Thread: Stop Gov. Napolitano’s Veto Pen On HB-2779

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Lobbying intensified Friday as Gov. Janet Napolitano considered a bill that would crack down on businesses that employ undocumented workers.

Napolitano was flooded with calls for a veto. The phone calls came in English and Spanish, offering not-so-subtle advice on a bill the governor has until July 3 to act upon. On Friday alone, the Governor’s Office received 28 phone calls asking her to sign House Bill 2779 and 128 requesting a veto.

But the real full-court press begins Monday when members of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce plan to coordinate their efforts in pressuring Napolitano by phone and e-mail and in person. Needless to say, they will ask her to VETO the bill.


Commentary: Obviously State House Bill 2779 will help in a big way to stop the hiring of illegal aliens which the federal government has refused to effectively enforce. In doing so, big business and big contractor PACs like the Arizona Contractors Association, are worried as hell that their source of cheap illegal labor might soon vanish. They are already rallying the troops to get Gov. Napolitano’s veto pen on this legislation as quickly as possible. Here’s what the ACA’s concerns are:

In a late move during the last view hours of the Legislative Session the Arizona Legislature passed HB2779 “Fair and Legal Employment Actâ€

The governor has vetoed everything that has crossed her desk that would assist in stopping illegals. It is hard to understand why she keeps getting reelected.