Arizona seems to be trying to out-dingbat Colorado with the likes of John McCain, Joe Arpaio and now Gov. Jan Brewer, who just signed into law a despicable immigration bill (pun intended) that will accomplish little beyond empowering racists, harassing Hispanics and enriching attorneys.
“We must enforce the law evenly, and without regard to skin color, accent, or social status,” said Brewer. “We must prove the alarmists and the cynics wrong.”
Claro que si. I mean, c’mon, here — you think a cop who sees me banging back a Guinness or three at The Shanty in Tucson is gonna demand my green card, suspecting I swam over from County Clare for a cushy gig mowing lawns in Catalina Foothills? Puh-leeze.
The only solution to illegal immigration is to wean Americans from their lust for cheap shit, which encourages employers to rely on cheap labor, both at home and abroad. It’s not unlike the so-called war on drugs, another abysmal waste of lives, time and money. Where there is demand, there will be supply, law and order be damned.
Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Alfredo Gutierrez, a former Arizona Senate majority leader who fought against the bill, said: “It’s a sad day for the country. This is the most oppressive piece of legislation since the Japanese internment camp act.”
And in a story by The Associated Press, Francisco Loureiro, an activist who runs a migrant shelter in the border town of Nogales, Mexico, charged that police in Arizona “already treat migrants worse than animals. There is already a hunt for migrants, and now it will be open season under the cover of a law.”
“Your papers!” My ass. If I were Obama, I’d think twice before visiting Arizona anytime soon. Sheriff Joe might roust him, demanding proof of citizenship. Be a hell of a note to go from a stylish suit in the Oval Office to pink undies in Maricopa County’s Tent City.
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I’m still in the Phoenix area and I watched the signing on tv. Jan brewer’s speech was absolutely disgusting as well as unabashedly racist. I will seriously look for another wintering spot this coming year.
I was blown away she signed it. Maybe some good can come of this if it becomes law, like highlighting how bad it is?
You really don’t have to dig very deeply to disinter America’s inner Klansman. Sew enough teabags together, you can make yourself a fine Kluxer’s hood. I’d love to know how many of these concerned Arizonans have illegals gardening for them or minding their children.
Damn good thing the Irish don’t have to worry about swimming with Guinness….Shitfire, since there are 50 times more people in Arizona than can be sustained by their water supply, there haven’t been any wetbacks in over a decade….Maybe we should have the rest repatriated to Germany…
Why Germany? Too many Austrian loons already?
We have the same morons here in Italy, they’re the Northern League but sadly, these jokers have ministers high up in ol’ Sil’s govermnent. The latest stupidity is an Italian-language test for anyone trying to open a business here. But of course not even ol’ Sil can keep Italy from being the best place on earth to be a cyclist or cycling fan!
Seems like the dingbat procession is heading to our shores, not over to Germany’s, Darren.
Like 1930’s Germany, American has dug itself a very deep hole and is now looking for someone to blame besides the dumb shit in the mirror who double-mortgaged his house, voted against his own interests, and is now addicted to cheap Chinese products and foreign oil paid with increasingly flimsy IOU’s. Obviously it is the illegals fault for all this, not to mention we don’t build anything here, have a trillion dollar debt to China, happily buy Mexican dope while selling them guns, and are too illiterate to spell “diaper” correctly on our protest signs: http://crooksandliars.com/jon-perr/10-lessons-for-tea-baggers
Germany scapegoated Jews when it happened over there. Arizona is leading the charge to “round up the usual suspects” over here. Caribou Barbie or some other con artist in a brown uniform can’t be far behind. Anyone want to guess the date when our own Reichstag catches fire?
Speaking of misspells, how about “America” has dug….
Anyone who calls himself a fiscally responsible conservative and who supports these types of immigration “reform” policies needs to have his head checked. Talk about unfunded mandates. Nothing more expensive than a human body in a souped-up patrol car with thousands of dollars of commo gear just to hunt down a guy making $5 an hour.
If anyone was serious about cracking down on illegal immigration, they could grab a half dozen recent college grads from the ‘puter sci department, pay them in pizzas and Red Bull, and have them write some code that would scan business tax returns to see who’s paying folks under the table and skipping out on social security taxes. No jobs, no job seekers. Pretty simple. But we’re not serious about eliminating illegal labor. Illegal labor is a slap in the face of the unions, so we’re all for that in most parts. We want the illegal labor, just not a lot of brown people in our grocery stores.
When I lived in Georgia, my neighbors would all rant against the illegals … and then guess who they hired when they needed their lawn mowed or house painted? Dumb shits didn’t see the disconnect there.
Sometimes, ya just gotta love political art forms: “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.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/26/us/AP-US-Immigration-Enforcement.html
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Well, there you have it. Terrorism. “Calling all cars, calling all cars — be on the lookout for the Frijole Bandido, believed to be DWB (Driving While Brown). Thought to be armed with a can of Rosarita refritos and a really bad attitude. Yell ‘Halt!’ three times fast and shoot to kill. That is all.”
Hey, Larry … what did the tifosi think about Vino’ winning L-B-L? It wasn’t a big hit on this side of the pond — although, surprisingly, VN got a few supportive comments and letters to the editor. Maybe they just miss the impulsive Claudio Chiappucci.