Governor Jan Brewer fired back at the federal government Tuesday saying the Department of Justice is suing the people of Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law.
Earlier today, the federal government announced it was filing suit to try and stop Arizona's tough new immigration law.
Brewer called the lawsuit a waste of tax payer funds.
“As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels," she said in a statement. " Now, Arizona is under attack in federal court from President Obama and his Department of Justice.”
Brewer said the Arizona law is designed to complement the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The law makes it a crime to be an illegal immigrant in the state and gives law enforcement officers the authority to question the immigration status of people who they stop and suspect might be illegal immigrants.
“The irony is that President Obama’s Administration has chosen to sue Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law and not sue local governments that have adopted a patchwork of ‘sanctuary’ policies that directly violate federal law.”
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Check out this poll:
http://world-news.newsvine.com/_question/2010/05/12/4274124-do-you-support-arizonas-tough-new-law-on-illegal-immigration
"may you live in interesting times".....
Amnesty and not securing the border is simply something for nothing for a group of people already comfortable with breaking the laws of this land....
Support of them is Anti-American.
I now understand Fundamental Transformation.
It sucks.
Where is the help Obama promised Governor Brewer? 11,000,000 illegals in the country and homeland security issues alerts for those suspected of plotting terrorism coming across the southern border. All these folks feeling bad for those bankrupting AZ should send the extra $2.5 Billion they are spending on social services and programs for illegals. Bush Sr through Obama has done nothing to help the states. Which laws should we enforce since our borders are made of Swiss Cheese? We have generous legal immigration and only ask people to follow the system. Can't blame people for wanting a better way of life. The unseen elephant in the room is that Mexico would be bankrupt without the $$billions sent back each year. We shouldn't have to support another county by allowing them to game and criticize our system.
Let's see how this country was founded. People invaded the land, brought disease, death, drugs, rape, and murder to the people who were already here. My history teacher was correct - history is repeating itself.
SCREW SOCIALIST AMERICA
Now you know how the real America in the south where it all began 500 yrs ago, felt 150 yrs ago when Marxist GOP red Lincoln became tyrant and dictator and invaded pre-emptively in a war of choice.
Any wonder why Bush and Bama worship at his alter daily?
Such ignorance from liberal scum with low IQ.
The millions of uncivilized red mongoloid pagan savages who were in the western hemisphere were originally migrants from Asia who had crossed the Bering Strait land bridge.
They were cannibals, practiced human sacrifice and beatality.
The European white Latino Hispanics who first came here took only a few hundred conquistadors and with divine intervention conquered the pagan savages and taught the survivors spanish and white man religion and culture.
PC historical ignorance from modern day public school lackies.
Sorry, Franco, the Arizona governor had the b*lls to do what Obama should be doing -- properly securing the borders and tackling the illegal immigration issue. Every state in the union should follow suit. We're sick and tired of our country being given away. If the feds would do it, the states will.
Who knows better?
The people who pay the taxes or those who spend them so wisely?
Please go back to Hati
Hati loves you
And the millions of unneeded African slaves sold by tribal chiefs and shipped to the west by the white Latinos and Anglican Europeans had to be chained 24/7 because they were wild dangerous savages and cannibals who practiced voodoo beastality human sacrifice juju and spoke no English or Spanish.
The white elite who bought these wild jungle pagan dangerous savages took years to meticulously and painstakeingly train and civilize them to speak white man tongue such as Spanish or English and learn white man religion and Euro culture.
The ungrateful slave descendants of today need to bow to their knees and eternally thank their great Euro white Latino and Anglican saviors for being allowed to escape the wretched evil wild jungles and be brought into the light of the white man world.
To the white race. You have done good and fought the good fight rescuing the few reds and blacks from eternal evil and building great western empires to the only truth and divinity of Univeralist Christianity.
Those who want to repeal Arizona's immigration law must not believe in democracy since the majority of Arizonans and Americans in general agree with the law.
Why are you all acting so undemocratically?
Obama had an interesting response to his meeting with Gov. Brewer. Look at this video. I cannot understand Americans of ANY political leaning thinking this is right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzDlN7VLmXQ
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Such ignorance from liberal scum with low IQ.
The millions of uncivilized red mongoloid pagan savages who were in the western hemisphere were originally migrants from Asia who had crossed the Bering Strait land bridge.
They were cannibals, practiced human sacrifice and beatality.
The European white Latino Hispanics who first came here took only a few hundred conquistadors and with divine intervention conquered the pagan savages and taught the survivors spanish and white man religion and culture.
PC historical ignorance from modern day public school lackies.
