Got this in an email! Worth reading!


April 26, 2010

As you probably have heard or have read on the American Patrol daily news feed, Arizona's SB 1070 was signed into law last week. An important component of the law is that during lawful contact between an officer and an individual, the bill directs state and local officers to inquire into the immigration status of anyone who they reasonably suspect is in the country illegally. Under previous law, officers can only inquire about someone's immigration status if the person is suspected of another crime. (See this summary from FAIR).

Additionally, foreign nationals who fail to comply with federal laws that require them to carry proof of legal residency will be guilty of a state misdemeanor. (The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2010). Arizona is the first state to make it a crime not to carry such documents.

President Obama quipped that the bill threatened to "undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe." While Obama said he instructed the Justice Department to "examine the civil rights and other implications" of the new law (Fox news), Arizona Governor Jan Brewer stated "We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels." Indeed, a recent poll showed that 70% of state voters supported the measure (LA Times).

And now we get to the interesting part. Research by CAIR researcher Marty came across this US Government publication that says that immigrants must carry proof of their permanent residence at all time:

Welcome to the United States -A Guide for New Immigrants - ISBN 978-0-16-078733-1

http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-618.pdf

"As a permanent resident, you are expected to respect and be loyal to the United States and to obey our country's laws. Being a permanent resident also means that you have new rights and responsibilities....Carry proof of your permanent resident status at all times."

It seems quite evident that Arizona understands the basic fairness of enforcing our immigration laws. All they really did was to reiterate "yes, we support enforcing existing United States law."

It is driving the open borders crazies totally bonkers. And our President.
Sincerely,


Fred Elbel
Spokesperson,
Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform
www.CAIRCO.org