Arizona’s illegal immigration law—enforced!
“The … County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday arrested two illegal immigrants who both had outstanding felony warrants in other counties.
Police said they were called to the … Tire and Auto Repair, where three men were trying to get an impounded vehicle without proof of ownership.
Two of the men, Cesar M. Alcala, 21, of … and Marcos C. Anota, 23, of … were in the country illegally, police said they learned after contacting the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Division.
No information was available about the third man.
Alcala and Anota were taken to the … County Jail, where they are being held on $75,000 bond each for outstanding felony warrants.
Police said Alcala had a … County warrant for perjury and Anota had a … County warrant for possessing a fraudulent ID card, driving under the influence and other traffic offenses.
Both men will remain in the jail until their charges in all counties are concluded and will then be transferred into federal custody for extradition. The country or countries of extradition could not be confirmed Friday.”
Well there you are! The first news paper account of the “racist” Arizona illegal immigration law being enforced. The Arizona authorities arresting and holding two men with Hispanic sounding names who never would have been questioned by the police if it wasn’t for this “racist” new illegal immigration law passed by the racists in Arizona. Right?
Well, no! Not quite. Filling in the blanks (…) deliberately left out of the story, the story reads as follows:
“The Fulton County (in Illinois—my addition) Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday arrested two illegal immigrants who both had outstanding felony warrants in other counties.
Police said they were called to the Lewistown Tire and Auto Repair (in Fulton County, Illinois—my addition) where three men were trying to get an impounded vehicle without proof of ownership. (In other words, they were being questioned for an action on their part that “might” be illegal—my addition.)
Two of the men, Cesar M. Alcala, 21, of Beardstown (in Illinois—my addition) and Marcos C. Anota, 23, of Peoria (in Illinois—my addition) were in the country illegally, police said they learned after contacting the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Division. (Do you think the police may have asked for ID and also for papers showing they were in the United States legally before contacting the Immigration and Customs Division of Homeland Security?—my addition)
No information was available about the third man.
Alcala and Anota were taken to the Fulton County Jail (in Illinois—my addition), where they are being held on $75,000 bond each for outstanding felony warrants. (The only way the police could have found out about the felony warrants was to first check the individuals’ IDs and papers and then contacting other agencies to see if there were outstanding warrants. Right? I don’t believe the illegal immigrants said, “Well, you know, we each have outstanding warrants against us.” Or did they?—my addition)
Police said Alcala had a Cass County (in Illinois—my addition) warrant for perjury and Anota had a McDonough County (in Illinois—my addition) warrant for possessing a fraudulent ID card, driving under the influence and other traffic offenses.
Both men will remain in the jail until their charges in all counties are concluded and will then be transferred into federal custody for extradition. The country or countries of extradition could not be confirmed Friday.” (Could be Mexico? Could be another Latin America country? Could be Canada? Could be any county in the world? Was it racist to question and arrest them?—my addition)
The above is from the Peoria Journal Star on May 22, 2010, page B2. I thought I was finished for the time being with the Arizona illegal immigration law until I read this story Saturday afternoon. It was too good to not post.
I wrote the following on my April 27, 2010 post concerning the new Arizona law.
“Then, according to another Peoria Journal Star article published on April 24, 2010, page A2; the Republican Governor of Arizona signed into law a bill that accomplishes the following:
1) “Makes it a crime under state law (Arizona law—my addition) to be in the country illegally.” (Obviously, Arizona can only enforce the law within the boundaries of the State of Arizona. There is presently a federal law against illegal immigration. If not, by definition, there would be no such thing as illegal immigration—my addition.)
2) “Requires local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is a reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants.” (This law does NOT send out local police officers in search of illegal immigrants! Too bad! We’d catch more illegal immigrants if we were searching for them—my addition.)
