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| Tipping point: AZ House oks bill making illegal immigrants felons |
| 2006-03-31 |
| An illegal immigrant anywhere in Arizona would be guilty of a felony under a bill approved by the state House of Representatives. The bill, approved 32-26 yesterday, had been approved previously by the Senate but now returns to that chamber to consider changes made by the House. The bill would permit a first-time violator to be turned over to federal authorities, but also states the legislative intent that a repeat offender should be criminally prosecuted. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Joe Arpaio knows how to give them a wl;ecome they won't soon forget. Go get 'em, Joe. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-31 20:54 |
| #3 Depends on how long the legislature can keep the bill bottled up, Frank. Likely what'll happen is that it'll get signed and immediately thrown to the courts, with the governor's blessing. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-03-31 20:08 |
| #2 what will the Gov (who's been play-acting tough on illegals) do? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-31 19:36 |
| #1 Less likely to be applied to regular illegals unless the authorities need an excuse to hold the individual. More likely to be used for coyotes, as an accessory to a felony with a count for each person they are caught smuggling. Start making the enablers pay dearly for modern 'slaving'. |
| Posted by: Glang Spurong7625 2006-03-31 19:31 |