americans of witch Im one, and so are these Mexican illegals yall keep blabbering about....We were here first we
I so long for the day this country gets Sioux-ed!!!