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2010-04-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

Arizona passes strict illegal immigration act

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Posted by Steve White 2010-04-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Expect this to be upheld in the state court, then struck down in the appeals court, then ignored by the supreme court.

We are soooo screwed.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-04-14 00:04|| 2010-04-14 00:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Another provision of the Arizona law, which makes day laborers illegal, violates the 1st Amendment, critics contend.

So, busting street walkers is violating their 1st Amendment rights? Nice try. It is the power of the government, local, state, and national to regulate commerce. This is management of commerce.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-14 07:25|| 2010-04-14 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 There are some questionable parts to the new law, both from a functional point of view, and because they open it up to attack during appeal.

First of all, it requires city, county and State employees to report *suspected* illegals they come in contact with. This comes across as a cringe-worthy "everyone a policeman" clause. Government workers could get up to 4 months in jail for not reporting.

Oddly enough, it *exempts* emergency workers, including firemen, policemen and ER personnel from reporting. And it also exempts churches from providing transportation or other services to illegals.

Second, failure to produce documents is not evidence, of course, even though the law requires foreigners of all kinds to carry documents.

This means that workers required to report, cannot detain, just notify police, even though the suspected illegal is long gone. This is a bizarre catch-22, a "requirement to report suspicion" based on little or no evidence, or else.

The Arizona Supreme Court weighed in, even before the law was passed, finding against a lawsuit by the group organization of AZ cities and towns, who are concerned that they are going to take the hit for this, financially and legally.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-14 10:19|| 2010-04-14 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Another provision of the Arizona law, which makes day laborers illegal, violates the 1st Amendment, critics contend.

So the 1st doesn't protect mens-only clubs, but it does protect day laborers?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2010-04-14 10:19|| 2010-04-14 10:19|| Front Page Top

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