Related: Illegals Already Have Amnesty
And now Obama wants to turn them into election-swinging voters is what I read-- on the blogs, not in the paper.
"Justice Dept. sues Ariz. over immigration law; Says regulation undermines US authority" by Jerry Markon and William Branigin, Washington Post | July 7, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed suit yesterday against Arizona, charging that the state’s new immigration law is unconstitutional and requesting a preliminary injunction to stop it from taking effect.
The Arizona law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, the lawsuit says, invoking as its main argument the legal doctrine of “preemption,’’ which is based on the Constitution’s supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statutes.
Gee, where have we heard that before, 'eh?
So when is the invasion, Obomber?
The Justice Department argues that enforcing immigration laws is a federal responsibility and says an injunction is needed to prevent “irreparable harm’’ to the United States.
So WHEN are you going to START DOING IT?
The filing also asserts that the Arizona law would harm people’s civil rights, leading to police harassment of US citizens and foreigners.
WHY is he MORE WORRIED about THEIR RIGHTS than OURS?
President Obama has warned that the law could violate citizens’ civil rights, and Attorney General Eric Holder has expressed concern that it could drive a wedge between police and immigrant communities.
We already have divisive, agenda-driving jewspapers for that.
“Arizona.... critically undermines US foreign policy objectives.’’
Can you say NEW WORLD ORDER, folks?
I guess that would make Arizona STATE that HARBORS TERRORISTS, huh?
Related: Spending the Day in Arizona
Globe Gives Immigration Terrorist Megaphone
Yup!
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John McCain and Jon Kyl, Arizona’s two Republican senators, issued a joint statement saying the state that is simply trying to protect its people by enforcing immigration law.’’
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To support its case, the Justice Department included declarations from Arizona law enforcement officials, including the police chiefs of Phoenix and Tucson, saying that the law would hamper their ability to effectively police their communities. The officials said that crime victims or witnesses would be less likely to cooperate with law enforcement and that officers would have to be reassigned from critical areas to implement the legislation.
“Arizonans are understandably frustrated with illegal immigration, and the federal government has a responsibility to comprehensively address those concerns,’’ Holder said in a statement. “But diverting federal resources away from dangerous aliens, such as terrorism suspects and aliens with criminal records, will impact the entire country’s safety.
As if a terrorist couldn't walk over the border right now.
PFFFT!
“Setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is a national responsibility. Seeking to address the issue through a patchwork of state laws will only create more problems than it solves.’’
I notice governments are very good at that.
The federal lawsuit will escalate the legal and political battle over the Arizona law, which gives police the power to question anyone if they have a “reasonable suspicion’’ that the person is an illegal immigrant. The measure has drawn heat from rights groups and has prompted at least five other suits.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed the law in April.
Brewer’s spokesman, Paul Senseman, called the lawsuit “a terribly bad decision.’’ State Senator Russell Pearce, the main sponsor of the law, denounced the lawsuit as an “absolute insult to the rule of law’’ as well as to Arizona and its residents.
Among those applauding the suit was the American Immigration Council, which said the government is taking an important step to reassert federal authority over immigration policy.--more--"
Also see:
Globe Editorial Obama takes well-aimed shot at Arizona’s biased new law
Defendant's opening statement:
"Governors gather to talk tough times; 36 in town to discuss deficits, service cuts" by Noah Bierman, Globe Staff | July 11, 2010
And they want for the hotels they will stay at?
These are bleak times for the nation’s governors.
The 36 who showed up for the meeting at the Sheraton Boston in the Back Bay spent the past two days talking about deficits, unemployment, and in the words of one governor, the “cut, cut, cut’’ of state budgets and services....
Am I supposed to be feeling sorry for the scum, or.... ??
Related: How Massachusetts Balances Its Budget
I guess that is why they want the tax loot for the hotels, huh?
Because they are staying there!
Normally, a group of three dozen of the nation’s top state officials would elicit chatter about who among them may be the next president. But here, it’s been more about who will be out of office next year. Many of the governors are being forced out by term limits, retirement, or scandal.
