There have been two big developments (among many, many major news stories) that have caught my eye. First, there is the new Arizona immigration law that has been a huge news story nationally. The link to this ACTUAL BILL is
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf
I would highly recommend anyone who is genuinely interested in this bill take the time to read it for themselves rather than depending on the news or even our President for an accurate understanding of this bill.
Secondly, there has been the "Times Square Bomber" guy who successfully became a citizen recently and is now accused of being the culprit involved in this attempted bombing.
What do these two stories have in common? Bear with me and I'll illustrate the connection that is very disturbing to my mind......
In regards to the first story, the President has responded on Cinco de Mayo with this statement,
"We can’t start singling out people because of who they look like, or how they talk, or how they dress," the president said. "We can’t turn law-abiding American citizens, and law-abiding immigrants, into subjects of suspicion and abuse."
Speaking at the same function he stated his desire for a law to be passed at the federal level... "[I]t can be done. And it needs to be done... I want to begin work this year, and I want Democrats and Republicans to work with me because we’ve got to stay true to who we are-- a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants."
These comments underline the key issues surrounding the law, 1) the belief that the law is simply legalized racial profiling, and 2) the belief that "the feds" should handle this.
I'm going to keep this simple. Read the law. It is specifically geared toward dealing with illegal immigrants, NOT racial profiling. I am not saying this naively. Consider that in a step that I considered overkill on the part of Arizona legislators, they have recently amended this law to specifically state NOT ONLY that race cannot be the primary factor for questioning and suspicion, but it cannot be a factor AT ALL used to justify reasonable suspicion. Considering we are dealing with immigration problems in Arizona and not Montana, I'm guessing the majority of illegal immigrants are indeed going to be of Hispanic descent, but these are the kinds of laws that must be passed in order to deal with hyper sensitivity about potential racial motivations.
"The feds" have NOT handled this problem for decades. This is THE primary reason this law had to be passed by Arizona. Consider these links:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/feb/mexican-cartels-make-phoenix-kidnap-capital
http://phoenix.about.com/od/crime/a/dangerous.htm
I think reasonable people can disagree about this law, but there does not need to be a demonization of people seeking to protect its citizens from an exceedingly dangerous environment. This brings me to the second story.
At the same exact time the Obama administration is smack in the midst of pushing intensely for months to have the KSM terrorist mastermind tried in a civilian court, Eric Holder, Obama's Attorney General, has stated that he sees a need to limit miranda rights for terrorist suspects who are U.S. citizens!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/us/politics/10holder.html
The fact that this statement has not received more exposure and outrage than it has is fascinating to me. If George Bush or one of his representatives had stated this on a Sunday morning talk show as Holder did, the media would be abuzz with it by Monday morning. The truly bizarre nature of this move to me is the combination of fighting for the rights of one non-citizen who is a self-professed mastermind while seeking to limit the rights of another SUSPECT who is a legal U.S. citizen. This sets a precedent for all future cases of all U.S. citizens who are SUSPECTED terrorists. For the record, I'm not seeking to be conspiratorial about this. Please notice the lack of conspiracy theories. However, WHY, WHY, WHY is noone disturbed by the one single thread that certainly seems to tie these stories together. We currently have a President who seems much more interested in protecting non-citizens than citizens?? Please feel free to disagree. I always welcome all opinions including dissenting ones as long as they are offered without vulgar language and respectfully.
5 comments:
Yeah, he is for sure more interested in protecting non citizens.
I do believe in my heart. Americans are equal in looking each one with respect to racial.
I have been discriminated once and for sure Napoleon and Hitler would disagree with Obama even the English pied piper.
in deeper sides, You do belong from great country known and been a dream of freedom from countries outside your world. And with respect to generosity, Americans are happy people, this is what i know of. And i think is missing with respect to linking from generations of long ago. I hope the word g is still existing...
But for some reason Your great soldier is anywhere fighting not for your own cause "if it is true" but for the good of what? Other country...like vietnam, middle east, africa, and some which brings some of your GIJoe with no legs and arms..if not in deep rest. Your leader is with great heart and courage and I believe OBAMA is. No matter who sit on that position with great nation looking ahead on your direction who will not be over whelmed by the unexpected visitors from outside world. The plea of these citizens are safe haven and greener pasture. If there are hundreds of them one is a terrorist. This is for meddling from the affairs from long ago...
one against hundreds and hundreds...
so i hope...with this "one" against the common good...who were taught to bomb himself...and destroy the good life of those who seek from yours, look deeper...
The only way for way to end is for people like us to stop fighting them.
Hey everyone, thanks for responding to my posts. Just want to be clear about one key issue. Not only do I believe immigration is ok with me. I believe immigration is one of the most important keys to positive growth and development in the U.S. With each new wave of immigrants, I believe we have a new generation of people who have a fresh appreciation for our freedoms and opportunities that many second and third generation citizens simply no longer appreciate as much. The key here is LEGAL immigrants. I understand there are many people in dire circumstances that would love to come here, but here are just a few of the problems that ILLEGAL immigration is causing for us. 1. Terrorism (if the immigrant is illegal, we have no way to check on the person coming in), 2. Our local and state governments are going bankrupt because illegal immigrants access our public assistance programs, 3. Our local hospitals are going bankrupt because illegal immigrants are never turned away at Emergency Rooms(this is the most expensive part of a hospital to run), 4. Crime---the state that passed the recent immigration law includes the city of Phoenix which has the largest kidnapping rate in the country and the second largest in the world according to the articles I posted links to--drug wars and related criminal activity is perhaps one of the single greatest threats posed by illegal immigration on the Mexican border. I love L-O-V-E immigrants to this country and welcome them to this country and invite them to make it their own. I only ask that they do so LEGALLY. Really appreciate the feedback from everyone.
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