Arizona Immigration Law Myths, and Facts

[Charles_Main]

http://www.azgovernor.gov/documents/BorderSecurity/SB1070MythsandFacts.pdf

What asshole was it that called me a liar when I said there was already legal precedent supporting Arizona's right to enforce Federal Law.

4. MYTH: S.B. 1070 is unconstitutional because it intrudes on the federal government's power to enforce immigration laws. Only the federal government has the authority to enforce federal immigration laws.


FACT: It is settled case law that states and local police may enforce criminal provisions of federal immigration law. See Gonzales v. City of Peoria (AZ), 722 F.2d 468 (9th Cir. 1983). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in Gonzales v. City of Peoria that “nothing in federal law precluded…police from enforcing the criminal provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.” It is well established that state and local police possess the inherent authority to arrest aliens who have violated the criminal provisions of federal immigration law. It is also important to note that S.B. 1070 expressly provides that a person’s immigration status may only be determined by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE&#8221, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or a law enforcement officer authorized by the federal government to verify immigration status. A.R.S. § 11-1051(E).

numbers 7 and 9 are pretty funny where do these libs dream up these myths Projecting maybe?

7. MYTH: S.B. 1070 uses German Nazi and Russian Communist techniques that compelled people to turn each other in.

FACT: S.B. 1070 does not have any provision requiring or allowing people to inform on another person's immigration status and turn them in to the police. Such a report would not qualify as “reasonable suspicion” for law enforcement to determine a person’s immigration status. As acknowledged by the Los Angeles Times (April 20, 2010), this claim is unfounded because S.B. 1070 "would not require people to report suspected illegal immigrants to authorities.”

9. MYTH: S.B. 1070 authorizes Nazi-like requirements for aliens to carry their "papers".

FACT: Federal law already requires aliens to register with the federal government and carry their documentation (e.g., "green card") pursuant to 8 United States Code §§ 1304(e) and 1306(a). A violation of these laws is a federal misdemeanor. S.B. 1070 makes this a concurrent state misdemeanor by mirroring these same sections of federal law. "In addition to any violation of federal law, a person is guilty of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document if the person is in violation of 8 United States Code Section 1304(e) or 1306(a)." A.R.S. § 13-1509(A). These federal requirements have been in place for decades.

check out the link to see some more of the Myths and Facts about the law.

 

[Charles_Main]

Just click the link to get informed and stop spreading lies about the LAW.