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Title: Ariz.'s largest paper: Pols failed on immigration
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news.yahoo.com
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100502 ... _us/us_immigration_enforcement
Published: May 2, 2010
Author: staff
Post Date: 2010-05-02 17:44:40 by Ferret
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Views: 389
Comments: 18
PHOENIX – Arizona's largest newspaper criticized U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and a host of other elected officials in a rare front-page editorial Sunday, saying the politicians have failed to find solutions to illegal immigration. The state has become the target of calls for boycotts since adopting a law that requires local and state law enforcement officers to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally. "The federal government is abdicating its duty on the border. Arizona politicians are pandering to public fear," The Arizona Republic said in a full-page editorial. "The result is a state law that intimidates Latinos while doing nothing to curb illegal immigration." Doug MacEachern, an editorial writer for the Republic, said the newspaper has put editorials on the front page over the years but this was the first time one filled the front page. "It's of sufficient importance that we thought it required something very over-the-top to grab people's attention," he told The Associated Press on Sunday. The editorial appeared one day after thousands marched against the law in Phoenix and Tucson, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, among other cities. McCain was once a champion of comprehensive immigration reform, but has abandoned his principles while he fights off a GOP primary challenge this year from former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, the Republic said. Kyl has also dropped efforts for comprehensive reform and is no longer willing to work with Democrats on the issue now that he's a member of the Senate Republic leadership, the paper said. "We already had several editorials setting out our objections to the new law, and this addresses the umbrella issue of a lack of leadership that really has played out over a number of years," MacEachern said. The editorial also named Gov. Jan Brewer, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former governor and current Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. "Ensconced in a Democratic administration, she forgot all the arguments she once used to demand the Bush administration address immigration reform and reimburse Arizona for the costs of the broken border," the Republic said. "Put in charge of Obama's effort to craft immigration reform, she couldn't get the thing out of neutral." Napolitano, speaking on "Fox News Sunday," said more resources were being poured into securing the border than ever before. "Every resource that can be put at that border is being put at the border. Every security is being made," Napolitano said. "But we still need comprehensive immigration reform." The newspaper called for reform that allows for current undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship, secures the borders and puts tough sanctions in place for employers who hire undocumented immigrants. ___ On the Net: The Arizona Republic: http://www.azcentral.com
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#2. To: Ferret (#0)
I think I read this same editorial in the LA Times. I'm sure if I looked I could also find it in the Portland Oregonian, the Seattle Times, and just about every other newspaper in the country. Actually, I think I also read it the last time immigration became a national topic. If anything ever was done by the Feds to curb illegal immigration, these same papers would then be demanding that the states ignore it and pass their own laws.
The Federal government needs to stop stalling and get comprehensive amnesty passed that is responsible and fair to naive born citizens who want accountability, and gives hard working, productive immigrants the tools they need to work toward citizenship, sends unqualified people back and sets standards for seasonal workers. The law in Arizonan is irresponsible and reactionary, and the only good I see it as having done is to put a long stalled issue on the front burner where it belongs
No, it does not. The federal government NEEDS to enforce the existing laws and purge the nation of the filth.
My plan would be to first build a wall that would dwarf the Great Wall of China, both above and below ground to STOP the illegal invasion. Then we would begin sorting out the good and the bad illegals here and dealing with them accordingly. Flush the bad, and set the good onto a path of citizenship that is stringent, yet doable, if they wish to do so. Otherwise, adios. Those who employ illegals after this phase, should be financially hammered unmercifully, with prison time a very real possibility and probability. The HBN1 (?), or whatever program that lets cheap tech people into the country, needs to stop immediately. Gates and the gang can afford to pay real wages to real Americans. Just my thoughts on our conundrum.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"The federal government is abdicating its duty on the border. Arizona politicians are pandering to public fear," The Arizona Republic said in a full-page editorial. "The result is a state law that intimidates Latinos while doing nothing to curb illegal immigration."
#3. To: JRiggs, buckeroo (#2)
#4. To: Ferret (#3)
get comprehensive amnesty passed
#6. To: buckeroo, Ferret, 4 (#4)
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