No Grand Canyon for this legal immigrant over Arizona immigration law
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 10:59 AM
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Oh well. There'll be no Grand Canyon for this legal immigrant as long as Arizona stays a police state.
As Linda Greenhouse says in today's New York Times the new law is the same as the internal passports systems which were so despised in apartheid South Africa and the former Soviet Union.
How are the police in Arizona going to decide who they think should be holding these internal passports?
What grounds can they really have to decide that "the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States."
How can they tell?
The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform reckons there are 50,000 illegal Irish immigrants in the U.S. and there are certainly substantial numbers from other countries in Europe.
How will the Arizona police know who's legal and who's not?
Will they stop me, a white English-speaking woman, or will they stop the bilingual Hispanic woman beside me?
I think we all know the answer to that one.
As protestor Jose Acosta told CNN on Sunday: "People are going to be stopped just because of the color of [their] skin. And it ain't right...Are they going to be looking for Europeans as well, or is it just the brown people?"
And if I am stopped and they figure I have a funny accent, what then?
Am I supposed to carry my U.S. passport round with me the whole time?
This law makes a moving target of all immigrants in the U.S., legal or no. I think I'll spend my tourism dollars elsewhere.
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glkatan | Apr 29, 2010, 11:52 PM EDT
I live in AZ. You people have no idea what it is like here. The state is overrun with Hispanics. They are draining $ from social services, health care, education, police, prisons, etc.... AZ taxpayers have to foot the bill. All we are asking is for them to enter the country legally like everyone else. The new law is great. The law states that the police cannot ask about citizenship unless they have already commited a another crime. Don't judge anyone until you know the facts.
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allentown | Apr 28, 2010, 11:47 PM EDT
>>I had hoped to visit the Grand Canyon later this year but will now choose another state. If enough of us boycott Arizona, it may think twice about this law<<
Boycotting cuts both ways. Whoever boycotts Arizona, publish their names.
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IrishAndProud | Apr 28, 2010, 10:09 PM EDT
You hit it, Galway. The libs like to accuse the Tea Party folks (and conservatives, in general) of being violent and 'racist'...and yet look where all the violence CONSISTENTLY is: on the LEFT, like at these protest rallies with illegals, in Arizona. I mean, when was the last time anyone saw a conservative riot? It's always LEFTISTS!
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rpmschevy | Apr 28, 2010, 09:39 PM EDT
So Kelly, what should Arizona do? I can not believe all you bleeding heart liberals. When do you stop your antics? Illegal activity is a crime, and who is to pursue criminals, police. Who is to protect American citizens and legal immigrants, police? When do we stop supporting criminals with all of our hard earned money? Write about that.
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galway2001 | Apr 28, 2010, 09:33 PM EDT
HEY Stupid illegal means illegal the are breaking the law plain and simple when the libs can't get they're way they get quite upset. who the heck wants to listen to al sharpton
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Monsoonman | Apr 28, 2010, 07:23 PM EDT
I listened to a Green card holder today, he said his instructions directly from INS were to carry the card with him at all times, in case he was asked for ID by authorities. He just assumed he would be asked for proof of being here legally because he has a heavy accent...Is that racial profiling?....The inmates are in control of the asylum when you can't even keep your borders secure and illegal aliens can't be asked for ID. Scotty beam me up!
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IrishAndProud | Apr 28, 2010, 04:47 PM EDT
Riiiiighht, 'Donny.' This couldn't POSSIBLY have to do with Arizona being at wit's end, because they're being overrun with illegal aliens who they can't afford, are commiting crime, and bleeding the state dry of resources (and whom the feds are flatly ignoring). No, that couldn't be it. It's because (voice lowers to a whisper, here)...'we all know they're racists.' HA HA HA HA! Is that all you have?
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FastEddy | Apr 28, 2010, 04:16 PM EDT
LOL ... There is one born every minute. " ... How will the Arizona police know who's legal and who's not? ... " By checking his/her voter registration? ... fur sure .... LOL
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DonnyHL | Apr 28, 2010, 03:40 PM EDT
Kelly, I agree with you 110% here. This is just an excuse for racisl profiling and a disgrace. No human being (legal or illegal)should be treated in such a dispicable manner.
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Nicomax | Apr 28, 2010, 02:24 PM EDT
Over the next five months a large number of Hispanic workers will regularly enter Arizona and should be careful to have papers with them, These workers are not accustomed to such scrutiny since as Major League Baseball players, they live a privileged life. Can't wait until they pull over Manny Ramirez.
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IrishAndProud | Apr 28, 2010, 01:48 PM EDT
knockatee wrote: "I had hoped to visit the Grand Canyon later this year but will now choose another state. If enough of us boycott Arizona, it may think twice about this law." *** Reply: there AREN'T enough of you, knockatee. Just the sheer volume of pro-Arizona comments on this site is indicative, of that -- let alone every single national poll.
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manhattan | Apr 28, 2010, 01:02 PM EDT
Easy to say when you don't live there and suffer the crimes committed by illegal MEXICANS crossing the border. Lets stop the PC baloney and tell it like it is. It isn't the illegal Irish it's the MEXICANS pure and simple. So, stay home.
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jmacroibin | Apr 28, 2010, 12:36 PM EDT
I don't think you will be missed. Probably a good thing because you spout so much BS you might fill in the canyon.
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chesapeake | Apr 28, 2010, 11:01 AM EDT
All BS.
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