The weekend’s host, Governor Deval Patrick, who is also slashing state services and confronting high unemployment, is hardly alone in facing a tough election in November....
The other major topic, beyond the economy and its effect on jobs and state budgets, has been immigration. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the lawn in Copley Square yesterday, and briefly spilled into the Sheraton lobby, to protest the appearance of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, who recently signed the nation’s toughest immigration enforcement law.
MSM never misses one.
The federal government is suing to have the law overturned, arguing that it gives the state enforcement powers that belong to the federal government.
“The fact of the matter is that immigrants have not caused the economic problems of this country,’’ said Jennifer Zaldana, a 25-year-old Dorchester resident and protest organizer.
No, but they have helped and we know why.
Of course, ENDING the WARS and CORPORATE LOOTING of the U.S. Treasury would HELP a LOT MORE!
A few dozen counter-protesters waved flags and held up signs declaring “Arizona Rox,’’ and “Welcome Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.’’
Brewer, who stared into television lights nearly every time she wandered into the hotel’s convention hall yesterday, has mostly appeared upbeat, though she said during one public session that she did not anticipate the amount of national attention she would garner by signing the law.
See who is driving the agenda, folks?
“It’s nice to have the opportunity to get our message out to the public,’’ she said during a brief interview. Brewer said she signed the law because the federal government was not fulfilling its responsibility to protect the borders....
I wouldn't want to talk to the Globe, either.
Governors in attendance here have been divided on the issue, but generally collegial toward Brewer....
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What was the Globe expecting, her to get beaten up in the hall going back to the hotel room?
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat. said most of the private meetings tend to be free of the “political posturing’’ that often characterizes public rhetoric....
Translation: Politics is BULLSHIT!
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Hey, you won't be able to ID them anyway:
"2d suspect arrested with mutilated fingertips" by David Abel, Globe Staff | July 2, 2010
A 38-year-old alleged drug dealer was arrested this week on charges he mutilated his fingertips to hide his identity — the second time in two weeks that a suspect was arrested with altered hands, police said.
Isn't that a bit drastic?
Leonel Lopez-Ortiz was charged with identity fraud and having a falsely procured driver’s license after being arrested at a home in Randolph on Wednesday during a narcotics investigation. He allegedly gave investigators fake names and a false driver’s license.
A search of his car revealed a stash of $159,000 in cash in a shopping bag, while a search of the home found an additional $7,000 in cash, an alleged drug ledger, and material used to dilute narcotics, State Police said.
Lopez-Ortiz’s arraignment in Quincy District Court was delayed yesterday because of the trouble establishing his identity. In the end, the arraignment was put off to this morning after the court could not procure a Spanish translator.
Illegal?
State Police investigators, with the help of the FBI, established Lopez-Ortiz’s identity after several hours of examining his fingerprints. They determined he was the same man wanted on cocaine trafficking warrants out of Suffolk Superior Court and Roxbury District Court and a cocaine distribution warrant out of Dorchester District Court.
An attorney representing Lopez-Ortiz did not return calls.
Last week, Boston police arrested Jorge Falcon Ortiz on drug charges, but they weren’t certain of his identity. He had also deliberately scarred his fingertips....
I guess it's all the rage now.
Maybe we should chop 'em off like the Saudis.
"Three charged in illegal immigrant case
Three people are facing charges in connection with an alleged plot to help illegal immigrants avoid detection by mutilating their fingerprints, the US attorney’s office said. Ricky Dario Baez-Cruz, 29, and Jose Elias Zaiter-Pou, 61, both of the Dominican Republic, and Luz Martinez-Lebron, 41, of Lynn have been charged with conspiracy to conceal and shield illegal immigrants from detection, the office of US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said.
I suppose they are lucky another piece of the human anatomy isn't used for identification.
All three pleaded not guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston, a spokeswoman for Ortiz said, and they have a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Authorities allege that Zaiter-Pou, a physician in Santo Domingo, traveled to the United States to surgically remove the fingerprints of illegal immigrants for a $4,500 fee. The defendants face a sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment if convicted.
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Update: Group challenges immigration law
