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Politics : ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THE FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEMOCRACY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (250)	1/10/2006 10:19:18 AM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3197

What is amazing is that we put up with it. Napalitano the Gov here in Arizona went beyond the call yesterday in her state of the state message. a big chance to take being a democrat.. Napolitano taps disaster funds for border counties Susan Carroll and Daniel González The Arizona Republic Aug. 16, 2005 12:00 AM Gov. Janet Napolitano on Monday declared a state of emergency along Arizona's border with Mexico, freeing up $1.5 million in disaster funds to help border counties combat booming illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Napolitano criticized the federal government for "moving too slow" on border security, evolving into a hot-button, election-year issue in Arizona and across the country. "This is a federal responsibility, and they're not meeting it," Napolitano said. "I've just come to the conclusion (that) we've got to do what we can at the state level until the federal government picks up the pace." azcentral.com

To: PROLIFE who wrote (250)	3/22/2006 9:01:20 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3197

Illegal-immigration ideas off to rocky start A House committee heard its first round of public comments on Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposals. Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposals to crack down on illegal immigration got their first public hearing Tuesday night, when groups ranging from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association to disabled Hispanic war veterans expressed concerns about various provisions. St. Paul Police Cmdr. William Martinez told the House Public Safety Committee that toughening penalties for the possession of false identification could mean college students sneaking into bars could wind up with felonies on their records. The Minnesota Sheriff's Association suggested that if law enforcement had to ask everyone for proof of citizenship, federal immigration officials would have to have 24-hour staffing to answer those questions. And a law professor warned the committee that the proposed new fines for employers who hire illegal immigrants may not be permissible under federal law. No one testified in favor of the proposals. In all, 19 people testified against the plan that has made headlines for weeks. Some were polite; some were blunt. "Our organization was not contacted or consulted on this bill," Bill Gillespie, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, told the committee. "We didn't ask for this bill. And we don't want it." The governor's proposals include provisions to create a Minnesota illegal immigration enforcement team, tougher penalties for possessing false identification and closer tracking of the citizenship status of people stopped by police. It also would require state driver's licenses to use new facial recognition technology instead of photos to help fight identity theft. Giving Minnesota a role in enforcing federal laws could be the start of a slippery slope, said Teresa Nelson of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union. She asked: Would Minnesota law enforcement officers later get involved in enforcing federal environmental laws or the Americans With Disabilities Act? Other provisions were less controversial, such as the creation of a task force to prevent human trafficking; a $300 tax credit to offset the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen, and added money to fight tuberculosis among immigrants. 'Work in progress' Rep. Steve Smith, R-Mound, the chief author of the legislation, called it "a work in progress." He said he was open to reexamining some of the provisions, particularly in light of the evening's testimony. But he rejected the notion that Minnesota should back off from its plans to take a more active role in curbing illegal immigration. Said Smith: "I reject the argument that we can do nothing." Likewise Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, said Minnesota needed to take steps now, or it would "end up like Arizona," which he said is grappling with health care costs and other expenses resulting from illegal immigration. But some committee members wondered why a public safety committee would be passing legislation that the state's major law enforcement organizations had concerns about. The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, for example, testified against a provision barring cities from enacting so-called sanctuary ordinances, which restrict police from inquiring about a person's immigration status. The committee voted to refer the legislation without passage to the House Civil Law Committee. That committee will refer the bills back to the Public Safety Committee after making its recommendations, Smith said.