Thread: AZ: Non-stop calls register migrant-bill options

Apr. 18, 2010 12:00 AM
Non-stop calls register migrant-bill options

Voters weigh in . . . The phones were ringing non-stop Friday morning in Gov. Jan Brewer's office, mostly from residents encouraging her to either sign or veto Senate Bill 1070, the state's controversial immigration-control measure.

The bill, among other things, makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requires police to check the immigration status of individuals. It passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday and is scheduled for a final vote in the Senate on Monday.


Brewer, who doesn't comment on legislation before it hits her desk, has not indicated what action she will take.

But rest assured, if you call to offer your opinion, there is a receptionist on duty taking notes and tallying your thoughts.

• Everyone weighs in . . . Those looking to express their opinion - or at least see what other folks are griping about - in a less formal manner can just cruise the Internet, flip the TV channels or twist the radio dial. Arizona and its immigration bill have been making national news. Big time.

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly interviewed former state Sen. Alfredo Gutierrez. Fox's Geraldo Rivera debated the bill with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Bill sponsor Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, and Tucson-based Coalition for Human Rights co-chair Isabel Garcia yelled it out on CNN on Thursday. National Public Radio personality Diane Rehm chatted up the issue with her guests Friday morning.

Liberal Denver radio talk-show host Mario Solis-Marich declared Arizona the "Alabama of the new century" on a blog that made the Huffington Post website and encouraged people to join the Facebook page "Boycott the Police State Known as Arizona."

Seems like just about everyone has an opinion on the bill. Whether you want to hear them or not, well, that's another story.

• Bringing in the big names . . . The Arizona Democratic Party is pulling out all the stops for its upcoming fundraiser, tapping Vice President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker for the 2010 Arizona Heritage Dinner.

The event, which will be held on May 1, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, is hoping to draw at least 800 people, spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson said.

Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Terry Goddard is listed as the special guest.

Biden's visit to Arizona comes as several prominent Democrats, including Reps. Gabrielle Giffords, Ann Kirkpatrick, and Harry Mitchell, are potentially facing tough challenges this fall.

But the event also is about supporting state Democrats, Johnson said.

"Obviously, the mid-term elections are really important," she said. "But we have a really crucial election here in Arizona. It's critical that we get the right person, i.e., Terry Goddard, in the Governor's Office."

Goddard is the presumptive Democratic nominee; he'll face the winner of a crowded GOP primary field that includes Brewer, State Treasurer Dean Martin, businessman Owen "Buz" Mills and former Board of Regents President John Munger.

Tickets for the event range from $200 to $10,000.

• Elephants and Rhinos . . . Andrew Thomas' first TV ad in his campaign against State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is an Animal Planet spoof that plays off Thomas' characterization of Horne as a "Republican In Name Only. " And of course, as the ad says, "at the end of every RINO is a Horne."

Thomas, the "true conservative in the race," is a bull elephant. Then the ad devolves into something like Claymation as the elephant kills the Rhino/RINO and the announcer solemnly intones, "When elephants and rhinos battle each other in the wild, the elephants emerge victorious."

Quote of the week: "This bill ushers in a new chapter of disgrace for the state that resisted celebrating the life of Martin Luther King." - Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, commenting on SB 1070.

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Quote of the week: "This bill ushers in a new chapter of disgrace for the state that resisted celebrating the life of Martin Luther King." - Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, commenting on SB 1070.

So what now? They're comparing Martin Luther King to an illegal alien?! These profiteers of illegal immigration have lost their minds.

Let have some fun and check out the National Day Laborer Organizing Network:

http://www.ndlon.org/

Do you see any of Martin Luther King's people in the pictures? I couldn't find a one. I did find the "Donate" button which takes you to "Network for Good" to make your "tax deductible" donation to underwrite foreign nationals breaking our laws and stealing our jobs, though.

Way to Go IRS. You're really on top of things handing out 501 C 3 not-for-profit tax-exempt status to criminal illegal labor networks to place illegal aliens with illegal employment in the US aren't you? Gawd, we can't pass the the FairTax and abolish your agency soon enough.

Hey, folks and your illegal alien friends, Martin Luther King was an AMERICAN CITIZEN. He advocated for peace, not murdering innocent ranchers, raping our children, and drunk driving.

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

Hey, folks and your illegal alien friends, Martin Luther King was an AMERICAN CITIZEN. He advocated for peace, not murdering innocent ranchers, raping our children, and drunk driving.

