Thread: Critics of MS illegal immigration law weigh in

Critics of MS illegal immigration law weigh in

Posted: Oct 24, 2008 03:41 PM PDT

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 05:14 PM PDT





By Danielle Thomas - bio | email

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Critics of Mississippi's latest effort to curb illegal immigration say the state is instead creating other problems, like making people afraid to call the police or take their children to the hospital. At a conference in Gulfport, several speakers talked about the impact of a new state law and a recent federal raid on a Laurel manufacturing plant.

Two months ago, federal agents rounded up nearly 600 Howard Industry employees suspected of being illegal immigrants. A civil rights group says other than put Mississippi's Latino community in fear, the country's largest raid didn't solve anything.

Luis Figueroa works with the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, a group that defends the civil rights of Latinos.

"As soon as there is a raid, then new workers come in and the system starts all over again," Figueroa said.

At the Unity Conference, people weighed in on the effects of the Mississippi Employment Protection Act. That act made it a felony for anyone in the country illegally to take a job here.

"Over the last couple of years, we've seen this very troubling trend of states trying to step in and legislate immigration," said Anna Avandano of the AFL-CIO. "What you've seen here in Mississippi, really it's one of the worse cases of that, where the state legislature has not just delved into the issue of immigration but also tried to criminalize work."

While some groups don't like to see states passing immigration laws, they say they understand why the states feel the need to act.

"The states have a point,"said Avandano. "They need the federal government to solve this issue and we hope the Congress is going to step up to the plate and do that."

Figueroa said it doesn't make sense for one state to have different immigration laws from its neighbor.

"Different communities shouldn't have different immigration laws. The laws should be the same especially when it comes to immigration because then you have certain states that aren't able to compete against other states because of different labor laws."

Both groups say they hope with a new administration in the White House will also mean new immigration reforms.

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"Figueroa said it doesn't make sense for one state to have different immigration laws from its neighbor."

While I would expect the laws to be reasonbaly similar--there mey be different factors that require some different items in the law.

This whole damn thing must stop--so .longas there are people in America defending lawbreakers--lawbreaking will continue. Enforce our laws!!!!!!!!!!

"Different communities shouldn't have different immigration laws. The laws should be the same especially when it comes to immigration because then you have certain states that aren't able to compete against other states because of different labor laws."

The WHAT? I have no idea when you fell off the turnip truck, Mr. Figueroa, but these are laws of the United States of America.

They don't OBEY any laws.
Laws on the books say that people must present themselves for inspection at the border and get permission to enter our Country, convenient that they forgot that one.

Here's the deal. These groups, those who use the illegal immigration problem as a reason to exist, need to clue their clients and communities in to the fact that they are illegally here (as if they are not already aware), and that the reality is that they can expect a raid anywhere, at any time. Stop excusing what is against the law. No one, including the illegal aliens, the businesses, the immigration attorneys, the open borders groups, should be allowed to continue this excuse making. The illegal aliens should be proactive and go home. Otherwise expect a raid.

Ephesians 4:32

Figueroa said it doesn't make sense for one state to have different immigration laws from its neighbor.

Same OBL bull. No state is passing any IMMIGRATION law. They are passing laws to remove foreign criminals.

same ole nonsense-dont arrest criminals cause other criminals wont tell-explain this logic to the wife and mother of the arizona officer killed by drunk illegal