Jeanfromfillmore
05-07-2010, 04:57 PM
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Rejects Schumer's Plea to Delay Immigration Law
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer quickly rejected a proposal from Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, to hold off on enacting Arizona's controversial new immigration law, the Associated Press reports.
Schumer reportedly sent a letter to Brewer on Thursday asking her to delay the law, slated to go into effect in July, while Washington works on comprehensive immigration reform. He also asked her to push one of Arizona's two Republican senators, John McCain or Jon Kyl, to support federal immigration reform, in order to give it more momentum.
The law in question requires immigrants in Arizona to carry documents verifying their immigration status. It also requires police officers to question a person about his or her immigration status during a "lawful stop" if there is "reasonable suspicion" that person may be in the country illegally.
The new measure has outraged Latinos and others across the country who say it would inevitably lead to racial profiling, though the law explicitly prohibits officers from using race or ethnicity to determine "reasonable suspicion." The outrage has led to protests and calls for boycotts of the state. Some Arizona cities have already filed lawsuits against the state challenging the law.
Brewer insisted in an op-ed this week that the boycotts in protest of the law are misguided and that Arizona had no choice but to act in the absence of federal reform.
President Obama said earlier this week that Washington should start working on immigration reform this year.
While work has already started on reform -- Democrats have put forward a relatively conservative legislative proposal -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged yesterday that "there's not enough support to move forward."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20004409-503544.html
Letters: Arizona immigration storm
Voters say Arizona right to act on immigration: poll
Most U.S. voters think Arizona was right to pass its own immigration law, and that the Obama administration should wait to see how the new law works instead of stopping it, a poll released Friday found.
Nationwide, 61% of voters think Arizona was right to take action instead of waiting for the federal government to do something on immigration, the Fox News poll, taken May 4-5, found. Twenty seven percent said Arizona should have waited for Washington to act.
President Barack Obama said this week that he wants to begin work on immigration legislation this year. He’s called the Arizona law — which requires immigrants to have proof of their status and gives police power to detain suspected illegals — “misguided.”
Earlier this week, another poll found that a bare majority of Americans — 51% — said the Arizona law was “about right.” But that New York Times/CBS poll also found that 57% of people polled said the U.S. government should determine the laws about illegal immigration. The Times/CBS poll was taken April 28 through May 2.
Immigration is certain to come up as an issue in elections this year in border states like Arizona and California. But the Fox poll found that the economy is much higher in voters’ minds than immigration. Forty-seven percent cite the economy as being the most important issue facing the U.S. today; 5% said immigration is the most important issue.
Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer quickly rejected a proposal from Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, to hold off on enacting Arizona's controversial new immigration law, the Associated Press reports.
Schumer reportedly sent a letter to Brewer on Thursday asking her to delay the law, slated to go into effect in July, while Washington works on comprehensive immigration reform. He also asked her to push one of Arizona's two Republican senators, John McCain or Jon Kyl, to support federal immigration reform, in order to give it more momentum.
The law in question requires immigrants in Arizona to carry documents verifying their immigration status. It also requires police officers to question a person about his or her immigration status during a "lawful stop" if there is "reasonable suspicion" that person may be in the country illegally.
The new measure has outraged Latinos and others across the country who say it would inevitably lead to racial profiling, though the law explicitly prohibits officers from using race or ethnicity to determine "reasonable suspicion." The outrage has led to protests and calls for boycotts of the state. Some Arizona cities have already filed lawsuits against the state challenging the law.
Brewer insisted in an op-ed this week that the boycotts in protest of the law are misguided and that Arizona had no choice but to act in the absence of federal reform.
President Obama said earlier this week that Washington should start working on immigration reform this year.
While work has already started on reform -- Democrats have put forward a relatively conservative legislative proposal -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged yesterday that "there's not enough support to move forward."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20004409-503544.html
Letters: Arizona immigration storm
Voters say Arizona right to act on immigration: poll
Most U.S. voters think Arizona was right to pass its own immigration law, and that the Obama administration should wait to see how the new law works instead of stopping it, a poll released Friday found.
Nationwide, 61% of voters think Arizona was right to take action instead of waiting for the federal government to do something on immigration, the Fox News poll, taken May 4-5, found. Twenty seven percent said Arizona should have waited for Washington to act.
President Barack Obama said this week that he wants to begin work on immigration legislation this year. He’s called the Arizona law — which requires immigrants to have proof of their status and gives police power to detain suspected illegals — “misguided.”
Earlier this week, another poll found that a bare majority of Americans — 51% — said the Arizona law was “about right.” But that New York Times/CBS poll also found that 57% of people polled said the U.S. government should determine the laws about illegal immigration. The Times/CBS poll was taken April 28 through May 2.
Immigration is certain to come up as an issue in elections this year in border states like Arizona and California. But the Fox poll found that the economy is much higher in voters’ minds than immigration. Forty-seven percent cite the economy as being the most important issue facing the U.S. today; 5% said immigration is the most important issue.
Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch