What else were we supposed to do?
Some of you know that I am an Arizona resident and have been attending Arizona State since I left the Marine Corps last year. Over the last week, my state has been at the top of the news because of SB 1070, which as most of you probably know is a new law designed to combat illegal immigration by giving local law enforcement the ability to question somebody’s immigration status during “lawful contact” (i.e. traffic stop, arrests for crimes like drunken and disorderly, etc.).
I’ll be honest: I don’t think this is a perfect bill and I think it is going to get voided in federal court (since it will probably be challenged in the 9th Circuit which is the most liberal court in the country). However, this state is facing a mountain of problems as a result of illegal immigration and the federal government’s inability to formulate an effective immigration policy.
Phoenix now is the kidnapping capitol of the United States and we have consistently had the highest level of car thefts in the country for many years, with many of the vehicles heading south of the border. Mexican drug cartels, facing pressure in their own country have moved large parts of their operations north to our state. You have to be a complete idiot to believe that these crimes are not linked to the federal government’s inability to secure our border with Mexico or our large illegal immigrant population.
SB 1070 will not solve all of these problems. I usually divide the immigration debate into three issues: path to citizenship issues, internal immigration law enforcement, and border security. SB 1070 deals specifically with internal immigration law enforcement (within the state of Arizona). The state can’t do much with the other two issues since it is the federal government which controls the border patrol and the citizenship process. Some have supported the bill despite its flaws in the hope that it will force the federal government (specifically Congress) to formulate a better immigration policy. I am not holding my breath.
Category: Illegal Immigrants
That’s the problem; the naysayers are real short on viable alternatives.
I say run it and see what happens. Watch for the mass-exodus of illegals, and then watch other border states begin to copy it.
Adopt and use Mexico’s laws against the criminal aliens. See how they like a dose of their own governments medicine. Every criminal Mexican in Az would receive a minimum of 5 years in prison followed by deportation.
By the way Utah is already proposing the exact same laws.
When the Federal Gov’t will not put any real effort to protect it’s own borders from this incursion, why are they surprised when a state or states take up the cause?
I say Arizona is to be commended for it’s actions instead of rolling over on it’s back like California has done over the years. Looks like Texas may be considering a similar measure. That should get Obambi and his cronies wound up a little tighter.
Scrap-
Exactly. If I commit a crime in any other country, I would end up in Jail. If the feds cannot control it, then by God, let the states have a go at it.
I pose the same question here as on other sites. I love the analogy for making a point. When it comes to terrorists how long do you think ANY other country would have waited to retaliate if 19 Americans showed up and killed 3000 people? Not 15 months, but more like 24 hours.
The law won’t solve all the problems but it will sure make people think twice–won’t it? 🙂
Malkin gives a great breakdown of the Mexican laws…who knew that as an immigrant I would have to provide proof that I could afford my own health care and economic solvency? Wow. And, who knew that the bill Brewer signed mirrors the federal laws? Indeed. Go AZ!!
http://townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2010/04/28/how_mexico_treats_illegal_aliens
Quite honestly, if the retards of the 9th circuit decide to screw with this, the state should simply tell them to f*ck off and do it anyway. There is no possibility of racial profiling because the mexicans are not a different race, but a different ethnic group, thus the definition is bogus on its face. Add to that the fact that the Federal Government is actively undermining the state’s enforcement of immigration law and they have become complicit in the crime if it becomes a criminal offense.
And tell the Fed that any agents coming into AZ to try to stop them will be arrested for obstruction of justice and jailed. The time for allowing liberal jucicial activists with no real comprehension of the law or the way they should do their jobs has got to come to a halt or we are all screwed.