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03-31-2006, 11:37 PM #1
Arizona House OKs immigration felony law
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... n0331.html
House OKs immigration felony law
Associated Press
Mar. 31, 2006 12:00 AM
The House on Thursday approved a bill to expand Arizona's trespassing law to make undocumented immigrants' presence in Arizona a crime and to enable local authorities to arrest them.
Senate Bill 1157, which passed Thursday on a 32-26 vote, had been approved previously by the Senate but now returns to consider changes made by the House.
It is considered unlikely to become law because of the likelihood of a veto by Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano. No Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
Under the measure, an undocumented immigrant anywhere in Arizona would be guilty of a felony.
Also, a law officer arresting someone for investigation of a crime would be authorized to question the person's nationality and immigration status.
The bill would permit a first-time violator to be turned over to federal authorities for deportation but also states the legislative intent that a repeat offender should be criminally prosecuted.
All 32 yes votes, one more than needed in the 60-member House, came from majority Republicans, while six Republicans joined all 20 Democrats in voting against the bill.
Democratic Rep. Ted Downing of Tucson later predicted that Republicans would experience a backlash.
"This will be the rallying cry for every group and kid in the state," he said.
Supporters say the approach would help communities catch undocumented border-crossers who manage to get past federal authorities in Arizona.
Opponents say that the idea won't result in significant changes and that a similar strategy flopped last year in New Hampshire because states don't have the authority to enforce federal immigration law.Illegal aliens remain exempt from American laws, while they DEMAND American rights...
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03-31-2006, 11:39 PM #2
The kids in the state are so stupid that with all their taking to the streets, they don't even know what's going on in the State legislature.
Illegal aliens remain exempt from American laws, while they DEMAND American rights...
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04-01-2006, 01:17 AM #3
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let's just hope AZ's senate is way better that the US senate.
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