Thread: Sens. Kyl, McCain Demand State Dept. Apology to AZ People

Sens. Kyl, McCain Demand State Department Apology to Arizona People

by Connie Hair

05/18/2010

Last week, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner insulted the people of Arizona by assigning moral equivalence to their new illegal immigration enforcement law and the human rights abuses inflicted by Communist China.

Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain today sent a letter to Posner demanding he retract his offensive statements and apologize to the people of Arizona.

The senators wrote:

Dear Assistant Secretary Posner:

During the recent U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue, you reportedly cited the Arizona immigration statute (SB 1070, as amended) as an example of a “troubling trend in our societyâ€

He owes an apology to the American people and should resign.

NO PENSION

Just remember that both Kyle and McLame are not our friends. Kyle supports amnesty to

Michael Posner is a graduate of the Berkely (UC) Law School who has worked his entire adult life in "global" human rights initiatives. Without Posner, the United States might not have a "Refugee Protection Program", which is just yet another unnecessary legal entry program into the United States.

Michael H. Posner
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Term of Appointment: 09/23/2009 to present


Michael H. Posner was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor on September 23, 2009.

Prior to joining State Department, Mr. Posner was the Executive Director and then President of Human Rights First. As its Executive Director he helped the organization earn a reputation for leadership in the areas of refugee protection, advancing a rights-based approach to national security, challenging crimes against humanity, and combating discrimination. He has been a frequent public commentator on these and other issues, and has testified dozens of times before the U.S. Congress. (edit)

MR. POSNER PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROPOSING AND CAMPAIGNING FOR THE FIRST U.S. LAW PROVIDING FOR REFUGEE PROTECTION, WHICH BECAME PART OF THE REFUGEE ACT OF 1980. In 1998, he led the Human Rights First delegation to the Rome conference at which the statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted.

Mr. Posner also has been a prominent voice in support of fair, decent, and humane working conditions in factories THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/27700.htm