I am not sure I understand American law and politics....

I mean, when I immigrated to Australia 2 years ago, the first thing people asked me at job interviews were...are you legal, show me your passport, show me your visa etc etc.

Some places did not even want to give me a permanent position here because I was not a permanent resident or citizen, even though I was legally entitled to live and work here.....because I paid a fortune to come here, and was on a temporary visa while applying for permanent residency!

There is definately something wrong with America today, your government and most of your people are just waaay too politically correct.

I couldn't even get an account at a video rental store because I was not a permanent resident.....My bank account was a temporary account when I first received it, I couldn't have loans, credit cards, the whole deal...


Oh, one thing though...illegal immigrants, assylum seekers, all those people, they get better treatment than people who come here legally ( IE Free health and dental, they are allowed weekly government payments, everything a citizen is entitled to ) but me, coming here legally ?? what was I entitled to ?

NOTHING! I was not entitled to ANYTHING for 2 years...

But what can you do hey ?

[edit on 3-9-2010 by TheVoodooGamer]

I'm not au fait with the finer details of this situation, but I think it's great every time I see someone stepping up and fighting back.

People power.

wow, and he doesnt even live in AZ lol.

thats one dedicated American. hats off to him.

I'm keeping very close tabs on this and I think everybody else should too. Here in PHX it's buzzing all over the radio.

I've heard a few reports and read some columns that are speculating gov. jan brewer may run for office solely on this immigration platform.

The general consensus out here is something along the lines of her being the second coming of an american revolution, and that SB1070 is the know all-be all-end all answer to our immigration problem that, "The obama administration doesn't want to address for fear of alienating the hispanic vote."

Originally posted by White Chocolate

being an arizona native, I am still concerned about the backlash that enforcement of this law may cause. I'm not sure I'm comfortable giving anybody on our law enforcement more power.

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I think you'll find in Arizona, as in other states, oaths are taken by law enforcement affirming to abide by and uphold the Constitution of the United States, as well as federal, state and local laws. So what extra power was really given?

I should have worded that differently. I have family that work for different law enforcement agencies around the state, and after talking with them it is clear SB1070 does not give them any extra power. According to them all that has changed is how they use it.

What concerns me is the one bad cop that treats someone poorly, only to find out they really are a citizen. This concern is shared among the people I know working for the police departments - that sb1070 is going to divide the community.

The hispanic community here feels this is going to lead to extremely unjust racial profiling. All it takes is one accusation, true or not, to get people up in arms. Then next thing you know we are shipping people in from L.A. again to help us protest...yeah.

With things like anchor baby laws, it is hard not to imagine how cracking down on immigration is going to split up families.

From article:

The contribution from Timothy Mellon of Saratoga is the largest to Brewer's defense fund, which has amassed more than $3.6 million from 41,000 donors nationwide. Mellon could not immediately be reached for comment.

Reached for comment? I think a 1.5 million dollar comment is all that is needed to state the case that Arizona has every right to merely enforce federal law when the feds won't do it themselves. Mellon obviously feels pretty strong about this too.

The bills, obtained through a public records request by The Associated Press, are for work performed through June by Phoenix law firm Snell & Wilmer.

Snell & Wilmer, eh? Well I have a question for you Snell & Wilmer. What have YOU contributed to this defense fund other than your grubby paws raking in all that money? You ought to be donating your services for a reduced rate at a minimum for this cause, if not put an attorney on it for free. Ok, "pro bono" if we must talk in your terms.

Overall though, this just goes to show the sheer insanity of American politics today. The continual waste of huge sums of money despite the toughest economic times, and Americans suffering.