Don't you love self retorts. This scumbag calls liberals scum and in the same breath denigrates American Indians by stating they participated in bestiality and cannibalism..
Amazing. Talk about ignorant racist right wing scum. Human filth.
Wow the racist and the nutcases are really out tonight. Gov Brewer is involved in typical Republican grandstanding and stupidity at the taxpayers expense. Like it or not the U.S. Constitution put the Federal government in charge of all immigration matters. No state can pass any law with regard to immigration because to do so is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. All arguments as to the need for the law are moot. All argument as to the will of the people to have the law passed are moot. The state does not have the constitutional authority to pass any law on immigration. Conservative Republican idiots in the Senate scream and howl during the confirmation of Ms Kagan as to how she will be an liberal activist on the U.S. Supreme Court. Then some other Conservative Republican idiots in Arizona State government pass a law that any first year law student would know is unconstitutional. Meanwhile where are Arizona's two Republican U.S. Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain and eight U.S. Representatives Jeff Flake, Trent Franks, Gabrielle Giffords, Raul Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry E. Mitchell, Ed Pastor, and John Shadegg. Any one of the U.S. Representatives could introduce a bill to be voted on and once the bill leaves the House either of the two Republican Senators could push the bill through the Senate.
Wow.
Some people are just off their meds over the weekend, I guess.
Yeehaw, y'all.
This article fails to cite the law in Arizona correctly; the law does not allow police to stop someone because they suspect they are in the country illegally. It allows the police to ask for proof of citizenship if someone is stopped/detained for another reason (i.e., speeding, running stop sign/red light, etc.). As usual, the liberal media purposely leaves out the details.
Most of our ancestors immigrated to this country; the difference being they "legally immigrated" as opposed to illegally crossing the border. This country needs to implement Mexico's immigration policy; 1st offense, get sent back to country they came from; 2nd offense, spend up to 10 years in prison.
if it is a federal law that illegal is illegal then Arizona should sue the federal government for failure to enforce the laws of this country.
Louisiana is under Federal attack with a slow response and red tape in response to the Gulf Oil spill. President Obama has not taken swift and decisive action for a military command clean up and prevention. Then the EPA is blocking solutions to the spill. This is part political motive and inexperience. Then President Obama called for a moratorium on drilling which will cause up to 40,000 lost jobs.
Arizona is discovering the consequences of taking legal advice from the IRLI, the legal arm of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (a John Tanton founded anti immigration group). One would have to believe that SB 1070 author Kris Kobach was aware of the Supremacy Clause. His motive, therefore, had to be something other than writing an enforceable law.
We see that motive in the responses of many to this blog. Tanton has always allied himself with racist and white nationalist groups. In SB 1070, people sympathetic with these groups have a rallying point. By coming together, they can be organized.
Small wonder that Tanton is referred to as "the Puppeteer".
We know Mexicos immigration laws are 10 times more harsh than AZ and drugs are pouring over the border along with the drug wars that has seen many Americans and federal agents killed already.
Obama with his outlaw US Justice Dept is treasonist and guilty of high crimes and misdemanors that can result in execution.
The other 49 states need to pass an immediate AZ law to enforce and protect its borders from the influx of illegals costing trillions and the ever growing deadly drug war spillover.
Liberal activist socialist racists and anti-American bigots need to chill on this one.
WHY IS ANYONE SURPRISED BY THIS THUG IN THE WHITE HOUSE? HE ARGREED WITH THAT SCREWBALL REV.WRIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS, THEN HE STABBED HIM IN THE BACK. HE TOOK AN OATH TO ENFORCE ALL THE LAWS OF THE LAND, THEN HE STABBED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE BACK.
MR. OBUMA! A POX ON YOUR HOME, WITH SOME SICKLE CELL TO BOOT!
Instead of deporting all of the immigrants, maybe we should deport all of the racists. Our nation would be better and stronger for it.
I'd prefer we deport all the rednecks that continue to pollute North Carolina with their belching trucks and laughable illiteracy.
Further, we should outlaw any symbol of the Confederacy just as Germany has done with Nazi symbols.
HEY! CALL A SPADE, A SPADE! WHAT THIS MARXIST WANTS IS FOR ARIZONA AND THE REST OF THE STATES TO LOOK
LIKE CA. DOES ANYONE LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO CA.? THAT STATE IS SHOT FROM THE MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS THAT PUT THAT STATE IN THE WORST FISCAL POSITION IN THE NATION! ELEVEN BILLION PER. YR. FOR THE ILLEGAL TRASH! THE TINHORN POLITICIANS GAVE IN TO FOREIGN INTERESTS, THEY MADE CA. A SANCTUARY STATE! IN PHOENIX, WE WILL "LOCK & LOAD"! TO HELL WITH THE FEDERAL GOV. IF THEY REFUSE TO DO THIER JOB, WE'LL DO IT FOR THEM.
