Arizona-Style Immigration Law Debated in Nebraska

Posted: March 2, 2011 05:28 PM CST

Updated: March 2, 2011 05:47 PM CST

Arizona-Style Immigration Law Debated in Nebraska

Debate heats up at the state capitol, on an immigration proposal modeled after Arizona's controversial law.

Sen. Charlie Janssen defends his proposal, saying he can no longer wait for congress to act.

Opponents of the bill agree immigration reform is badly needed, but fear racial profiling.

Community organizer Felipe Cruz said, "That's a confrontation and we don't need a confrontation now we need solutions. We need to work together. And if we don't have the ability to work together then we are not practicing our human relations."

While there are doubts the bill will even pass, Cruz expects protests if it does.

A Grand Island Tea Party and Minutemen leader Mark McCaffery organized people to speak out in support of LB 48 on Wednesday.

They included Richard Miller of St. Paul who testified on behalf of get-tough laws for legal immigrants.

Those on both sides of the proposal have said they do not think it will advance out of the legislature's judiciary committee.

http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=14175358

There's a video at the link. Community organizer Felipe Cruz is featured in the video and threatens to boycott NE and shop in Iowa and Kansas instead if the bill passes. I would like to say to him PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SHOP THERE! We won't miss you one bit! It must be nice to have the money for gas so you can travel to other states just to shop. Community organizers must get paid well.