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United States News Title: Obama administration has disastrously mishandled AZ immigration situation Late last week, news broke that the Justice Department, at the direction of the Obama Administration, would be suing Arizona for its recent immigration bill, SB 1070. This move was yet another misstep in what has been a disastrous mishandling of Arizona's considerable illegal immigration problem. Indeed, the Obama Administration even mishandled the very announcement of the lawsuit, with Secretary of State Clinton leaking the information during her appearance on an Ecuadorean news program. Instead of calling the Governor of Arizona (or any Arizona official, for that matter) directly, the people of Arizona had to find out this news secondhand, after the United States Secretary of State publicly bragged about the decision to the people of Ecuador. Such talk of lawsuits is not new. A few days after the Arizona law was passed, Attorney General Eric Holder called the bill "unfortunate" and said the Department of Justice was considering a lawsuit. Shortly thereafter, he added a bit of information he initially neglected: he hadn't even read the bill -- all ten pages of it. Likewise, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called the bill "misguided" and "bad enforcement law," before admitting that SHE hadn't read the bill either. The entire Obama Administration has been passionately opposed to the contents of the bill. They just couldn't bother themselves to find out what the contents actually were. But nearly all of the bluster surrounding the Arizona immigration bill has been grounded firmly in an ignorance of what the bill actually says. Critics claim that the law promotes racial profiling, yet the law expressly prohibits racial profiling four separate times. Critics claim that the law requires non-citizens to carry identification that they otherwise wouldn’t be required to carry. But federal law has required this of non-citizens since 1940! Somehow, after seventy years on the books, this law has now become a problem, with opponents of the Arizona law deeming it “racial profiling,” and turning it into a political football. Additionally, critics claim that the law requires police officers to stop people on the streets to question them about their immigration status. In fact, this provision of the law only takes effect if a police officer has already made a “lawful stop, detention or arrest . . . in the enforcement of any other law or ordinance.” In passing SB 1070, Arizona took a necessary step to address the porous border that has for so long been neglected by the federal government. In Arizona alone, over 1,000 illegal border crossings occur per day, and 87% of those people crossing have criminal records, according to the Arizona Governor's office. We would also be well served to remember that at least five of the September 11th hijackers were in the United States illegally. Truly, border security and national security are inextricably linked. Much like the Obama Administration has failed to address our porous border, they also continue to stand by while the radical Iranian regime, the world's largest state-sponsor of terrorism, continues to pursue a nuclear weapons capability unabated. We must realize that even one nuclear warhead provided by a rogue nation like Iran and smuggled over our largely unguarded southern border could change the face of the world as we know it, claiming tens of thousands of innocent American lives. Yet, somehow, this Administration still fails to see the necessity of border security, attempting instead to score cheap political points with symbolic gestures. After Arizona's immigration bill passed and polls indicated that the nation overwhelmingly supported it, President Obama announced that he had suddenly, finally decided to direct 1,200 National Guard troops to America's southern border. Even though the number of troops was drastically less than the 6,000 I, along with Arizona Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain, had requested, the move still sounded great on paper. However, it was then revealed that the 1,200 troops in question would almost exclusively be "boots on the desk," as opposed to actual "boots on the ground" manning the border. Furthermore, the troops would only actually be sent to the border if and when the President decided it was a necessity, once again demonstrating the President's failure to realize that the border is an issue NOW, and cannot wait until he finally decides the issue is worth addressing. Of course, even if all 6,000 requested troops are sent, our border problems will not be completely resolved, thanks again to dramatic failures by the federal government. The tragic death of Arizona rancher Robert Krentz made national news last month. The drug smuggler who shot Mr. Krentz in cold blood entered the nation through the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge. Just this year, that same refuge spent $200,000 paid for by Democrats' failed, so-called "stimulus" to build fences that would keep Border Patrol Agents OUT of the wildlife refuge. Today, about 40% of the land from California to El Paso, Texas is controlled by the federal government, much of it in the form of protected wildlife areas and national parks. Many of these cannot even be patrolled by Border Patrol agents due to fears that a plant or animal's habitat might somehow be harmed. To add insult to injury, it was recently revealed that two federal agencies are participating in boycotts of Arizona, ostensibly to "punish" Arizona for its necessary immigration law. If Arizona waits for the federal government to address our border issues, we are ignored. If we take matters into our own hands, we are sued and boycotted by our own government for having the audacity to protect our citizens. This lawsuit and these boycotts completely disprove the Obama Administration's disingenuous claims that they are in any way interested in strengthening border security.
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The provisions in the bill allow any agent at any level of AZ government to question the immigration status of any one...it's not just limited to the police: FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1070 immigration; law enforcement; safe neighborhoods Purpose Requires officials and agencies of the state and political subdivisions to fully comply with and assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws ...
Actually, no: FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE, WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).
No but yes? ROFLMAO... Did you read what you posted, moron?
Law enforcement official or agency
Who mans agencies, doof? You're splitting hairs... A person coming in for welfare benefits if they speak broken English can have their status questioned by the agent they come in contact with...yes or no?
No law enforcement official or (law enforcement) agency However, if a welfare worker received information that someone was illegal, they are allowed to disseminate such information for official purposes.
Oh no no no Puddin'...this law empowers AGENCIES OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION...it is NOT limited to law enforcement.
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