We would prefer if you leave and go blow all the rednecks. You will probably enjoy it.
America needs to deport all illegals and while they at it deport all little men lib redneck bigot socialists in Carolina and DC. The worst redneck of all is the urbane lib socialist tree hugger bigoted homo hetrophobe type. Obama and his ilk are the supreme rednecks of earth.
OBAMA IS A REDNECK.
Instead of deporting all of the immigrants, maybe we should deport all of the racists. Our nation would be better and stronger for it.
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why get rid of all the black people???
Why get rid of ALL the Mexicans?
why get rid of all the indians?
( go to cherokee if you want racism . you aint seen nothing)
Badto Thebone- Your entire post is absurd. Why is it so easy for people such as yourself to call others racists simply because they disagree with you? If you had actually read the AZ Law you would know for yourself there is nothing racist about it. It even specifically states, in at least two separate instances that race can NOT be a factor in questioning nor determining a person's legal status in this country.
And no, the US Constitution did NOT put the Federal Gov't in charge of Immigration. The article you are attempting to cite is Article VI Section 2 which reads, "This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." This is also known as the Supremacy Clause. As you can clearly read it simply states that the US Constitution and the laws made by the USA are the supreme laws of the land. But for this clause to be applicable, the AZ law would have to be directly opposed to Federal Law or the Constitution, which is does not. The AZ law clearly states that they are only going to act IN ACCORDANCE with Federal Law. The Federal Gov't has no legal standing in this matter simply because they refuse to enforce laws that are currently on the books. That is not what the Supremacy Clause is about.
If you have taken the time to read the lawsuit the Federal Gov't has brought against AZ, you should also be aware that their case is completely absurd. Case in point, on the third page of the suit, Article 4, lines 12-14 read, "And it will interfere with vital
foreign policy and national security interests by disrupting the United States’ relationship
with Mexico and other countries." Are they kidding with this? They actually come out and state that they are more concerned with their relationship with Mexico than they are with enforcing the laws of the land. All of our Gov't officials take an oath that states they are in office for the sole reason of representing the will of the American People. Yet this law suit clearly states the exact opposite, as shown in the text above.
I'd love to hear your response. Or anyone else's should they chose to reply.
For all those focused on Arizona, you MAY want to look a little closer to home for invasion of illegal immigrants:
Mobile Mexican Consulate, out of Raleigh, N.C., will be at Fayetteville Technical Community College, (Fayetteville, N.C.) on Saturday July 17, 2010. The purpose of this event is to hand out Passports and Matricular Consular cards, for the purposes on establishing identification to "undocumented immigrant" (illegal immigrants).
These doscuments ARE recognized by OUR government but not Mexico! THEY WILL allow the person to get welfare, housing, drvers license as well as VOTE!
They will NOT require the person to pay FICA or Federal taxes as we Americans must! SO again WE pay for their stay!
If you have a problem with this let the college know!
Fayetteville Technical Community College: President: J. Larry Keen
910-678-8321
Make no mistake. Its good vs evil but liberals will shun this logic for obvious reasons. The more things change the more they stay the same. Liberal socialists are reverting the blessed chosen enlightened western society of christendom back to the pagan uncivilized curse of darkness.
Look at Haiti, Rhodesia, South Africa, etc. The list goes on. They know not what they do. Save them from themselves. They are lost souls.
http://ironicsurrealism.blogivists.com/2010/07/06/new-black-panther-king-samir-shabazz-youre-going-to-have-to-kill-some-crackers-youre-going-to-have-to-kill-their-babies-video-transcript/
HERE IN PHOENIX TODAY, WE HAVE A NEGRO WOMAN THAT PROMISED SEX TO A WHITE MAN IN A WHEEL CHAIR. INSTEAD SHE KILLED THE CRIPPLE , CHOPPED UP HIS BODY, AND BURNED IT IN A DUMPSTER. DID THEY CHARGE THE NEGRO WITH A "HATE CRIME"? HELL NO! THEY CAN'T EVEN DECIDE IF SHE IS CAPABLE TO STAND TRIAL. AFTER ALL, SHE'S A NEGRO, IF SHE EVEN GOES TO TRIAL THAT GOOD OL RACE CARD WILL BE THE ACE CARD!
"The law makes it a crime to be an illegal immigrant in the state and gives law enforcement officers the authority to question the immigration status of people who they stop and suspect might be illegal immigrants."