And killing pets like this poor little miniature Schnauzer by bashing their heads into a concrete sidewalk.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/dog-2445 ... mente.html

Published: April 16, 2010
Updated: April 17, 2010 9:16 a.m.
Man pleads guilty to bashing dog to death
By FRED SWEGLES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Story Highlights

Bayron Reyes Lopez, 26, of San Clemente, is sentenced to a year in jail and three years' probation, the D.A.'s office says, with a hold placed on him for deportation to Mexico once he serves the sentence.

A man accused of killing a 5-year-old miniature schnauzer by choking it and slamming its head repeatedly onto a San Clemente sidewalk Dec. 30 pleaded guilty Friday to felony animal cruelty and felony vandalism, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.

In a news release, the D.A.'s office said Bayron Reyes Lopez, 26, of San Clemente was sentenced to a year in jail and three years' formal probation. A hold was placed on him for deportation to Mexico once he completes his sentence, the D.A.'s office said.

COURTESY OF ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Authorities said that the vandalism charge stemmed from Lopez having vandalized his apartment complex at 4:30 a.m. Dec. 30. Later, the press release said, he:

•Approached a woman walking her dog, Kokanee, a miniature schnauzer, and threatened the woman, raising his arms above his head and yelling at her.

•Chased her when she tried to run off, then picked up the dog, whose leash had tangled around a sign pole next to the street.

•Grabbed the dog around the neck with both hands and choked it.

•Repeatedly slammed the dog onto the concrete sidewalk.

•Fled and was arrested later at the Rancho San Clemente Tennis & Fitness Club, where he worked as a maintenance man.

•Was nude, lying on his stomach in a pool of coffee, when found by officers.

The incident took place in the Rancho San Clemente community. The man was clothed at the time of the attack on the dog, authorities said, but later the Sheriff's Department received a call that a man was running naked in the tennis club.

Contact the writer: Salvador Hernandez and Brittany Levine contributed to this story.

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

The Governor's Office is located in the
Executive Tower at the State Capitol

The full mailing address is:
The Honorable Jan Brewer
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Telephone (602) 542-4331
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Left the following comment on the source article in the O.C. Register about the ILLEGAL beating to death the dog:

"Lopez seems to be all smiles, guess he enjoyed beating the dog to death and there is little doubt that he would have done the same to the women if he had got his hands on her. The south of the Border ILLEGAL invaders are moving North along with their family values our past President often proudly stated. Again and again he stated the U.S. was lucky that the ILLEGALS didn't leave their family values south of the Border while they continue to invade the United States. Of course he failed to mention all of the murders, drugs, rapes and various other values the ILLEGAL invasion would produce now including animal cruelty. The violence will scurry north into our Nation the same as the ILLEGAL invaders have been successful in accomplishing; but not to worry the Special Interest Groups and Elitist Political Contributors will continue to prosper with their cheap labor furnished to the ILLEGAL EMPLOYERS by the ILLEGAL invaders. Of course since Arizona is about to sign into law a bill to PROTECT their CITIZENS and pets from the ILLEGALS they will scurry over to their bordering states. Not good news for the rest of us. I have emailed my state senator and representative a copy of Arizona's bill requesting they do the same for their Citizens."

http://www.ocregister.com/news/dog-2445 ... mente.html

The humans are humans argument is nothing more than a last gasp talking point extended by groups such as a la raza because they have no valid arguments in defense of their opposition to such legislation.

The law already mandates that legal immigrants carry their green card with them at all times. Failure to do so can result in arrest and a fine.

As an American citizen, I carry papers with me everyday when I leave the house, A state issued drivers license, social security card, identification card, sometimes even a passport. I guess according to your logic, I shoud cease doing so and simply remind authorities that i'm a human being and don't need to carry any documentation.

Often, pro-illegal invader advocates favor this position because it allows illegal invaders to blend in (at least temporarily) in the event they come into contact with authorities. Legal immigrants being required to carry papers (which they already are) leaves the illegal invader more vulnerable to identification, since they will not be able to produce the required identification when asked to do so by law enforcement.

Is this your concern Alex? Welcome to ALIPAC.

In the state of Florida you must have your drivers license with you and if you don't,if stopped,you can be fined.

Everyone should carry ID at all times if only for "In Case of An Emergency" they will know who you are and who to contact.

As for Immigration; we do have laws and they must be obeyed yet MILLIONS of Illegals think they are not required to obey the laws of our Nation.

Originally Posted by USPatriot

In the state of Florida you must have your drivers license with you and if you don't,if stopped,you can be fined.

Everyone should carry ID at all times if only for "In Case of An Emergency" they will know who you are and who to contact.

As for Immigration; we do have laws and they must be obeyed yet MILLIONS of Illegals think they are not required to obey the laws of our Nation.

In most states if you're driving without a license, you'll be arrested. You won't be allowed to drive home.