"Immigration debate gives big boost to Ariz. governor
As the year began, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona faced a competitive field of fellow Republicans who wanted her job, with some GOP critics sensing she was particularly vulnerable as she sought voter approval of a sales tax increase she’d proposed to shore up the state budget.
All of that began to change in April, when she signed a tough new state law cracking down on illegal immigrants, which soon put Arizona at the heart of a national debate on immigration.
Yeah, it ONLY HELPS REPUBLICANS -- and maybe that is what the agenda-pushing string-pullers want so we can take another turn for the worse.
That seems to be what happens every time we vote for change.
Now, with Arizona’s Aug. 24 GOP primary just two weeks away, not only is she riding high, she can confidently boast of an enviable reputation among conservatives across the country....
Although early polling had put Brewer 20 points below the presumptive Democratic nominee, Attorney General Terry Goddard, recent polling suggested she was leading him by that much. Republican candidates in other states have been welcoming her endorsements....
It's a loser issue for you, Democrats.--more--"
So are the race and gay issues.
The winners are the antiwar, America-first positions, but I see you want no part of those.
At least the four years were fun, huh?
A different kind of brew that is going to hoist Republicans high:
"Nun’s death fuels call for new immigration law; Accused drunk driver has prior convictions" by Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press | August 9, 2010
WASHINGTON — In Arizona, the shooting death of a rancher blew the lid off simmering anger over border security and helped solidify support for a tough new immigration law. A similar eruption threatens in Virginia following the death of a Catholic nun in a car accident involving a man in the country illegally and accused of drunken driving.
I hate to say it, but it happens a lot. Giving them licenses is not the answer.
The Benedictine Sisters of Virginia tried to discourage using the death of Sister Denise Mosier as a “forum of the illegal immigration agenda’’ and pleaded for a focus on “Christ’s command to forgive.’’
Where are you on the wars, sisters?
“The sisters’ mission is peace and love,’’ said Corey Stewart, chairman of Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors. “My mission is law enforcement and the protection of public safety.’’
Same as my blog.
Prince William County, about 25 miles southwest of Washington D.C., stepped up its immigration enforcement in 2007 amid explosive growth of its Hispanic and immigrant populations. Under Stewart’s leadership, the county implemented a local policy requiring police to determine the immigration status of all people arrested on suspicion of violating state or local laws.
Stewart rushed back into the immigration debate after the Aug. 1 accident, firing off a statement that President Obama, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and members of Congress “all have blood on their hands.’’
“What I’m hoping is that this situation, which because it involves a nun has drawn the nation’s attention, can serve as a catalyst for change and force the administration to come clean about its catch-and-release policies,’’ Stewart said.
See: Hitching a Ride With Homeland Security
Yeah, they will even give them a ride to work.
He also says the tragedy illustrates the need for Virginia to toughen its drunken driving laws.
All for it.
Even though Stewart says he’s not running for higher office now, he is viewed as a possible lieutenant governor candidate in three years....
Look at the agenda-pushing paper try to say it's all political posturing!
Arizona passed the law after rancher Robert Krentz was fatally shot while checking water lines on his property near the Arizona-Mexico border. Authorities believe a scout for drug smugglers is to blame, although an investigation continues....
The man charged in the case, Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, 23, of Bolivia, had two prior drunken driving convictions, but was not required to serve any of his 30-day sentence for the first one. A Prince William County judge required Montano to serve 20 days of his approximately one-year sentence on his second conviction.
Why did he get off so easy?
I never did; I was nailed to the wall both times!
Local officials turned him over to federal immigration enforcement officers after the second incident and after sentencing, but federal officers released him both times while he awaited hearings....
See: Obama Administration to Ignore Immigration Enforcement
Montano entered the US illegally with his parents and siblings, his uncle Luis Ronald Montano told the Associated Press. He attended American schools in New Jersey and Virginia from third grade through high school. He is engaged and is the father of two boys, ages 1 and 2, who were born in Manassas, Va.
Who do you think paid for that, American taxpayers?
Did your state just cut your school budget?
For a few years, the family had asked Montano, a T-shirt screen printer, to seek professional help for his alcoholism. His family took away his cars, but he had taken his mother’s Subaru at the time of the crash.
Luis Ronald Montano said the family understands Carlos has broken the law several times. They worry about the future of his two young sons. They expect he will be deported, but they have hired lawyers in hopes of keeping him here with minimum jail time....
So he can get back on the road and kill someone else?
