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Ariz. governor signs immigration enforcement bill
By PAUL DAVENPORT and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Writers Paul Davenport And Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Writers
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the nation's toughest legislation against illegal immigration Friday, a sweeping measure that supporters said would take handcuffs off police but which President Barack Obama said could violate people's civil rights.
The bill, sent to the Republican governor by the GOP-led Legislature, would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It would also require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants.
Brewer, who faces a tough election battle and growing anger in the state over illegal immigrants, said the law "protects every Arizona citizen," and said the state must act because the federal government has failed.
"We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation."
The bill takes effect in 90 days after the current legislative sessions in the next several weeks.
Obama said in Washington that he's instructed the Justice Department to examine the Arizona bill to see if it's legal, and said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level — or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
"That includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe," Obama said.
Civil rights activists have said the bill would lead to racial profiling and deter Hispanics from reporting crimes.
Brewer said she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the State Capitol complex Friday calling on Brewer to veto the legislation.
Demonstrators have been camped outside the Capitol since the measure passed out of the Legislature on Monday. Their numbers have grown steadily throughout the week, with buses bringing protesters from as far away as Los Angeles.
About a dozen supporters of the measure also gathered.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat who opposes the measure, said he's closing his Arizona offices at noon Friday after his staff in Yuma and Tucson were flooded with calls this week, some from people threatening violent acts and shouting racial slurs.
The bill's Republican sponsor, state Rep. Russell Pearce of Mesa, said Obama and other critics of the bill were "against law enforcement, our citizens and the rule of law."
Pearce said the legislation would remove "political handcuffs" from police and help drive illegal immigrants from the state.
"Illegal is illegal," said Pearce, a driving force on the issue in Arizona. "We'll have less crime. We'll have lower taxes. We'll have safer neighborhoods. We'll have shorter lines in the emergency rooms. We'll have smaller classrooms."
Arizona has an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants and is the state with the most illegal border crossings, with the harsh, remote desert serving as the gateway for thousands of Mexicans and Central Americans.
Other provisions of the bill allow lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws, and make it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.
Associated Press Writer Julie Pace in Washington contributed to this report.
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Read and heed! Obama and his followers are determined to destroy our country, one piece at a time and completely !!! Jack A
Obama Finds Legal Way Around The 2nd Amendment And Uses It.
If This Passes, There Will Be WAR
Pass it far & wide.
On Wednesday Obama Took the First Major Step in a Plan to Ban All Firearms in the United States
On Wednesday the Obama administration took its first major
step in a plan to ban all firearms in the United States. The Obama
administration intends to force gun control and a complete ban on
all weapons for US citizens through the signing of international
treaties with foreign nations. By signing international treaties
on gun control, the Obama administration can use the US State
Department to bypass the normal legislative process in Congress.
Once the US Government signs these international treaties, all US
citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign
governments. These are laws that have been developed and promoted
by organizations such as the United Nations and individuals such
as George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. The laws are designed and
intended to lead to the complete ban and confiscation of all
firearms.
The Obama administration is attempting to use
tactics and methods of gun control that will inflict major damage
to our 2nd Amendment before US citizens even understand what has
happened. Obama can appear before the public and tell them that he
does not intend to pursue any legislation (in the United States)
that will lead to new gun control laws, while cloaked in secrecy,
his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is committing the US to
international treaties and foreign gun control laws. Does that
mean Obama is telling the truth? What it means is that there will
be no publicized gun control debates in the media or votes in
Congress. We will wake up one morning and find that the United
States has signed a treaty that prohibits firearm and ammunition
manufacturers from selling to the public. We will wake up another
morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that prohibits
any transfer of firearm ownership. And then, we will wake up yet
another morning and find that the US has signed a treaty that
requires US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local
government collection and destruction center or face
imprisonment.
This is not a joke nor a false warning. As
sure as government health care will be forced on us by the Obama
administration through whatever means necessary, so will gun
control.
Read the Article
U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would
back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as
the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every
nation a veto.
The decision, announced in a statement
released by the U.S. State Department, overturns the position of
former President George W. Bush's administration, which had
opposed such a treaty on the grounds that national controls were
better. View
The Full Article Here
http://www.reuters.com/ar! ticle/po
liticsNews/idUSTRE59E0Q920091015 14 Nov. 2009
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Please forward this message to others who may be concerned
about the direction in which our country is headed. This is
a very serious matter!
Silence will lead us to........Socialism!!!
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