Congressman Hunter took the opportunity to talk to San Diegans about hot button issues like immigration and border security at two county townhall events over the weekend.
With Arizona passing the country’s toughest illegal immigration legislation to date, making it illegal to be illegal in the state and requiring residents to show acceptable identification to law enforcement for those who are loitering is places like Home Depot parking lots or known day labor sites. Candidates running for public office were chomping at the bit to share their point of view about the divisive issue.
California is a border state and counties in the southern portion are rife with problems. “Our borders are not secure. We have a good fence for a few miles here in San Diego because my father made sure the fence was built,” said Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA).
Hunter and Sheriff hopeful Jay LaSuer attended two townhall events, one at the Ramona Main Stage Theater and the other the Sweetwater Harley Freedom Rally 2010 in National City.
LaSuer spoke to voters about his tough stance on illegal immigration and the endorsement he received from America’s toughest Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Like Sheriff Joe, LaSuer says there are plenty of laws on the books and they are in need of being enforced.
“When you pick and choose the laws you enforce, you’ve lost your moral compass,” LaSuer said.
Voters who attended both events were able to put the candidates on the spot and ask tough questions.
Many questions were about securing the borders and stopping illegal immigration, while others were concerned with border security. Another topic of discussion was the new health care reform bill and how it may impact the middleclass citizens.
Hunter’s clear answer was to get Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) fired so responsible politicians can block funding to portions of the bill. Hunter said, “We need to make President Obama- former President Obama so we can repeal the bill.”
Hunter also wanted folks to know that he and other Republicans aren’t the party of no and they will continue to work hard to construct a health care bill and immigration bills that includes reform every American is demanding.
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And guess where they will all be headed? Yep California get ready.
You should be flat broke in no time.
This AZ law is so vague that even if you are a US citizen and you look Mexican you might be stopped and if without ID (say if just walking down the street) you could go to jail. There are now a 2nd class of citizens in the state of Arizona.
Maricopa County should be bankrupt soon; Sheriff Joe already has hundreds of civil rights lawsuit against him for arresting legal residents and citizens because they 'looked illegal.'
With free rein under this law, it's only a matter of time before his goons really step in it.
I applaud Arizona Governor Brewer, she have balls than the POTUS.
GOVERNOR BREWER, should be the nominee for PRESIDENT 2012.
The task at hand now is to convince the other 49 states to follow Arizona's lead and pass their own immigration bill. The Arizona immigration law was necessary due to the Federal Government not enforcing laws already on the books. If you really want to understand the real issues re immigration, discuss
the issues with a legal immigrant from Mexico and other South American countries. What they share is totally different than what you are getting from our government and the press today. BZ to Arizona.
If you are serious about securing the border in San Diego this site is a must see.
www.SecureBorderIntel.org
Arizona has the right to enact & enforce it's own laws; what part of that don't the "all-things federal" bureaucrats not get. All the rest is Obama political, agenda based race-baiting. A significant percentage of the law-enforcement (as well as Border Patrol agents) are of hispanic heritage. The difference they are: 1) US citizens; 2) they respect & uphold the laws of this country and 3) apparently believe the border is actually an international boundary with accorded sovereignty not an intransit point.
No one in AZ has ever made Mexicans/Latinos/Hispanics second class citizens in the state of AZ!! If you were to read their bill, which I have, by the way...these folks who are claiming that they are going to be stopped just b/c their skin is a different color,etc. this is NOT the truth!! I think that people have gone way overboard on what 'might' happen to them in AZ. These people are trouble makers & for the most part are here illegally. They are the ones who should head back home!!
Congratulations to you Mr. Hunter!!!
It's about time somebody is doing the right thing, to reinforced the law. I was born in Panama and now I am an American citizen. It took a lot of paperwork, etc, however my husband a born american citizen and I did everything as the law establish. It won't be fear that people who broke the law have it easy here. No, that is not fear at all.
Welcome to this new law!!!!
I am a legal immigrant and strongly believe that it is time to act, reinforced the laws and deport those who broke the law. I look latina, and if a police asks to see my documents, I will be Very Happy to show my documents. I have nothing to hide, so no problem.
Congratulations to you Mr. Hunter!!!
It's about time somebody is doing the right thing, to reinforced the law. I was born in Panama and now I am an American citizen. It took a lot of paperwork, etc, however my husband a born american citizen and I did everything as the law establish. It won't be fear that people who broke the law have it easy here. No, that is not fear at all.
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