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Illegal Aliens can be denied benefits in AZ
PHOENIX -- A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to block part of an Arizona law that denies some public benefits to illegal immigrants, saying the plaintiffs had no right to sue.
Something which needs to be said many, many more times to many, many more people.
The voter-approved law appeared on Arizona's November election ballot.
And Yours Truly helped in the campaign.
The portion at issue bars illegal immigrants from getting certain public benefits and makes it a crime for public employees to fail to report illegal undocumented immigrants who seek the benefits.
And absolutely nothing about restricting benefits to those here legally, regardless of what MALDEF says.
A separate provision, unaffected by the court challenge, though opposed by the Democratic National Committee requires people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
Though not actually to vote.
If the election judges do their jobs on election day and only let properly registered voters in line, it wouldn't be a problem, but the judges in Seattle and Milwaukee were kinda fuzzy on this point last time ...
The plaintiffs had asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court, known for its loopy rulings to rule that U.S. District Judge David Bury had abused his discretion when he refused to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the law from going into effect until after a trial is held to determine its constitutionality. The appeals court panel denied their request (!), saying the plaintiffs had not demonstrated they were hurt by the law.
Since for illegal aliens benefits are supposed to be zero in the first place.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund had argued that the law was unconstitutional on the grounds that it usurps the federal government's power over immigration and naturalization.
Does the Constitution mandate that Arizona spend money on hospitalization for illegals? Does it prohibit citizens (who happen to work for the State) from reporting criminals to federal law enforcement? No. It's scum like you that make Me start to dislike even legal immigrants, which isn't fair to them.
Supporters argued it was necessary because Arizona, the busiest illegal entry point on the country's southern border, spends millions of dollars annually to provide food stamps, welfare and other social services to illegal immigrants.
Posted by: Jackal 2005-08-10
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