It Could Soon Be Illegal To Be In Arizona Without The Proper Paperwork | Media Matters Action Network
Search the above link for "Russell Pearce," the original sponsor of the controversial Arizona immigration legislation. He refers to the Holocaust as a "tale," and has some rather frightening (if not at all surprising) connections to some pretty unsavory people.
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he may be a fucking idiot, but that does not mean that the federal government's completely irresponsible failure to secure the United States border is acceptable.
Arizona suffers terribly from it, so does California...
the fact is that illegal immigration has one key word *ILLEGAL*
since the federal government cannot be bothered to defend the constitution and the borders of this country against a literal illegal invasion, through numerous administrations and congresses of both parties, a state has to take measures to protect itself if it is abandoned by the government.
there would be none of these lunatic militiamen standing guard, if the federal government would do its job, if immigrants rights groups would stop whining and protesting against the US enforcing its *LAW* regarding *ILLEGALS* (not legals or those with green cards etc.) if Mexico would stop complaining about the USA actually defending its border since Mexico cannot get its shit together politically.
the fact is, when the feds abdicate responsibility, what do you expect fed-up citizens to do? They will protect themselves, and that is why laws like this come about.
frankly, if you do not have a drivers license, a green card, passport, birth certificate, or any type of residency proof, either on you, or in your home, and are illegal, then you should be worried.
if you have *ANY* type of basic proof that you are a citizen or legal resident or guest of this country, this bill should not upset you in the slightest.
we all have to deal with new, unpleasant restrictions in the past 10 years...be it annoying airport checks now, etc...well guess what? There is a reason for this.
if the government will not do its job and seal the friggin border, and police it, then it is in breach of its most important duties.
are you telling me that in the 1 trillion dollar stimulus, several billion could not be found to build a super high tech fence?
what about all the average american unemployed folks, who could be working on a "shovel ready" project like that?
this is a joke when our country cannot even secure its fucking borders, for political reasons.
legal immigrants, guest workers, et. al fill a vital role here...we need important immigration reform to help those on the path to citizenship...but the current debate situation on illegals is just absurd.
*SEAL THE FUCKING BORDER FIRST*
find and either eject the illegals, or provide them with a path to citizenship.
there is a whole underground economy connected to this as well, and frankly, this looking the other way while a *MAJOR* law is being broken so totally explicitly by 10s of millions and a constitutional duty being shirked with such incompetence and callousness by the federal government, cannot be allowed to continue. this is fucking *PRESCHOOL* level government 101.