Critics of the most contentious provision of Arizona's immigrant law are again protesting.
About two dozen activists gathered Friday afternoon in front of Phoenix police headquarters. They chanted and held up a banner expressing opposition to the law, known as SB1070, as motorists left downtown during rush hour.
Earlier this week, a federal judge dissolved an injunction blocking the law's "show me your papers" provision. The requirement calls for officers, while enforcing other laws, to question the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally.
The protesters' chants included "We will not comply," and "No papers, no fear."
About dozen police officers stood nearby monitoring the protest.
Juggernaut8000 posted at 5:35 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
Each and every protester should be spayed/neutered and deported back to mexico.
Engaged Voter posted at 5:55 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
"The requirement calls for officers, while enforcing other laws, to question the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally."
"About dozen police officers stood nearby monitoring the protest."
And not ONE immigration status check?
What the HECK were these officers doing?????
Bodacious posted at 7:29 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
"The protesters' chants included "We will not comply," and "No papers, no fear."
It's a shame that our putrid President and his lap dog Nappy embolden these illegal alien criminal invaders to disregard our laws by refusing to do what they are sworn to do which is uphold our laws.
Note to illegals: Obama has declared, by executive order, you are free to break any laws you want without fear of deportation.
Arizona Willie posted at 7:41 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Engaged Voter -- you asked " What are these officers doing? "
Doing their job properly.
They had no grounds to suspect a crime. Public protests are covered under the First Amendment and are not a crime, in most situations.
Sure, they suspect some of the protestors are illegal. But La Raza is smart. They are not above having a bunch of legal American born members protest hoping to get arrested so they can accuse Joe of wrong doing.
The protestors had not broken any law so the officers just stood by and observed, as they should have.
They have been well trained.
Way to go Joe. :)
Arizona Willie posted at 7:45 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Bodacious, they are just trying to sucker the cops into doing something so they can press charges of racial profiling or discrimination etc. etc.
The officers did exactly what they should have. Stood by and observed.
La Raza is not above having legal American born people protest like that pretending to be illegals to get officers to make a dumb move.
They had not broken any law so there was no reason for the officers to do anything but observe.
Joe trained them well. :)
Brittanicus posted at 10:51 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
If we all agree that the financial horrendous costs of illegal immigration have exploded out of control, then the only true answer is to vote for as many representatives of TEA PARTY. Under a House of Representatives or Senate run completely by either the Republican or Democratic parties, nothing will ever change? It never has and never will? By bringing in Tea Party leadership, who are representatives of “The People of the United States”; not the special interests, unions, Wall Street, churches or majority radical organizations as ACLU, La Raza, we have alternate future for our families.
I am not voting for Barack Obama, a disguised Socialist or directly for Mitt Romney as part of the elite? However, with no possible alternative I am voting for Romney, but concentrating that the more TEA PARTY candidates gain access by intelligent people voting them into the Congress. Not that the liberal-Socialist-Marxist editorial in the press, will inform you that the Tea is not just white people, but a whole conglomeration of people. Everybody now should know the financial penalty of illegal immigration? Just remember that any amnesty. The Presidents executive orders enact is just another giant magnet to draw even more illegal immigrants and migrants. They are very much aware by what they believe is the “promise land”, that the American taxpayer has absolutely no choice in paying for their entire needs, because the federal courts demand it. Whether its Obama’s Dream Act, Sanctuary Cities, Chain Migration or just plain old illegal immigrants dodging agents at the border or those arriving in America, as an intentional overstays; supposed visitor by plane or ferry.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano states it would be too costly to deport the underestimated 11 million illegal immigrant invaders? Nevertheless her agency stays tight-lipped about the rising 100 billion dollar plus figure, which is a forcibly extracted in taxes annually. There are very few issues that are not unrelated with these people who should never be here. However, it all goes back to the inattention of Democrats and Republicans who abused their oath of office, after the 1986 Immigration Control and Reform law with the original STATED PROMISE by the late Ted Kennedy “NO MORE AMNESTIES”. The bill found passage because of this PROMISE to the American people that no more amnesties? Let’s face it; has there ever been a PROMISE that hasn’t been broken by those in Washington? That’s why with the voting in more TEA PARTY Politicians, “The People’s Legislators have a much better chance at a filibuster to stop a vote on bad policy as that infernal mass amnesty.
In the 1986 immigration law the Democrats refused to appropriate the money, so nothing was done? Now we have over 20 million + aliens settled here as unfettered illegally immigration demanding the same rights as citizens. The passage of the Dream Act was the consequences of decades of unrestrained females arriving from all over the world, to have their babies on the U.S. taxpayer’s dime. Then hundreds of billions of dollars from then on to pay for free health care, free education and free everything and now under Obama food stamps for all. But why even bother with any tough laws, when there is no real punishment? I am absolutely sure there was no intention from either party to stop cheap labor for Republicans, or illegal voting collections as the ACORN backed Democrats.
If Obama wins a second term there is sure to be a comprehensive amnesty, with American taxpayers the losers, having even a larger hunk taken from the payroll check. And to be honest I am not even confident of the Republicans agenda, as that tends to flip-flop? But what I am sure about is the plan of the TEA PARTY if they can eject many Democrats and Republican incumbents and replace them? It’s already happening and by replacing incumbents in the Republican Party can politically persist that the “LEGAL WORKFORCE ACT (E-VERIFY) and the BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP LAW” finds passage and enacted to restrain more illegal alien invaders.
Not one to be a conspiracy theorist, but something seems to be irregular with Obama’s zealots concealing his birth background, military service papers and even his university history. If you are open to reserving your judgment, go to the TEA PARTY.ORG and you can make a decision on this set of events. If you have a closed mind and vote for President Obama, you better be ready in forty five days to place upon all taxpayers the largest tax hike in years. Of course this will pay for all the usual issues as defense of this country, but other tax funds will be going to pay for a new Obama amnesty, free hospitalization to deliver illegal alien babies, their schooling, low income housing, school breakfast and lunch, welfare payments for the child that goes towards the parents illegal employment cash and many things that are denied lawful citizens and green card holders. Learn more about the corruption and rot in Washington at The People’s legal team at Judicial Watch.org.
As a late note that ICE is refusing to arrest illegal aliens in Arizona, we better hope Mitt Romney wins the Presidency? Then immediately propose Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio as head of DHS and then these travesties of our immigration laws will stop. Period!