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Colorado GOP wants immigration law like Arizona’s

The Associated Press
August 17, 2010 1:01 pm

DENVER - Colorado Republican lawmakers say they want to introduce legislation similar to Arizona's strict immigration law and they're getting pointers from legislators in Phoenix.

Colorado is the latest state to send a delegation of lawmakers to Arizona to talk about adopting a law similar to the one being challenged by the federal government.

Eleven members of Colorado's Republican Study Committee are meeting with Arizona legislators this week to get advice on the immigration law and how they're defending it in court. A federal judge blocked most of the controversial aspects of Arizona's law a day before it was going to take effect.

Tennessee and Utah are among the other states who sent delegations to Arizona.

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[quote="JohnDoe2"]Colorado GOP wants immigration law like Arizona’s

The Associated Press
August 17, 2010 1:01 pm

DENVER - Colorado Republican lawmakers say they want to introduce legislation similar to Arizona's strict immigration law and they're getting pointers from legislators in Phoenix.

Colorado is the latest state to send a delegation of lawmakers to Arizona to talk about adopting a law similar to the one being challenged by the federal government.

Eleven members of Colorado's Republican Study Committee are meeting with Arizona legislators this week to get advice on the immigration law and how they're defending it in court. A federal judge blocked most of the controversial aspects of Arizona's law a day before it was going to take effect.

Tennessee and Utah are among the other states who sent delegations to Arizona.

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Good for you Colorado & all the other State come on we want out country

Colorado GOP wants to copy AZ immigration law
by Associated Press
(August 17th, 2010 @ 4:44pm)
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DENVER - Colorado Republican lawmakers who want to copy Arizona's divisive immigration law sent a delegation to Phoenix Tuesday to get pointers on how to proceed.

Colorado is the latest state to send a delegation of lawmakers to Arizona to talk about adopting a law similar to the one that's being challenged by the federal government and has been denounced by immigrant advocates.

Tennessee and Utah are the other states who have sent lawmakers to Arizona this summer, and Utah has already publicized text of their proposed legislation.

Rep. Kent Lambert said Colorado's economy is suffering because of illegal immigration, even if the state doesn't face the same challenges as Arizona and other states along the border.

``We have sort of the backfield problems with employment, jobs, and unemployment and picking up the costs of health care and things like that which seem to fall upon the state of Colorado,'' said Lambert, one of 11 members of Colorado's Republican Study Committee who are meeting with Arizona legislators this week.

Republicans said one of the topics they want to discuss is how Arizona is defending its bill in court.

A federal judge last month delayed the most contentious provisions of Arizona's law a day before it went into effect, including a section that would require officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws if they have ``reasonable suspicion'' that the person is in the country illegally.

But the judge allowed other provisions, including a section that bars local governments from limiting enforcement of federal immigration laws. Those jurisdictions are commonly known as ``sanctuary cities.''

Last week, Utah Republican Rep. Stephen Sandstrom unveiled a proposed immigration law that would, among other things, require law enforcement to question the immigration status of those pulled over for traffic stops or detained for other crimes. Sandstrom will hold a public hearing on the proposal Wednesday. The Utah Legislature will not be in session until January.

Colorado Republicans would face an uphill battle in passing a law similar Arizona's because they don't have a majority in either chamber. The November elections could change that but history has shown that Republicans don't need to be in charge to pass tough immigration laws in Colorado. Some of the strictest immigration laws Colorado has in its books passed in 2006, during a special session with Democrats in the majority.

One of those laws resembles what Utah is proposing. It requires law enforcement to report to immigration officials anyone they arrest who they suspect to be in the country illegally. However, it is up to Immigration and Customs and Enforcement to determine what to do with suspects reported to them.

Sen. Ted Harvey, who sponsored that Colorado law in 2006, said he doesn't believe the law has been implemented aggressively. He said Republicans next year are ``definitely going to push immigration reform that takes seriously the impact that illegal immigration has on the state budget.''


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It is insane if myself and an illegal go through a traffic stop I'll be the one who gets the ticket simply so the law doesn't have to "deal" with a non English speaking criminals. Who are using fake IDs to begin with

Aug 18, 2010 7:02 pm US/Mountain
Colo GOP Wraps Up Immigration Meeting With Arizona
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Writer

DENVER (AP) ― Colorado Republicans will introduce an immigration enforcement measure nearly identical to a controversial law passed this year in Arizona, lawmakers said Wednesday after meeting with the legislators behind the effort here.

"We are prepared to take on this issue directly because we know the people of Colorado expect us to deal with the issue," Kevin Lundberg, chairman of Colorado's Republican Study Committee, said at a news conference in Phoenix.

The Colorado lawmakers said they would try to mirror Arizona's law as precisely as possible. But they also want to take other actions, including cracking down on employers that hire illegal immigrants.

A federal judge last month delayed the most contentious provisions of Arizona's law a day before it went into effect, including a section that would require officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws if they have "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in the country illegally.

But the judge allowed other provisions, including a section that bars local governments from limiting enforcement of federal immigration laws. Those jurisdictions are commonly known as "sanctuary cities."

Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, who sponsored the measure known as SB 1070, told his counterparts from Colorado that there's not much lawmakers can do to avoid lawsuits when taking aggressive action against illegal immigrants.

"It was never the intent to avoid the lawsuit," Pearce said. "They'll sue you no matter what you do. We intend to win."

Colorado Republicans would face an uphill battle in passing a law similar Arizona's because they don't have a majority in either chamber. But Sen. Dave Schultheis said the political climate is changing.

"We will not back down on this. This is going to happen," he said.

Tennessee and Utah also sent delegations to Arizona this summer to get advice on copying the immigration law, and Pearce said he's fielded calls from a number of lawmakers in other parts of the country.

Randy Parraz, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate who opposes Arizona's law, said illegal immigration is a federal responsibility and Colorado lawmakers should be meeting with lawmakers in Washington.

"This is about politics. They don't care about securing the border," said Parraz, who attended the news conference. "This is about creating a wedge in our politics and about dividing people up."

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Kent Lambert

Posted: Friday, August 27, 2010 12:00 am

By PATRICK MALONE | pmalone@chieftain.com | 1 comment

DENVER — A Colorado Springs lawmaker has taken the first steps toward introducing a bill in the Colorado General Assembly that was inspired by Arizona’s controversial crackdown on illegal immigration.

State Rep. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, has reserved a bill title for the proposal, and Legislative Legal Services is in the process of reviewing its drafted form. Lambert said he is confident it will meet the legal threshold to reach the Legislature when it resumes in January, despite claims from critics that the Arizona law is unconstitutional.

“If they want to debate constitutionality, there are arguing points on both sides,â€