I mentioned this the other day, now it appears as if the law has been signed
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer today signed a controversial immigration bill into state law, advancing a politically charged debate that is already having reverberations in Washington.
I wonder what is just so darned controversial and politically charged?
The law, which will take effect in 90 days, will make it a state crime to be in the country illegally. The measure would require migrants to produce papers verifying their status when asked to do so by a police officer, according to a story in The Arizona Republic.
Ah. I didn’t realize that upholding the law was so darned controversial and politically charged. Of course, the liberal nuts were out in force prior to her signing it and afterwards, and “The Los Angeles-based Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is already threatening to test the law’s constitutionality.” In other words, an organization that supports people who break the laws of the land.
Anyhow, from Gov. Brewer’s statement
There is no higher priority than protecting the citizens of Arizona. We cannot sacrifice our safety to
the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and
violence compromise our quality of life.We cannot delay while the destruction happening south of our international border creeps its way
north.We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act.
But decades of federal inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable
situation.
Lefties
- Excitable Alan Colmes: This is the toughest anti-immigrant bill in the country, and will likely incur lawsuits that will cost Arizona taxpayers millions of dollars. (No, Alan, it is the toughest ILLEGAL-immigrant bill.)
- Firedoglake takes the unhinged pro-illegals approach
- Wonkette: Sucks to be brown in Arizona “today.†(If you are an illegal, yup. BTW, many Middle Eastern Islamists cross the border, too.)
- Crooks and Liars does their typical unhinged lying, calling this the “first police state for immigrants.” It does get tiring explaining to the Leftards that they are here illegally.
Others are out and about.
Do I particularly like this law? No. But, as I wrote over at a different post on the same subject at Alan Colmes’ site
Perhaps if the federal government got off its collective butts and did something to stop the illegals, States would not need to use their 10th Amendment Rights to attempt to safeguard their citizens. And, yes, I do include George Bush and many Republicans in the mix.
Want to stop the majority of illegals coming across the border? Make the penalties for employing illegals so draconian that no one would dare hire them. Pass measures that allow for migrant workers and keep it under control. No amnesty. Measures to deal with those who overstay their visas. Make it easier for those who want to become citizens to do just that. That is “comprehensive reform†that would work. Start with #1.
Los Federales, unfortunately, keep trying to mix amnesty into comprehensive reform. No. Hell No! It really is very simple. As usual, Washington has to make it so Godawful complicated that it can never be fixed.
