Thread: Civil Rts. Groups Protest AZ Immig. Law, File Suit on 'Secur

Updated April 27, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Protest Arizona Immigration Law, File Suit Over Federal Program

By Jake Gibson

- FOXNews.com

Civil rights and immigrant-advocacy groups teamed up Tuesday to condemn the recently passed Arizona immigration legislation as racist, as they filed a lawsuit seeking more information about a separate federal immigration program.

Civil rights and immigrant-advocacy groups teamed up Tuesday to condemn the recently passed Arizona immigration legislation as racist, as they filed a lawsuit seeking more information about a separate federal immigration program.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network, The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law filed the Freedom of Information Act suit in New York federal court. The groups said they were seeking records about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's "Secure Communities" program -- which was set up in 2007 to help local law enforcement and federal authorities coordinate to identify and deport illegal immigrant criminals in the United States.

The groups say the passage last week of the Arizona bill combined with the expansion of the Secure Communities program, which is already operational in 20 states, is cause for alarm.

"At a time when police and ICE partnerships have clearly failed, ICE is moving swiftly to implement the Secure Communities program in every jail by 2013," said Center for Constitutional Rights lawyer Sunia Patel.

Meanwhile, the groups decried the Arizona law, which has generated widespread criticism despite being supported by a majority of Arizona lawmakers and Arizona residents, according to a recent poll. The law makes illegal immigration a state crime and allows local law enforcement to question people about their immigration status and arrest them if they can't provide proper documentation.

"This is the most racist bill that we've seen in a generation," said Chris Newman, general counsel for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. "The Obama administration is moving with speed, deceptiveness and deception."

President Obama, though, has criticized the Arizona law as "misguided." Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the Department of Justice may challenge it in court.

Representatives from the civil rights groups were meeting with Obama administration officials at the White House Tuesday afternoon. About 50 activists protested in Washington, D.C.

ACLU spokesman Johnny Barnes warned that the "web" of alleged deception over immigration policy won't end in Arizona. "It only started there," he said.

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"This is the most racist bill that we've seen in a generation," said Chris Newman, general counsel for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. "The Obama administration is moving with speed, deceptiveness and deception."

Can anyone point out where race, color or creed is mentioned in this law? Anyone??

I say bring it on !!!! Although the little conscience within me believes that President Soetoro is talking personally with the Government of Arizona to cut "deals" with her. The Feds cannot alter the Governor's plans, although they attempt to act as though they know something about it..

But Soetoro made a complete ass out of himself the other day when he called her plan "misguided"... when infact, it was a copy and paste of Federal Law, pasted into Arizona law.

Soetoro is an idiot, and should be totally embarrassed if the state owned news media covered those facts... Watch for her to back down. though.... Soetoro's guys will push her in a corner with personal blackmail, or threats of violence to family, friends, children, etc. That is Chicago politics, and probably Kenyan politics where President Soetoro is from... that's the way they play the dictatorship game.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network,

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The fact theirs even such a group in this country, allowed to challenge any of our laws is indicative of how serious the illegal invader situation has become in this country.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network,

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The fact their is even such a group in this country, allowed to challenge any of our laws, is indicative of how serious the illegal invader situation has become in this country.

Originally Posted by NoBueno

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network,

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The fact theirs even such a group in this country, allowed to challenge any of our laws is indicative of how serious the illegal invader situation has become in this country.

Government is completely owned, if not the ones crafting the USA destruction... A pretty well defined killing machine... killing Americans that is.. And white people, especially.

Can you imagine a President giving a speech asking to rally blacks, hispanics, woman to rally behind him, and leaving the rest out? Is that not racial profiling????