Arizona irony
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Arizona irony
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63O21720100425
And a note to Pepsishine highlighted in bold, that is 460,000 in a state with a population of (estimated) 6,595,778 Thats a pretty sizeable problem they have there.
Arizona immigration law protesters urge action
PHOENIX
Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:35pm
Representative Luis Gutierrez, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, called the new Arizona rule that police determine if people are in the country illegally a "serious civil rights catastrophe that Republicans in Arizona are unleashing on immigrants."
"I am going there to let the people of Arizona know that they are not alone in fighting against bigotry and hatred," said Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat.
The immigration reform issue's profile soared after Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill to require police to determine if people are in the country illegally if there is "reasonable suspicion" that is the case -- which critics charge will open the door to racial profiling.
The measure is expected to spark a legal challenge and is already a hot issue in the run-up to November congressional elections and one on which minority Republicans are seen as more vulnerable.
"I have not seen the Latino community nationwide react in such a forceful way to an attack on immigrants since 2006, just after House Republicans passed a measure to criminalize and deport all undocumented immigrants and their families," he added.
President Barack Obama called the Arizona law a "misguided" effort that showed the need for national reform.
Senate and House of Representative Democratic leaders said last week they were considering bringing immigration reform up for debate ahead of another of Obama's priorities, climate change legislation.
Immigration is a bitterly contested issue in the United States, where some 10.8 million illegal immigrants live and work in the shadows. But until recently it has been eclipsed at the national level by issues including healthcare and financial reform, angering many Latino supporters of Obama.
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, asked on CNN's "State of the Nation" if Hispanic-American voters might be stay home without a serious effort by Obama to deal with immigration this year, said that although it was a national issue, "there is a problem in the Latino community. They see it as a civil rights issue of their time."
ARIZONA PROTESTS
Echoing this sentiment, Ramon M. Garcia, an activist who traveled from Tucson to take part in Sunday's rally said, "I feel very strongly that the law is extremely unconstitutional and racist, and it violates both human and civil rights."
Jennifer Allen, the executive-director of immigrant rights group the Border Action Network, said the protest sought to boost voter registration among Arizonans opposed to the law, in a bid to turn Brewer out office in the state's gubernatorial elections in November.
"Governor Brewer has to be held responsible for signing what is now an international shame on the state of Arizona," Allen told Reuters.
A call seeking comment from Governor Brewer's office on Sunday was not immediately returned.
An estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants live in the desert state, which also straddles the main point of entry for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico.
PHOENIX
Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:35pm
Representative Luis Gutierrez, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, called the new Arizona rule that police determine if people are in the country illegally a "serious civil rights catastrophe that Republicans in Arizona are unleashing on immigrants."
"I am going there to let the people of Arizona know that they are not alone in fighting against bigotry and hatred," said Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat.
The immigration reform issue's profile soared after Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill to require police to determine if people are in the country illegally if there is "reasonable suspicion" that is the case -- which critics charge will open the door to racial profiling.
The measure is expected to spark a legal challenge and is already a hot issue in the run-up to November congressional elections and one on which minority Republicans are seen as more vulnerable.
"I have not seen the Latino community nationwide react in such a forceful way to an attack on immigrants since 2006, just after House Republicans passed a measure to criminalize and deport all undocumented immigrants and their families," he added.
President Barack Obama called the Arizona law a "misguided" effort that showed the need for national reform.
Senate and House of Representative Democratic leaders said last week they were considering bringing immigration reform up for debate ahead of another of Obama's priorities, climate change legislation.
Immigration is a bitterly contested issue in the United States, where some 10.8 million illegal immigrants live and work in the shadows. But until recently it has been eclipsed at the national level by issues including healthcare and financial reform, angering many Latino supporters of Obama.
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, asked on CNN's "State of the Nation" if Hispanic-American voters might be stay home without a serious effort by Obama to deal with immigration this year, said that although it was a national issue, "there is a problem in the Latino community. They see it as a civil rights issue of their time."
ARIZONA PROTESTS
Echoing this sentiment, Ramon M. Garcia, an activist who traveled from Tucson to take part in Sunday's rally said, "I feel very strongly that the law is extremely unconstitutional and racist, and it violates both human and civil rights."
Jennifer Allen, the executive-director of immigrant rights group the Border Action Network, said the protest sought to boost voter registration among Arizonans opposed to the law, in a bid to turn Brewer out office in the state's gubernatorial elections in November.
"Governor Brewer has to be held responsible for signing what is now an international shame on the state of Arizona," Allen told Reuters.
A call seeking comment from Governor Brewer's office on Sunday was not immediately returned.
An estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants live in the desert state, which also straddles the main point of entry for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico.
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:rofl: fucking liberal bleeding hearts ... these people are here illegal. why are you protecting them. THEY CANT VOTE FOR YOU
want more irony ...
Mexico is condemning the new law as well ... mexico a country with a more strict illegal policy than the US. :rofl:
want more irony ...
Mexico is condemning the new law as well ... mexico a country with a more strict illegal policy than the US. :rofl:
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the would never round them up at a rally, it would cause a riot and would give the illegals the press they so desperately crave to preach about immigrants rights being trampled on, while they conveniently leave out the illegal part of the illegal immigrants.
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I have no useful political commentary to contribute, so here's a picture. Probably a repost.
Originally from: http://early-onset-of-night.tumblr.com/post/550831794
Originally from: http://early-onset-of-night.tumblr.com/post/550831794
Last edited by MrFatbooty; Apr 27, 2010 at 07:17 PM.
I go duffy on dem bitches
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I find this whole protest shit ironic. You'd think people who went through the proper channels to become legal citizens and pay taxes, etc would be appalled by others who haven't and don't.
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Personally, I feel we need to take a two-pronged approach. I think we need to make it much easier for people to legally immigrate to this country, and cut down a lot of the paperwork and wait time. At the same time we need to step up enforcement to ensure that people take the legal route. But I don't think we can do one without the other.
