The Obama Administration is continuing to feel the heat over its decision to challenge the Arizona immigration law — a move making immigration a rallying cry for the November elections. With polls showing that citizens oppose the federal lawsuit two to one and that over sixty percent want similar laws in their own states, some Democrats are complaining that the Administration has put a nail in their political coffins. The level of anger on the issue is reflected by the astonishing level of financial support donated to Arizona: roughly $500,000 to pay for the state to fight the federal lawsuit.
Most donations are $100 or less but they appear to be pouring in. The controversy is also helping Gov. Jan Brewer in her reelection bid and hurting candidates like Majority Leader Harry Reid in nearby Nevada. Obama’s polling numbers continue to fall. Only 26% now strongly support him in the most recent poll while 54% disapprove of his performance in office. The key independent voter block is the most worrisome for the White House. In the latest Gallup poll, only 38% of independents now support Obama.
Despite these numbers and the opposition to the immigration policies, the Administration has been accused of pushing for a general amnesty for illegal immigrants.
I recently explored the immigration issue in the context of other unpopular policies recently in this column.
Source: Yahoo.
Mike Appleton, Mespo, rcambell et al.
This is now up to the legal system and courts to decide. As with any law I had to enforce as an LEO or live under as a citizen with which I might not have fully agreed, I will follow the law to the letter and toward the direction it leads until that time I can help change any law I dislike through lawful measures via my legislators or a lawsuit.
Gov. Brewer,
Hey, I think I just found your next competitor for AZ office.
Mel Gibson.
Now pardon me while I rant.
/begin rant
I just listened to the tape of you losing your obviously feeble mind on that poor girl unlucky enough to have a child with you. I’ve been a fan for a long, long time. Since “Mad Max”. I’ll even stipulate that “Apocalypto” was a brilliant bit of cinema. As a film, it’s almost as brilliant as “Citizen Kane” or “Casablanca”. Too bad I’ll never watch it again and no offense to the late Orson Welles or Bogie (both men for whom I have enormous respect – unlike you, Mel-boy).
I admit was pretty upset with your anti-Semitic rant but I was willing to cut you a little slack because drunks do stupid shit.
But this latest deal?
Holy crap, Mel! WTF is wrong with you? If I were Oksanka Grigorieva’s brother (even a cousin) I’d be looking to beat you down right about now and not just a little bit. What kind of degenerate douche bag talks to the mother of his child that way? What kind of power tripping ego maniac talks to another human that way period? And you’ve allegedly beat her too! If proven? I hope they send your sorry ass to jail, no questions asked, no deals, no special treatment, no mercy, straight to the pokey.
I’m glad William Morris dropped you. Do you realize how big a scumbag you have to be for an agency to drop a (former) cash cow like yourself? They’re HOLLYWOOD TALENT AGENTS! Only slightly more evolved than leeches!
The two films of yours I have, or should say had, on DVD (“Apocalypto” and “Payback”)?
In the trash. Right after I listened to the audio and right before I started typing this. I shattered them too so no one else could use them either. My only regret is plastic isn’t biodegradable. Better hang on to that “Passion” cash. I suspect I’m not alone in kicking your career to the curb.
You’ll get not another dime out of my pockets, Mad Mel. Not for a film you star in, direct or produce. Sorry Jodie Foster! I love you, but not enough to watch your next film which stars Psycho Gibson according to the report I read. If you’re not too far into principle photography, I beg you to replace him. No one on your crew should be subjected to working with someone so obviously unstable.
The good news is it looks like you have a future in Arizona politics though, Mel. You racist bigoted misogynistic woman-beating sack of crap.
/end rant
Ahhh . . . catharsis.
Blouise:
“statements like the above are why I’m such a big mespo fan”
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Quoting one of my favorite bloggers, “One lives to be of service.”
He’s got that natty Cicero avatar too, Blouise. Takes a confident guy to wear red with white marble. 😀
mespo727272
“The Arizona law reminds me of the lost distinction between the ability to exercise power and the prudence to refrain from doing so.”
