Arizona's immigration bill might be the first of many to block illegal aliens

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Originally Posted by Jeanfromfillmore

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Local authorities have finally had enough. A new bill will help to control illegal immigration, and it gives sweeping new local powers to determine a person's legal status. Traditionally, this has been the domain of Federal authorities, but since little or nothing has been done, Arizona is taking the "bull by the horns".

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It won't go unchallenged however. The Federal Government will not want to relinquish power, but there is also some US immigrate rights groups criticizing the bill already approved by Arizona's Congress.

Simply put, it will make it an offence for a person to lack the proper paperwork, not only holding a job, but to take up residence. The National Council of La Raza state that the bill would turn all Latinos, legal or otherwise, into suspects. But it does seem evident to all that the numbers are increasing exponentially, and damaging our economy in many very evident ways.

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The taking back of America by the people will be costly, as Federal revenge is becoming more evident for those who stand up to them.

Bobby Jindal should sit up and take notice. If he does not, it will show his true allegiance. The bill's author, state Sen. Russell Pearce, said it simply "takes the handcuffs off of law enforcement and lets them do their job."

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When the article says "federal government", I wonder who they are talking about. It doesn't make sense that any part of the federal government should have a monopoly on enforcing federal law since we states are all bound together by the constitution from whence all federal law extends.

What about the Drug War as an example? The DEA enforces the Drug War, but that in no way prevents states from enacting their own laws against drug use.