it's obvious that the politicians in DC are not going to enforce our immigration laws it's time for Americans to take the law into our own hands we may have to kill the politicians first
On Jun 17, 11:03 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Jun 17, 11:14 PM EDT > > Hillary Clinton's interview about immigration law angers Arizona > governor who signed it > > By AMANDA LEE MYERS > Associated Press Writer > > Advertisement > <http://oascentral.hosted.ap.org/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/OHMOU.host...> > <http://oascentral.hosted.ap.org/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/OHMOU.host...> > > Latest News > Hillary Clinton's interview about immigration law angers Arizona > governor who signed it > </dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION_LAW_CLINTON?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMP > LATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-06-17-23-14-16> > > Bill Clinton, in interview, advises Democratic incumbents to embrace > record: 'Never give up' > </dynamic/stories/U/US_CLINTON_INTERVIEW?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=D > EFAULT&CTIME=2010-06-11-18-54-15> > > Kagan wrote in 1999 that judicial nomination was 'the greatest honor of > my life' > </dynamic/stories/U/US_KAGAN_BILL_CLINTON?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE= > DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-06-11-18-21-56> > > Former President Bill Clinton campaigns for Reid, doesn't know why his > re-election in doubt > </dynamic/stories/U/US_CLINTON_REID?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL > T&CTIME=2010-06-11-03-56-39> > > It's another comeback for the 'Comeback Kid' as Bill Clinton finds a > role in Obama world > </dynamic/stories/U/US_CLINTONS_COMEBACK?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=D > EFAULT&CTIME=2010-06-10-22-52-47> > > Buy AP Photo Reprints > > Your Questions Answered > <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME> > > AP answers your questions on the news, from tennis seeding to using > explosives on the oil leak > </dynamic/stories/A/ASK_AP?SITE=OHMOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2 > 010-06-11-07-40-36> > > PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she's angry over > comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the Obama > administration will sue the state over its new immigration law. > > In a June 8 media interview in Ecuador that began circulating Thursday > in the U.S., Clinton said President Barack Obama thinks the federal > government should determine immigration policy and that the Justice > Department "will be bringing a lawsuit against the act." > > Justice spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler on Thursday declined to say whether > the department would sue and that "the department continues to review > the law." > > The department has been looking at the law for weeks for possible civil > rights violations, with an eye toward a possible court challenge. > > It's unclear why Clinton made the comment since it's not her area. She > couldn't be reached Thursday for comment. > > State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Obama and Clinton have both > made it clear that the administration opposes the law. > > "I will defer to the Justice Department on the legal steps that are > available and where they stand on the review of the law," Crowley said. > "The secretary believes that comprehensive immigration reform is a > better course of action." > > Brewer, a Republican, said in a statement that "this is no way to treat > the people of Arizona." > > "To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the > secretary of state is just outrageous," she said. "If our own government > intends to sue our state to prevent illegal immigration enforcement, the > least it can do is inform us before it informs the citizens of another > nation." > > Brewer spokesman Paul Senseman said the governor was "outraged" and that > Clinton's comments make it appear that the Justice Department has > decided to file suit. > > "But she's confident that in the end, the state of Arizona, the > citizens, will prevail," he said. > > On April 23, Brewer signed what is considered the toughest legislation > in the nation targeting illegal immigrants. It is set to go into effect > July 29 pending multiple legal challenges and the Justice Department's > review. > > The law requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask > people about their immigration status if there's a "reasonable > suspicion" they're in the country illegally. It also makes being in > Arizona illegally a misdemeanor, and it prohibits seeking day-labor work > along the state's streets. > > The law's stated intention is to drive illegal immigrants out of Arizona > and discourage them from coming in the first place. It has outraged > civil rights groups, drawn criticism from Obama and led to marches and > protests organized by people on both sides of the issue. > > The law's backers say Congress isn't doing anything meaningful about > illegal immigration, so it's the state's duty to address the issue. > Critics say it will lead to racial profiling and discrimination against > Hispanics, and damage ties between police and minority communities. > > Brewer met with Obama in the Oval Office about the law on June 3, > telling him: "We want our border secured." Obama reiterated his > objections to the law. Neither side appeared to give ground although > both talked about seeking a bipartisan solution. > > Other Arizona politicians, political candidates and activist groups were > quick to weigh in on Clinton's remarks. U.S. Senate candidate J.D. > Hayworth, who is challenging Sen. John McCain, called them appalling; > attorney general candidates Tom Horne and Andrew Thomas also denounced them. > > Joanne Lin, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, > urged the administration to take swift action against the law. > > --- > > Associated Press writers Jonathan J. Cooper and Jacques Billeaud in > Phoenix and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report. > > � 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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