Thread: Immigration Bill sent to Arizona Governor

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Published: 05.31.2006

Legislature sends immigration bill to governor
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature sent a wide-ranging immigration bill to Gov. Janet Napolitano, leaving her until next Tuesday to veto the bill or let it become law.

While not saying whether she would sign the bill, Napolitano said hours before it was sent to her office Wednesday that the Legislature had failed to produce a comprehensive immigration proposal.

The bill would criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona and provide $160 million to help authorities lessen the state's immigration woes.

It also would set fines for businesses that continue to employ illegal immigrants after receiving warnings, require local police agencies to train officers in enforcing immigration law and deny education benefits to immigrants.

Some Republican legislators have suggested they would try to put a similar measure on the ballot in November for voters to decide if the Democratic governor vetoed the bill.

"Their thought that you sign our bill or we'll take it to the ballot, I think, illustrates that for them this is a political exercise, not a problem-solving initiative," Napolitano said.

The bill's chief sponsor, Republican Rep. Russell Pearce of Mesa, said the governor should sign the bill because there's no guarantee that Congress will pass a massive immigration overhaul this year.

"This game that the governor is playing _ these drive-by tough statements while refusing to enforce the laws and secure the border _ is getting a little old," Pearce said. "It's not a veiled threat. The public has a right to vote on this."

While the governor last year signed a law creating the state crime of immigrant smuggling, Napolitano has vetoed several immigration proposals this and last year.

Among this year's vetoed bills was a proposal to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona through an expansion of the state's trespassing law.

Proponents said the bill has been made more palatable. Napolitano said late last month that she would veto legislation that reprised the earlier trespassing proposal.

Napolitano needs to be RECALLED...and NOW if she vetoes this bill.

What a nut job she turned out to be.

With all the wise and wonderful women in the US...how does a Traitor like this get to become Governor?

She gives Real American Women a bad name.

Throw her O U T!

Judy:

It's a shame isn't that all of the border state governors are nothing, but a bunch of illegal alien pandering turds. If you combined all 4 of them together, you still wouldn't even get 1/10000th of a spine. Janet Nappy is a disgrace. It's time to get rid of these Mexico first politicans, starting with the idiots in the dark house.

dman1200--"Get rid of these Mexico first politicians in the Dark House"



Beautifully stated...dman!!

I might "borrow" that one if you don't mind and I'll give you literary credit...in fact....THAT would be a GRRREAT bumper sticker.

What is with this woman? She want's the National Guard on the borders, yet she cuddles the invaders every chance she gets.

She needs to be removed, especially if she vetos this very important bill.

I am going to bet that she vetoes it. She has vetoed everything that has come through that would help our side. I am hoping Don Goldwater wins the governor race in 2006.