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… statements like the above are why I’m such a big mespo fan
Mike A & FFLeo;
“And as has been the case with most other Republican legislative efforts in recent years, this piece of nonsense has been promoted purely by reliance on fear, misleading statistics and both latent and patent racism. It is a singularly dishonorable piece of legislating, unworthy of respect and unworthy of this country.”
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The Arizona law reminds me of the lost distinction between the ability to exercise power and the prudence to refrain from doing so. Alienating a significant and growing segment of the state’s population (who view the measure as rank racism) without an objective compelling need, should give reason-based policy makers pause. That is doesn’t, tells me all I need to know about the motivation behind the law.
Let’s just give Arizona back to the American Indians from whom it was stolen.
FFLEO, although I have a great deal of respect for your views, I believe that you are dead wrong on this issue. I understand the main function of the act of legislating to be the formulation of rules to implement public policy. I view this legislation as nothing more than a form of political retaliation in response to an unsatisfactory electoral outcome in 2008. Regardless of one’s views of the Obama administration (concerning which I have many criticisms), the fact is that virtually every political move taken by Republicans since the inauguration has been motivated by a desire to discredit, and even delegitimize, this presidency. The Arizona law is merely one such product of that effort, as shown, for example, by the fact that prominent Republican supporters of comprehensive immigration reform a few years ago, including Lindsey Graham and your own senator, John McCain, have practically fallen all over themselves in their rush to support Gov. Brewer. And as has been the case with most other Republican legislative efforts in recent years, this piece of nonsense has been promoted purely by reliance on fear, misleading statistics and both latent and patent racism. It is a singularly dishonorable piece of legislating, unworthy of respect and unworthy of this country.
Even more interesting than the amount contributed to date would be the identity of the contributors.
LEO
I have been a full time AZ resident since Nov. ’76. I abhor the fact that anyone owns guns and have never ever seen an intelligent arguemnet supporting them. I also abhor racism, bigotry and small minded thinking. The AZ law and the AZ legislature has fully embraced those last three completely. Ironically, I similarly view disagreement with these positions to be RIDICULOUS.
Well, vlf2112
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Unless I’m missing something, I see a distinct pattern here . . . Arizona – The New Frontier for the White Supremacist Movement
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I have always thought that one of these states would make a good place for a rogue nation. Put all of the prisoners there as well. Build a big wall and they will come. The only way out is by death. The “Natives” are air dropped. But then again this sounds too much like a Utopian ideal to be of any use…..
Missouri Secretary of State, who is also a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, allegedly required Latino candidate Hector Maldonado, who is running on the GOP ticket for the same office, to submit proof of U.S. Citizenship in order for his name to remain on the ballot.
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rcambell,
You make broad, ridiculous statements regarding gun laws and immigration.
Are you a full-time Arizona resident or a fair-weather snowbird?
We all know how this is going to go down … the politicians on all sides will take advantage of the situation as much as possible for their own selfish ends … the news media will sell lots of advertising … all citizens,legal and illegal, will suffer and, in the end, the Federal government will triumph.
I sympathize with all the points FFLEO made in support of this law but rcampbell is correct when he calls it, ” … deliberately mean-spirited, repressive, racist and ultimately unconstitutional nonsense.”
I think you are correct vlf2112. Having a black president was more than the white right could handle. It activated them.
Papers, please Law
Banning of ethnic studies classes
Crackdown on teachers with ethnic accents
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Unless I’m missing something, I see a distinct pattern here . . . Arizona – The New Frontier for the White Supremacist Movement
Obama’s overall job approval in this poll is 44% in this poll. This is his low. Is president Palin the future? These republican women like Brewer,Angle, Palin, Bachman, etc. seem to be in vogue.
It’s a Rasmussen poll, so take the results with a dose of skepticism.
As an American citizen and as an Arizona resident, I strongly support the Justice Department’s lawsuit. I also support any and all boycotts of the state over this deliberately mean-spirited, repressive, racist and ultimately unconstitutional nonsense.