OK, I had to hold off on my tea party series of articles as this took more immediate precedence. I do not have to give my opinion of the outrageous law passed in Arizona, but all I can say is we will not take it quietly. Obviously many immigrants cannot vote yet (they are not citizens yet as the process takes a while) so passing this law may not hurt the governor politically, but we will scream loud enough that her head hurts. Let me say it one more time, as the many 'ape brains' in this country do not seem to get it (or do not care what happens to 'foreigners'). You cannot create an atmosphere of harrasment and intimidation for the legal immigrant just to catch a few illegals. This country cannot reach a stage where you have to carry your passport when you go out to throw the trash or else you might be chucked into jail. No siree, that is not done. This country invited all the legal immigrants and is partaking in all the economic they provide (hey, they gotta buy a lot of new stuff when they get here), and then hound and harass them to satisy one of your narrow objectives. It is obvious that the people who passed this law cannot empathize with the impact of this law on immigrants, and the amount of mental strain it puts on them, as they haven't lived as an immigrant anywhere themselves. But we will hammer empathy into every citizen of this country, if that is what it takes. It's also besides the point that this law applies to everybody, so citizens have a good chance at being pulled over too, and it will be good fun to see people who passed this law being pulled over and asked for birth certificates/passports. I doubt that will happen though as I have feeling that the people who passed this law do not look like an immigrant. Check out this story though, to get a feel of things to come - > http://digg.com/d31PQVn.
However, the focus of this blog is not just to voice opinions but also provide means for action. I urge every person who agrees that this law is toxic to contact the Arizona Governor and give her a piece of your mind ... heck, give her more than a piece if possible for she certainly needs some grey matter up there ...
http://www.azgovernor.gov/contact.asp
If people have the contact detials for the offices of the reps who 'ayed' this vote, please post it here so that we can clear out their earwax.
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Immigration, US Politics, Arizona Law
Arizona immigrants