Well, 'over there' this little problem sneaked in through the back door whilst no-one was looking! Arizona, fed up and fearful, has passed a stringent anti-immigrant bill which not only provides the state police with strong powers but also insists that they use them to the full in an effort to 'command and control' a gangster-run immigrant mafia which is turning their state into third world disaster area. Needless to say, this has all the 'usual suspects' on the American liberal Left in an uproar and screaming accusations of racism along with threats to enforce boycotts against their "fellow Americans". Leo Banks, an Oklahoman, provides in the American Thinker the background you will never see or read in the MSM.
This is exceedingly dangerous territory but it is not the first steps taken in this direction. I pointed out some time ago the fact that several States were beginning a joint action to take up to the Supreme Court in defiance of Obama's Health Bill which orders all US citizens, virtually without exception, to enter a legal contract with a business enterprise for the purposes of obtaining health insurance. The States claim this is unconstitutional and extends Federal power into areas which are the prerogative of State governments.
Where will this Marxist regime in Washington not go in pursuit of its progressive aims?
I think Arizona should offer free transportation to anyone who wants to move to New York, or Chicago, where all the jobs are. I wonder how long the media in the first city, or the (former) senators from the second, will continue supporting this kind of "open border" nonsense.
Meanwhile, when I call even small firms these days, the first thing I hear is "Press 1 for English".
Posted by: Dom | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 16:37
'I feel your pain', Dom'!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 17:03
"Where will this Marxist regime in Washington not go in pursuit of its progressive aims?" It won't invade China.
Posted by: dearieme | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 21:10
Good grief, no, 'DM', one needs must lickspittle to one's bank manager if you owe him money. Mind you, there is that old tale that if you owe the bank a £1,000 you need to worry, but if you owe it a few billion quid it's the bank that has to worry!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 22:11
Yes, yes, I realize I'm coming late to the party but my internet service provider is as competent as the Federal Immigration Enforcement Agency. However, for at least one of the enterprises there appears to be a "voice appearing from (what we'd hoped was a deeper) wilderness" with a proposal for 'relief' on two fronts.
I for one, had always considered this fellow to have a smidgen of Greek ancestry - and now I'm certain:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100428/cm_huffpost/555415
Posted by: JK | Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 19:14
Before, I hadn't bothered to read the "American Thinker" piece - now that I have, that would explain why (perhaps partly) about 1000 miles from Arizona (Arkansas) one sees numbers like these:
http://www.co.washington.ar.us/sheriff/Summary/DAlphaRoster.asp
Posted by: JK | Friday, 30 April 2010 at 00:14
Sorry, 'JK', can't seem to be able to open the link.
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 30 April 2010 at 11:36
Ah, sorry 'bout that. Apparently there's a privacy "issue" involved where posting a link to a list of "possibly but not proven resident status" comes into play.
Made my rear-end sore as I was receiving the explanation.
Posted by: JK | Friday, 30 April 2010 at 16:05
Happily, I can do nothing to improve the condition of your rear end, 'JK'!
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 30 April 2010 at 16:52