Thread: Despite politicians, revolt against invasion gathers force

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August 09, 2005
Despite Politicians, American Revolt Against Immigration Gathers Force

By Bryanna Bevens

Personally, I thought the California Border Police Initiative (ACA 20) was a remarkably simple solution to an unruly mess.

According to California State Assemblyman Ray Haynes (R-Temecula), ACA 20 was

"a constitutional amendment designed to create the California Border Police, a state agency whose sole purpose, if we can ever get it formed, would be the comprehensive, uniform, and statewide enforcement of federal immigration law."
(Of course, immigration enforcement is supposedly a federal matter, not the responsibility of individual state governments. In practice, however, it is the states, not the feds, who shoulder the bulk of the burden.) But apparently not everyone agreed with me about ACA 20. It has been crushed in California’s Judiciary Committee by a 6 to 3 vote. The NOES were

Chairman, Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) [ Email]
Assemblywoman Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) [ Email]
Assemblyman John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) [ Email]
Assemblyman Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) [ Email]
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View) [ Email]
Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez (D-San Fernando) [ Email]

Another recent legislative casualty in the same session of the Judiciary Committee: ACA 6, offered by Assemblyman Mark Wyland (R-Vista). According to the legislative digest: "This measure would prohibit the state from issuing any driver's license, state identification card, providing in-state tuition or fees for postsecondary education, granting any voting privileges, or providing any health, social, or other state or local public benefit to any person who is neither a citizen of the United States nor an alien lawfully present in the United States…" And ACA 20 would also have required proof of citizenship to voteâ€â€

What an uplifting read! And the title, "Despite Politicians, American Revolt Against Immigration Gathers Force".......LOVE IT!

Just before the recess bell, Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3622: The Border Protection Corps Act.

If enacted, state Governors would have the authority to "deputize" citizens to aid law enforcement in the apprehension of illegal immigrants.

Hoorah! It's about time!

This is great news, though isn’t that what the National Guard is for? Also the President has the authority over all militias and armed forces, which he can trump the governors powers in this and the President could use these forces for Armed forces and the other question would be what will the training be and what will they be classified as a police border patrol? I think it is a great idea though it doesn’t give the power to the governors it gives it to the President, specially if they are considered Militia or something along the lines of military group of some sorts.

Pro

I frankly don't care if they draw their recruits from AARP, as long as somebody is watching the border and stopping the illegals. Jorge won't do it so the states, Congress and the people are going to have to.

Right Scarecrow, and we will.