Under state law, by extending Arizona's trespassing law. Legal experts say this is either pretty inventive or unconstitutional, depending on which legal experts you interview. Traditionally, it's been federal officers, using federal law, who enforce immigration law, though there have been some exceptions. (There are a handful of police departments that are trained in ICE procedures and can work with them.)
Critics are worried that it'll lead to more racial profiling -- they say that some police will end up stopping citizens just because they're Hispanic, which wouldn't be fair to U.S. citizens who also happen to be Hispanic.
they say that some police will end up stopping citizens just because they're Hispanic, which wouldn't be fair to U.S. citizens who also happen to be Hispanic.
On the other hand, they have no problem stopping everyone on that happens to be driving down a particular road, just because they MIGHT find a drunk driver amongst them.
Posted by: Searching | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 06:45 AM
Article IV Section 4.
I think they should uphold the rule of law and govern by the rules set forth by the United States Constitution, as they swore they would with their oaths of office.
Back in the sixties the government came into the schools and brainwashed us with the idea we needed to control the population because it was rising so fast. They said the roads would become crowded and we would run out of things like water.
They unleashed abortions, birth control pills, and other forms of Family Planning.
To allow the country to be over run with the criminals in businesses illegal labor while the criminals in the government aid and abet the invasion is a travesty against mankind.
They have seen to it our children were killed to control the population at the same time allowing the world to export their population problems here.
What about our sacrifices, many made against our will?
P.S. We still haven't recovered from the last time the criminals in business were allowed to bring in their slaves.
Posted by: Carson | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 07:09 AM
Did you ever wonder where the money for things like the subversion of the world’s immigration laws may come from?
It seems to me as long as we allow people to print up fiat money there will be no place in the world where freedom can flourish.
If the Globalist oppose your efforts, paid for with real hard earned money, all they have to do is fire up the presses and shovel the money to any group that will oppose you.
Not only that but it seems they do it in such a way that the money to achieve THEIR goals is borrowed from them. Then we pay interest to a group outside of our country, like the Federal Reserve, on the creation and borrowing of OUR OWN fiat money.
IN ESSENCE THEY BEAT US WITH OUR OWN STICK!
Posted by: Carson | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 07:10 AM
Arizona might make illegal immigration a crime
Stupid me thought someone did something illegal, it was a crime.
Posted by: dkc | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 08:03 AM
Immigration is a federal issue. It's BAD news for local law enforcement to get into the immigrant policing business (unless you're talking about stings on local businesses and such). By making illegal immigration a local crime, then you basically cut off your access to these people for your normal criminal investigations. Say, there's a murderer or rapist living in some immigrant community. No one will help the police then.
Posted by: Marvin | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 09:39 AM
oh I don't know.
criminals seem to have no problem informing on other criminals, if it suits their purpose.
How would this be different?
btw Marvin , I'm still waiting for your response at http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2009/06/maybe-that-homeland-security-report-wasnt-a-complete-bunch-of-nonsense.html#comments
Posted by: Joe White | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 01:18 PM
If anybody can do it, Arizona can do it!
It's time for ZERO TOLERENCE with these ILLEGAL ALIENS!
GO ARIZONA!
Posted by: Delaware Bob | Monday, June 22, 2009 at 08:37 PM
You are ignorant... thanks to illegal immigrants this country is still a country because no one is capable of doing the type of work that illegal immigrants are able to do!!! They are here to work and do the work that Americans are unwilling to do!!! If you have NOT noticed since they started to deport illegal’s that is when loss of business, loss of homes and everything else started - why because NO ONE WANTS to do their work, and no one spends the money that they do!!!
Posted by: Bobby | Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Good for Arizona and the nation. Entering the country without authorization is a crime.
ALIPAC fully supports the states who want to assert their rights in stopping illegal immigration. www.alipaqc.us
Posted by: JP | Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:04 AM