3) “Allows lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws.” (Obviously, this provision allows lawsuits against Arizona government agencies since States do not have the authority to allow lawsuits against federal government agencies. Certainly, the State of Arizona does have the authority to allow lawsuits against Arizona State agencies. What are State agencies doing hindering the enforcement of the law?—my addition)
4) “Makes it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.” (There is presently a federal law making it illegal to hire illegal immigrants and to aid and abet their delivery into the country or from one portion of the nation to another by crossing State lines. Thus, this is basically a restatement of federal law to be enforced by local law enforcement officials—my addition.)
One would think that the federal government would welcome the help of the State of Arizona to enforce through its own laws, laws that are similar to federal law. But, no! According to the same article, President Barack Hussein Obama has condemned the efforts of the Arizona legislature. “Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill ‘misguided’ and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it’s legal. (Since when does the Justice Department determine the legality of State law? What utter arrogance on his part!—my addition) He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level—or leave the door open to ‘irresponsibility by others.’ (Did the President of the United States just call the elected legislature of the State of Arizona and the Governor of Arizona irresponsible? What utter arrogance on his part! By the way, from what I have heard, the law is supported by 70% of the citizens of the State of Arizona including 50% of Arizona Democrats. Does that make all of these citizens irresponsible? What utter arrogance on his part! He has made it an art form to misuse the word reform. Everything seems to be a reform for him. His idea of reform, in this instance, is to grant American citizenship to those individuals who have deliberately violated federal law. It is NOT mine! By definition, illegal immigrants are criminals! By definition!—my addition)”
What provision of the new Arizona law posted above is any different than what is described in the news story of May 22, 2010 in relation to the actions of Illinois police officers and the apprehension of these two identified illegal immigrants? Why are the President of the United States and other illegal immigrant supporters so enraged by the Arizona law when the same practices are occurring in Illinois 1500 miles away? Could it be because Arizona is next to the Mexican border and therefore enforcing the law will result in more illegal immigrants being arrested and theoretically being deported and the President and illegal immigrant supporters DON’T WANT the LAWS of the UNITED STATES ENFORCED when it comes to ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!!!
It’s not the law they are against. It’s ENFORCEMENT of the law that they oppose!
“The … County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday arrested two illegal immigrants who both had outstanding felony warrants in other counties.
Police said they were called to the … Tire and Auto Repair, where three men were trying to get an impounded vehicle without proof of ownership.
Two of the men, Cesar M. Alcala, 21, of … and Marcos C. Anota, 23, of … were in the country illegally, police said they learned after contacting the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Division.
No information was available about the third man.
Alcala and Anota were taken to the … County Jail, where they are being held on $75,000 bond each for outstanding felony warrants.
Police said Alcala had a … County warrant for perjury and Anota had a … County warrant for possessing a fraudulent ID card, driving under the influence and other traffic offenses.
Both men will remain in the jail until their charges in all counties are concluded and will then be transferred into federal custody for extradition. The country or countries of extradition could not be confirmed Friday.”
Well there you are! The first news paper account of the “racist” Arizona illegal immigration law being enforced. The Arizona authorities arresting and holding two men with Hispanic sounding names who never would have been questioned by the police if it wasn’t for this “racist” new illegal immigration law passed by the racists in Arizona. Right?
Well, no! Not quite. Filling in the blanks (…) deliberately left out of the story, the story reads as follows:
“The Fulton County (in Illinois—my addition) Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday arrested two illegal immigrants who both had outstanding felony warrants in other counties.
Police said they were called to the Lewistown Tire and Auto Repair (in Fulton County, Illinois—my addition) where three men were trying to get an impounded vehicle without proof of ownership. (In other words, they were being questioned for an action on their part that “might” be illegal—my addition.)
Two of the men, Cesar M. Alcala, 21, of Beardstown (in Illinois—my addition) and Marcos C. Anota, 23, of Peoria (in Illinois—my addition) were in the country illegally, police said they learned after contacting the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Division. (Do you think the police may have asked for ID and also for papers showing they were in the United States legally before contacting the Immigration and Customs Division of Homeland Security?—my addition)
No information was available about the third man.
