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Arizona Citizenship Law!
Don't call it an immigration law because it is not an immigration law. It is simply a citizenship verification law. It is not a law against illegals, it is a law for citizenship validation. If you are Hispanic and a citizen, there is nothing to worry about. Many Hispanic speaking citizens in Arizona support the law. Why? Because they are legal. They paid their dues and became legal through whatever process they had to go through. Whether is was done legally or through previous illegal alien resident forgiveness programs, they are now legal.
When I first came to this country, I worked for a Canadian company for four years in the U.S. before I finally became legal, although I was never illegal. I paid Canadian taxes until I got my green card and then began paying U.S. taxes. I had access to all privileges afforded a U.S. citizen except the right to vote and become president, although that seems to have changed recently. I was even eligible for the draft and would have gone had I been drafted because if you want to live here, you have to abide by all of the laws.
When I became a citizen, I was the only English speaking person being sworn in that day. I was the only person who was able to speak the language.
I am in favor of the Arizona law and salute the governor for having the courage to sign it into law. Even John McCain, a RINO, is in favor of the law. I am also in favor of making it mandatory that in order to become a citizen, you must speak, read and write basic English.
Why all the hoopla is beyond me? When politics rears its ugly head, we all lose. Arizona will no more be a police state than any other state. The only difference is that Arizona is finally attempting to take care of the illegal immigration situation that is draining their economy and state budget. The Federal Government refuses to do what it is constitutionally mandated to do. Protect our borders.
Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue. Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
We should learn a lesson from Mexico and make it a felony to be an illegal alien.
It should be a felony to hire an illegal and it should be enforced.
If you took a survey of all the road construction companies you would probably find out that the majority of Hispanics employed are illegal. It is time to act.
That is my stand, what's yours?
When I first came to this country, I worked for a Canadian company for four years in the U.S. before I finally became legal, although I was never illegal. I paid Canadian taxes until I got my green card and then began paying U.S. taxes. I had access to all privileges afforded a U.S. citizen except the right to vote and become president, although that seems to have changed recently. I was even eligible for the draft and would have gone had I been drafted because if you want to live here, you have to abide by all of the laws.
When I became a citizen, I was the only English speaking person being sworn in that day. I was the only person who was able to speak the language.
I am in favor of the Arizona law and salute the governor for having the courage to sign it into law. Even John McCain, a RINO, is in favor of the law. I am also in favor of making it mandatory that in order to become a citizen, you must speak, read and write basic English.
Why all the hoopla is beyond me? When politics rears its ugly head, we all lose. Arizona will no more be a police state than any other state. The only difference is that Arizona is finally attempting to take care of the illegal immigration situation that is draining their economy and state budget. The Federal Government refuses to do what it is constitutionally mandated to do. Protect our borders.
Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue. Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
We should learn a lesson from Mexico and make it a felony to be an illegal alien.
It should be a felony to hire an illegal and it should be enforced.
If you took a survey of all the road construction companies you would probably find out that the majority of Hispanics employed are illegal. It is time to act.
That is my stand, what's yours?
posted by Brian J Perks at
6:24 PM
4 Comments:
I'm skeptical about the purpose of this law. It's not cost-effective to identify illegals one-by-one after they've been arrested. It's already illegal to work with forged state paperwork or with no paperwork in Arizona. Even if Arizona went where the illegals can be found in bunches (employers), the State of Arizona can't deport them, only the Feds can.
It seems to me the only thing this law has accomplished is to give McCain the chance to publically reverse his position on illegal immigration, a major strike against him in the eyes of many Arizona voters, during what looks to be a tough Senate campaign for him. Maybe I'm just too cynical.
As you said, "It's already illegal to work with forged state paperwork or with no paperwork in Arizona." But that doesn't stop employers from hiring them. The only thing the law is trying to do is get the Feds off their fat butts and do something about illegals. No one is going to enforce anything because that is the Feds job.
Every road construction company in the country would go belly up if they didn't hire illegals. They are the biggest offenders of the law.
And about McCain, he should retire along with every Senator and Congressman over 75 years of age and a few younger. They force airline pilots to retire at 65, they should too.
Brian, a more effective law would be to put companies that hire undocumented workers in jail, rather than the workers.
The funny thing is, it's the wealthy corporations that don't want to be held responsible. Talk about corporate welfare.
I respectfully disagree with you, Bruce. It is not only large corporations, it is every construction company in the country. No matter whether they are big or small, every construction company, yes I know I am painting them with broad strokes, continues to hire illegals. And they continue to get around the e-Verify laws because the laws are written so poorly and the lack of enforcement by our government.
On the other hand, I agree that the owners/principals/managers should be tried and jailed for hiring illegals. Like that is ever going to happen.
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