The alleged attack on immigration by Americans who want their borders protected and laws enforced has only grown since Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed S.B. 1070—a measure that gives state law the mission of federal law in the state—was signed into law.
What the mainstream press and radicals opposing the law fail to realize, or at least mention, is the law attacks illegal immigration. Thus, the law will make it harder for business interests to exploit laborers. It could lead to higher wages and safer working conditions for those Americans and green card holders working in fields and the service industry. What is racist about that?
Once data is compiled, if research shows only Hispanics are being asked for their papers, or being asked disproportionately, the state should require everyone stopped to present similar types of identification.
But the stupid socialist protesters being used by big business fail to realize the threat illegals pose on the border. Drug cartels are using illegal immigrants to carry drugs to the United States. Would-be coyotes sometimes kidnap their loads then hold their hostages for a price until U.S.-based relatives can pay fees.
Dare we mention the shooting war on the border which our president, media, big business and socialists have turned a blind eye toward. The name Robert Krentz should be mentioned in every story about this new law. He is the rancher murdered by an illegal alien in Arizona March 28. Dogs followed the killers scent as far as the border.
Instead, too many, even Examiners, complain the law is unjust and illegal immigration is some sort of God-ordained human right.
After repeating long passages of a Lisa Harper column on the Huffington Post, Tucson Liberal Christian Examiner Margot Fernandez urged readers to join her in the streets to protest what Harper calls, “If they cannot prove their legal residence, they will be thrown in jail. This Machiavellian law places the U.S. in company with Apartheid South Africa, Nazi Germany, and the Antebellum South.”
And then there is Phoenix Immigration Examiner Paul Knost who agrees “with Cardinal Mahoney's recent comments. SB 1070 is going to create a Nazi style police state.” If anyone knows Nazis it would be a Catholic scholar given the church’s history, but I digress.
“Have we learned nothing from the horrors of the 20th Century?” Knost asked. “Are we doomed to repeat these abominations? Will one day a certain class of individuals be required to wear a yellow patch on their clothing for easy identification?”
Light a candle for Robert Krentz, Paul. Wear a badge with his face on it for a few weeks to remind yourself of the real issue.
Another reference in the Harper column attempts to describe a Judeo-Christian response to unjust law. “There are times in scripture and history when God looks at unjust laws and calls people of faith to stare them down and break them. … Think Jesus defying religious laws to touch the bleeding woman and the leper and to heal on the Sabbath.”
Jesus’ ultimate reaction to injustice was to sacrifice his life to save the lives of folks like me. He did not lead political up risings. Jesus told his followers to obey the government. I agree with those who say if the government is wrong, we should work to change it. However, when the government, even state and local officials, is protecting its people against lawbreakers running drugs, robbing, kidnapping and murdering, that government is doing its job.
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On the money Andy! Keep it up!
I'm with you on this one Andy. Getting rid of people breaking the law is somehow bad?!
Anyone who thinks the Arizona law is bad, send me your address (care of Mr. Arnold). Then, I'll give it to homeless people and tell them, it's a great place for them to go. I'm sure those who are against this law will welcome the homeless into their home. To them, all that will matter is that these homeless people are good folks just looking to better their life. And I'm sure, when they call the police and say, "I'm tired of 50 homeless people crowding my house," the police will tell them what they keep telling me when I suggest getting rid of illegals: "Stop being racist! Those people are just trying to better their lives. They have a right to a home just like you." Yeah, please do send in your address if you are against the Arizona law to enforce immigration policy, I'm sending some people your way. I know you'll love it!
I am a legal immigrant and naturalized U.S. Citizen, hispanic, whose parents came here fleeing communist persecution in our former home country. What big businesses who support cheap illegal labor don't realize is that these illegals are pro-socialist, pro-Marxist, pro-communism and that eventually when the public service assistance programs they are abusing run out they will elect a COMMUNIST who will eliminate private property and that those same illegals who they are exploiting will eventually show up at their homes and business with the Communist governments confiscation committee, take away their businesses, take away their cars, kick them out of their homes and put them on criminal trial for exploiting the proletariat while they were taking advantage of their, at the time, "cheap labor". How stupid can you get. Now we even have illegal communists holding meetings in the U.S. to overthrow this government and replace it with Communism.
Dear Mr. Arnold, thank you for reading my Examiner articles. I will subscribe to your posts, to return the favor. I enjoy debating, especially with people who have different points of view than my own. What a boring world it would be if we all had the same opinions and thoughts! But here in Phoenix, where I live, most people would certainly agree with your position. There is a lot of Nativist populism here. I appear to represent a minority voice. As for Mr. Krentz, I pray for his family.
Please take a moment to read my latest Examiner article entitled "Was Arizona immigration law SB 1070 worth the price?". In it, I outline my idea of what immigration reform should look like. I also characterize SB 1070 as a "knee-jerk" reaction. As I said in one of my earlier columns, SB 1070 is a simplistic and simple-minded solution to a complex problem.
God bless!
Paul
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