The Fight Against The Arizona Immigration Law

[jgaffney]

A very succinct explanation from Prof. Terry J. Lovell:




Sorta puts everything into focus, doesn't it? How can the Democrat Party take such a stand, both against existing federal law and against the citizens of the State of Arizona? Is it just because the Dems are pandering to the Latino vote? Say it isn't so

[jgaffney]

For the skeptics who want to dismiss Prof. Lovell as just another xenophobic ranter, here is the section of US Code he cites:

(d) Certificate of alien registration or alien receipt card:
Every alien in the United States who has been registered and fingerprinted under the provisions of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, or under the provisions of this chapter shall be issued a certificate of alien registration or an alien registration receipt card in such form and manner and at such time as shall be prescribed under regulations issued by the Attorney General.

(e) Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

It seems to me that the major objection to the Arizona law was that police would engage in "profiling" and stop everyone who was brown and demand to see their papers. Well, it seems to me that police are in the business of profiling; otherwise, they'd be knocking on your door every time there was a crime committed. The police in Arizona probably have a pretty good idea by now of what an illegal immigrant looks like. If they stop a car full of 20-something Latinos for speeding or an equipment volation, and want to see some ID, I think that's prudent police work.

[subdjoe]

In a reasonable world the State of Arizona would be able to cite the federal law in court, and get the case thrown out as being without merit.














In a reasonable world, that is.

[jgaffney]

Like I always say, "Be reasonable, do it my way!"