Alcala and Anota were taken to the Fulton County Jail (in Illinois—my addition), where they are being held on $75,000 bond each for outstanding felony warrants. (The only way the police could have found out about the felony warrants was to first check the individuals’ IDs and papers and then contacting other agencies to see if there were outstanding warrants. Right? I don’t believe the illegal immigrants said, “Well, you know, we each have outstanding warrants against us.” Or did they?—my addition)
Police said Alcala had a Cass County (in Illinois—my addition) warrant for perjury and Anota had a McDonough County (in Illinois—my addition) warrant for possessing a fraudulent ID card, driving under the influence and other traffic offenses.
Both men will remain in the jail until their charges in all counties are concluded and will then be transferred into federal custody for extradition. The country or countries of extradition could not be confirmed Friday.” (Could be Mexico? Could be another Latin America country? Could be Canada? Could be any county in the world? Was it racist to question and arrest them?—my addition)
The above is from the Peoria Journal Star on May 22, 2010, page B2. I thought I was finished for the time being with the Arizona illegal immigration law until I read this story Saturday afternoon. It was too good to not post.
I wrote the following on my April 27, 2010 post concerning the new Arizona law.
“Then, according to another Peoria Journal Star article published on April 24, 2010, page A2; the Republican Governor of Arizona signed into law a bill that accomplishes the following:
1) “Makes it a crime under state law (Arizona law—my addition) to be in the country illegally.” (Obviously, Arizona can only enforce the law within the boundaries of the State of Arizona. There is presently a federal law against illegal immigration. If not, by definition, there would be no such thing as illegal immigration—my addition.)
2) “Requires local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is a reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants.” (This law does NOT send out local police officers in search of illegal immigrants! Too bad! We’d catch more illegal immigrants if we were searching for them—my addition.)
3) “Allows lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws.” (Obviously, this provision allows lawsuits against Arizona government agencies since States do not have the authority to allow lawsuits against federal government agencies. Certainly, the State of Arizona does have the authority to allow lawsuits against Arizona State agencies. What are State agencies doing hindering the enforcement of the law?—my addition)
4) “Makes it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.” (There is presently a federal law making it illegal to hire illegal immigrants and to aid and abet their delivery into the country or from one portion of the nation to another by crossing State lines. Thus, this is basically a restatement of federal law to be enforced by local law enforcement officials—my addition.)
One would think that the federal government would welcome the help of the State of Arizona to enforce through its own laws, laws that are similar to federal law. But, no! According to the same article, President Barack Hussein Obama has condemned the efforts of the Arizona legislature. “Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill ‘misguided’ and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it’s legal. (Since when does the Justice Department determine the legality of State law? What utter arrogance on his part!—my addition) He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level—or leave the door open to ‘irresponsibility by others.’ (Did the President of the United States just call the elected legislature of the State of Arizona and the Governor of Arizona irresponsible? What utter arrogance on his part! By the way, from what I have heard, the law is supported by 70% of the citizens of the State of Arizona including 50% of Arizona Democrats. Does that make all of these citizens irresponsible? What utter arrogance on his part! He has made it an art form to misuse the word reform. Everything seems to be a reform for him. His idea of reform, in this instance, is to grant American citizenship to those individuals who have deliberately violated federal law. It is NOT mine! By definition, illegal immigrants are criminals! By definition!—my addition)”
What provision of the new Arizona law posted above is any different than what is described in the news story of May 22, 2010 in relation to the actions of Illinois police officers and the apprehension of these two identified illegal immigrants? Why are the President of the United States and other illegal immigrant supporters so enraged by the Arizona law when the same practices are occurring in Illinois 1500 miles away? Could it be because Arizona is next to the Mexican border and therefore enforcing the law will result in more illegal immigrants being arrested and theoretically being deported and the President and illegal immigrant supporters DON’T WANT the LAWS of the UNITED STATES ENFORCED when it comes to ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!!!
It’s not the law they are against. It’s ENFORCEMENT of the law that they oppose!
posted by Christian Gunslinger at 4:24 AM
1 Comments:
Thank you for bringing this infomration to our attention.
As far as I can tell, only the McDonough County Voice has reported this.
I plan to follow-up on this to the local media.
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