Seriously? Can someone please explain to me why shouldn't already be a CRIME to be here ILLEGALLY?
I hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents. This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. All of us ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated, but this is not the case.
I know the proponents of this law say that the majority approves of this law, but the majority is not always right. Would women or non-whites have the vote if we listen to the majority of the day, would the non-whites have equal rights (and equal access to churches, housing, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, schools, colleges and yes water fountains) if we listen to the majority of the day? We all know the answer, a resounding, NO!
Today we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. In a time of domestic crisis men of good will and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics and do what is right, not what is just popular with the majority. Some men comprehend discrimination by never have experiencing it in their lives, but the majority will only understand after it happens to them.
There is a very simple answer to ending ALL of the damage the Obama administration is causing in this nation.
OBAMA HAS GOT TO GO! SOONER RATHER THAN LATER!
Remember this in November, 2010. Vote ALL incumbents out, particularly Harry Reid. You may not like republicans, but with their taking over, Obama will be handicapped to the point, the obamination of this country will stop!
Check out the Oakland animals! It's great to be boycotted by these Ca. savages. We'll keep Arizona AMERICAN,while those savages in Oakland prove to the world all they really care about is a CHANCE TO LOOT,ROB, PILLAGE, AND RAPE. My sympathy for the brave police officers, they got it ruff! This crap doesn't happen in Phoenix, sheriff Joe would put them all in "Tent city".
Tear down the Statue of Liberty. Its long outlived its real meaning and bastardized beyond use.
All states need to remake their immigration laws EQUAL to those of hypocritical Mexico who shoot illegal immigrants dead since we are talking about tens of millions of THEIR peasant rejects they dump over the border to get rid of in the same way tribal chiefs conned off millions of their weakling runt rejects to the slave traders. We know this because there never were any strong zulus pygmies etc sold off as slaves. America gets cheated every time. Castro unloaded his rejects off on Carter in the Mariel boatlift.
Even Obamas paternal went back since real Africans of stronger genes only live in their root nation and know America got weak their rejects.
Africa, Mexico, Cuba and all others laugh all the way to the bank since they dont have to waste trillions taking care of their outcast unwanteds anymore throwing them off on US taxpayers as usual using that "huddled masses" con.
America is tired of being dumped and take the worlds human garbage all because of some bull**** "huddled masses" con.
Never feed stray animals. With 15 trillion red ink debt taxpayers cant afford these beggers and rejects and are sick of being the worlds human garbage dump so freeloading liberal socialist weakling rejects like Obama can be happy who Africa also rejected. America cant afford any more of the worlds human garbage. Fact.
CHECK OUT OAKLAND! THE CHEIF OF POLICE DECLARED,"THIS IS NOT THE WILD WEST"! NO DOUBT A REFERENCE TO ARIZONA. WELL, MR. POLICE CHEIF
IF THAT HAPPENED IN ARIZONA, "TENT CITY" WOULD HAVE A POPULATION EXPLOSION. WE PUT SAVAGES LIKE THAT IN TENTS WITH NO A/C IN 112 DEGREE HEAT.NOTE: "ABUSED ANIMALS GET THE AIR CONDITIONED CELLS". MEANWHILE, THE WEST COAST LIBERALS KISS THE CRIMINALS BUTTS, HENCE CA. IS "SHOT TO HELL"!
What race is the Statue of Liberty female? Liberal ignorance is astounding.
America was founded created built by and for European-Americans only. It was not built for these ex-Asian migrant Mexican illegals. Mexicans have their own nation. Stay away. Go back home. You are turning America into a third world wasteland.
Mexicans peasants pouring over the border are not needed. Stay in your own home where you are citizens. You are a scourge and rejected by your own country getting rid of its undesirables.
Your days are numbered here. Liberals have all had their 15 minutes of fame and that is quickly drawing to a close in November. Liberal racists in the WH and DOJ trying to reduce the white population to a minority cant protect you any longer. All states are making laws like AZ. Enjoy it while you can. Its back to Mexico soon.
Anonymous: Snore, snore, boring, next!
EIGHTY MILES OF ARIZONA IS NOW POSTED WITH SIGNS THAT READ: KEEP OUT! THIS AREA IS DANGEROUS,IT'S USED AS A MAIN ROUTE FOR "DRUG DEALERS AND HUMAN SMUGGLERS". BUT THE MORON IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AND THAT INCOMPETENT HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLAIM"THE BORDER HAS NEVER BEEN SAFER"! SAFER FOR WHO?
THE MORON IN THE WHITE HOUSE SENT 30,000 TROOPS TO THE WRONG BORDER! TYPICAL FOR A "LEFT WING" MORON!
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