Obama Announces Vote 2010, Or not...

Boycott the elections if Congress doesn't fix the immigration problem. WE ARE NOT A NAZI STATE. This is an emergency.




PHOENIX (AP) - The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol's windows.

More protests were planned Monday after thousands gathered this weekend to demonstrate against a bill that will make it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant in Arizona.

Opponents say the law will lead to rampant racial profiling and turn Arizona into a police state with provisions that require police to question people about their immigrant status if they suspect they are here illegally. Day laborers can be arrested for soliciting work if they are in the U.S. illegally, and police departments can be sued if they don't carry out the law.

But supporters of the law, set to take effect in late July or August, say it is necessary to protect Arizonans from a litany of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Arizona is home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants.

Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the bill on Friday, argues Arizona must act because the federal government has failed to stop the steady stream of illegal immigrants and drugs that move through Arizona from Mexico. She is scheduled to speak about the issue Monday at a Tucson hotel.

The law has revved up the national debate, drawing the attention of the Obama administration and Congress. Obama has called the new law "misguided" and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it's legal.

The new law makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. Immigrants unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the U.S. could be arrested, jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500.
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Arizona officers would arrest people found to be undocumented and turn them over to federal immigration officers. Opponents said the federal government can block the law by refusing to accept them.

Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva asked the federal government not to cooperate when illegal immigrants are picked up by local police.

State Sen. Russell Pearce, the Republican who sponsored the legislation, said it's "pretty disappointing" that opponents would call on the federal government to refuse to cooperate with Arizona authorities.

"It's outrageous that these people continue to support law breakers over law keepers," Pearce said Sunday.

Grijalva and civil rights activists promised to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply with the law. Police said the protests Sunday were peaceful and there were no clashes.

"We're going to overturn this unjust and racist law, and then we're going to overturn the power structure that created this unjust, racist law," Grijalva said.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., called on Obama to live up to a campaign promise to pass immigration reform. Gutierrez is one of the nation's loudest voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform that would create a pathway to citizenship for the millions of illegal immigrants now in the United States.

"Our message today is: 'Mr. President we listened, and we came out in record massive numbers to support you,'" he said. "We need you to support us today."

The law has drawn support from many in Arizona who are fed up with the many problems brought on by illegal immigration.

"If I go to another foreign country, if I go to Mexico, I have to have papers," said Bill Baker, 60, who took time off work at a downtown Phoenix restaurant to sell umbrellas and Mexican and American flags to the largely Hispanic crowd of protesters. "So I don't feel there's anything particularly harsh about the law."

Supporters have dismissed concerns about profiling, saying the law prohibits the use of race or nationality as the sole basis for an immigration check. Brewer has ordered state officials to develop a training course for officers to learn what constitutes reasonable suspicion that someone is in the U.S. illegally.

Current law in Arizona and most states doesn't require police to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter, and many police departments prohibit officers from inquiring out of fear immigrants won't cooperate in other investigations.

The March 27 shooting death of rancher Rob Krentz on his property in southeastern Arizona brought illegal immigration and border security into greater focus in the state. Authorities believe Krentz was killed by an illegal border crosser.

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[westviewer747]

Your like cheap whores to Obama. All he wants is your vote. He could care less about anything else. You should have voted for McCain; he was for amnesty. Now your screwed because McCain is on his way out of Arizona. Pay attention this time and don't be suckered in by Obama.

[projectbetteramerica]

@westviewer747

He isn't doing a horrible job. Its just that we hold our president accountable, unlike some "Conservatives" that sat on their hands while Bush doubled the National debt.

[StrachuPL]

killuminati all through your body blows like a 12 gauge shotty

[TheYoungTurdz]

America is now heading towards a Better Project America for ALL Americans. No group will be excluded, as was in this little speach.

[omega4chimp]

@reno93535 No you cant.

[reno93535]

@omega4chimp You can only be president for 2 terms, bonehead.

[reno93535]

@projectbetteramerica Who are you trying to fool? Obama has spent much more then Bush in a much shorter time. Unemployment has gone up 2% since Obama. Forclosures have gone way up. 70% of Americans didn't want some BS healhcare bill. "We need to pass the bill so you can see what's in it." -- Nancy Pelosi.

[CALiBOiAKArezz]

@omega4chimp agree...

[omega4chimp]

I hope Obamas the longest running president ever.

[2012juanespi]

@westviewer747

Anyone blaming this President for our current problems must have been knocked in the head back in 2001 and just woke up today.

Talk about political amnesia.

Obama has done more to get us back on a positive track in the first 2 years than both Bushs did in their combined 12 years in office!!

I dare anyone to use what's in between their ears and do their homework before they make comments to the contrary.

[slowmotion4x4]

@guitarhaus Strange how many still believe he is going to do good one day. His only goal seems to be to destroy the US. He has done nothing good since the day he took office. The longer he is around. The more damage will be done.