Just a few more words on Obama’s challenge to Arizona’s immigration law.
Our federal government is suing Arizona for passing an un-constitutional law. Reading the fine print, Obama’s challenge says that the federal government wants to find and deport “dangerous” illegal immigrants and not “peaceful” illegal immigrants; whereas the state of Arizona makes no such distinction, i.e. illegals are illegals and need to be found and deported.
To me this is an absurd distinction because you cannot make illegal immigrants somehow legal if they behave.
From a politician’s viewpoint, votes are votes and if the “growing” American Latin community wants (non-criminal) illegals left alone, then hey, we aim to please.
BUT the main point in this whole issue is not what to do with illegal immigrants currently residing in this country (11 million) but what can states like Arizona do to stop illegals from crossing the border which is a federal government responsibility and which Obama is neglecting BUT is willing to challenge states that take it upon themselves to do something about the problem.
I am very disappointed in Obama for playing politics instead of doing what he said he was going to do when he campaigned for the presidency; secure our borders first then tackle the immigration issue.
Our federal government is suing Arizona for passing an un-constitutional law. Reading the fine print, Obama’s challenge says that the federal government wants to find and deport “dangerous” illegal immigrants and not “peaceful” illegal immigrants; whereas the state of Arizona makes no such distinction, i.e. illegals are illegals and need to be found and deported.
To me this is an absurd distinction because you cannot make illegal immigrants somehow legal if they behave.
From a politician’s viewpoint, votes are votes and if the “growing” American Latin community wants (non-criminal) illegals left alone, then hey, we aim to please.
BUT the main point in this whole issue is not what to do with illegal immigrants currently residing in this country (11 million) but what can states like Arizona do to stop illegals from crossing the border which is a federal government responsibility and which Obama is neglecting BUT is willing to challenge states that take it upon themselves to do something about the problem.
I am very disappointed in Obama for playing politics instead of doing what he said he was going to do when he campaigned for the presidency; secure our borders first then tackle the immigration issue.
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