Thread: AZ:GOP Blasts League Of Cities for Suit vs. Immigrant Law

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Tucson Region

GOP blasts league of cities for suit vs. immigrant law

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.25.2009

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer and top Republican leaders lashed out Tuesday at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for its lawsuit challenging a new law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants getting public benefits.

"At a time when Arizona is suffering from budget deficits of unprecedented proportions and the state is struggling to meet the basic needs of its citizens, it is outrageous and shocking that the League of Cities and Towns would challenge legislation designed to protect the very entities that it was intended for," the governor said.

Brewer said Arizona voters have shown several times, starting with the 2004 election, that they do not want taxpayer money going to help those in the country illegally. She said changes approved by lawmakers in an August special session will plug holes in that law.

And Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who authored the bill, said the cities should be embarrassed to "side with lawbreakers over law keepers."

But Ken Strobeck, executive director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, said Brewer is misstating his organization's objections in its lawsuit.
"The law is already clear in Arizona that cities and towns cannot, and do not want to, provide public benefits, public services to people who are in the country illegally," he said.

What concerns league members, he said, are new provisions that subject public employees to up to four months in jail for failing to report illegal immigrants. It also allows any Arizona resident who believes public benefits are being provided to illegal immigrants to sue.

"We don't want to have a flood of new lawsuits over something that we believe was improperly enacted," he said.

Attorneys for the cities say the law is flawed because the language about illegal immigration was not enacted in a separate bill of its own, but included in a larger measure dealing with the state budget. That, the lawsuit claims, makes the maneuver unconstitutional.

House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, said that requiring cities to do more to crack down on services to illegal immigrants is related to the budget.

"A budget just isn't about spreadsheets or numbers in a column," he said.

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/318925.php

What concerns league members, he said, are new provisions that subject public employees to up to four months in jail for failing to report illegal immigrants.
Great, it is against the law to hire illegals.

It also allows any Arizona resident who believes public benefits are being provided to illegal immigrants to sue.

Maybe if the legal citiznes sued the gov't would stop giving illegals services and goods they don't deserve.

subject public employees to up to four months in jail for failing to report illegal immigrants.

What's wrong with that?

"At a time when Arizona is suffering from budget deficits of unprecedented proportions and the state is struggling to meet the basic needs of its citizens, it is outrageous and shocking that the League of Cities and Towns would challenge legislation designed to protect the very entities that it was intended for," the governor said.

Don't tell ex-senator-soon McJerk that!!!

Brewer said Arizona voters have shown several times, starting with the 2004 election, that they do not want taxpayer money going to help those in the country illegally.

Oh come on!! Who listens to those racist, pesky voters!

And Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who authored the bill, said the cities should be embarrassed to "side with lawbreakers over law keepers."

Liberals are not able to be embarrassed, they carry a "stupid gene."

the lawsuit claims, makes the maneuver unconstitutional.

What Constitution? The one Barry wipes his ( _* _) with?
That Constitution? The one Barry is deleting and re-writing?

Originally Posted by grandmasmad

subject public employees to up to four months in jail for failing to report illegal immigrants.

What's wrong with that?

I would change one thing to save the city money. Pay them $100 per illegal and make sure several people don't report the same one. It is cheaper than putting people in jail and the money will definitely encourage employees to report them.

If they did that in Miami Dade County instead of looking the other way then many people would be able to pay off their cars and/or homes with all money they could get.

http://www.azleague(dot)org

Just another bunch of non-elected people trying to run your life.

Dixie

Originally Posted by Dixie

http://www.azleague(dot)org

Just another bunch of non-elected people trying to run your life.

Dixie

If they cared about the cities and towns of Arizona, they would be the ones raising hell to stop illegal immigration, use E-Verify and the 287 (g) program and be reporting every illegal alien their constituent local governments come in contact with through health care services, utility payments, contractors, traffic stops, arrests, criminal investigations, loitering, day labor centers, public services, and home and building inspections, etc., etc., etc.

They aren't working in the best interest of their cities and towns, US citizens, Legal Residents or anyone else that matters in our country.

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http://www.alipac.us/article-4736--0-0.html

Gov. Jan Brewer and top Republican leaders lashed out Tuesday at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for its lawsuit challenging a new law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants getting public benefits

Okay Republican leaders - at least in Arizona state politics - you seem to be getting it. Speaking out publicly in favor of strong enforcement! This is an encouraging sign. Hope more Republicans will do so.

Originally Posted by builditnow

Gov. Jan Brewer and top Republican leaders lashed out Tuesday at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for its lawsuit challenging a new law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants getting public benefits

Okay Republican leaders - at least in Arizona state politics - you seem to be getting it. Speaking out publicly in favor of strong enforcement! This is an encouraging sign. Hope more Republicans will do so.

Wait until Joe Arpario is Governor!!!