Quietly, The Illegals Begin To Exit Arizona

This article in Arizona Central discusses the effect of the departure of illegals in anticipation of the Arizona law coming into effect.

Mr. Rollie Rankin, who built his business upon knowingly building and renting apartments to illegals, is portrayed with sympathy, once again proving the newspaper editors long ago lost their ethical bearings. It was an enterprise deliberately built on breaking laws already in place, with the assumption that the law would never be enforced.

There are similar bills in process in many states, which will be adjusted as the Arizona bill is litigated. As the economy weakens, state budgets tighten, and patience runs out, many states will continue the process of 'demagnetization', and the flow of illegals back home should, finally and blessedly, increase.

In the meantime, the Mexican drug wars claimed yet one more notable victim.

We can't solve Mexico's ills, nor should we try. But we do have the right and responsibility to see that we don't import them.

Secure The Border Sing-Along, And Gov. Brewer's Remarks

First, since all the members of the Obama administration need a teency-weency bit of encouragement to read that little ten-page-long piece of legislation, Governor Brewer has provided a sing-a-long to help them out:




Second, Gov. Brewer has posted both the law, and her remarks delivered at its signing, at securetheborder.org.

OS thinks everyone should read both the law and remarks--you'll be miles ahead of the Harvard Law Review Editor Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize. You know, Himself.

And his Attorney General. And his Secretary of Homeland Security. And (one suspects) the Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority leader, White House Chief of Staff...

Governor Brewer said this:

We must acknowledge the truth – people across America are watching Arizona,seeing how we implement this law, ready to jump on even the slightest misstep.

Some of those people from outside our state have an interest in seeing us fail.

They will wait for a single slip-up, one mistake, and then they will work day and night to create headlines and get the face time they so desperately covet.

We cannot give them that chance.

We must use this new tool wisely, and fight for our safety with the honor Arizona deserves.

We must react calmly.

We must enforce the law evenly, and without regard to skin color, accent, or
social status.

We must prove the alarmists and the cynics wrong.

I know in my heart that this great state, my home for more than 40 years, is up to the task.

I believe every one of us wants to be safe, and none of us wants to compromise on the subject of civil rights.

I believe we must love and honor those who fight beside us – just as we must love and honor those who look and believe nothing like we do.

I believe Arizona,like America, is governed by laws.

Good laws... well-intentioned laws...laws that confer respect and that demand respect in return.

In his third State of the Union address, President Theodore Roosevelt said, ―No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.

So, let us move forward -- ever mindful of our rights ...

-- ever faithful to the law ... and ever conscious of our bond as Arizonans, and the blessing we share together.

Thank you.

Please, someone, somewhere explain to this old boy how this woman is a racist, and that the law is racist...

The Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill: Read It For Yourself

Here's a reasonable idea to help you sort out fact from fiction in the chaos that has erupted over Arizona's decision to deal with illegal immigration, which the Federal government has refused to do.

Read the bill.

This links you to the Arizona Secretary of State site. Halfway down the list, you'll see the link to CH_113. Click it, and the pdf of the bill as passed and signed will download to you.

Read the bill, and think it over for yourself.  Unlike the incomprehensible verbiage we are treated to by bills passed in Congress, this is written in clear English, carefully avoiding nuance. The Arizona legislature, unlike Congress, knew the content and intent of the bill, as a responsible legislative body does. This may explain the rage directed at them by the left side of Congress, born of humiliation.

OS has gone through it once, plans to do it a few more times. At no point does it authorize any agent of law enforcement to detain any person just because they are brown of skin. Furthermore, Governor Brewer signed amendments to clarify the bill's intent. No authorization of mass deportations. No authorization of inhumane treatment of persons detained. No double-talk. Very little 'legal-ese'.

Basic, understandable English.

Read the bill, and decide for yourself.

But, as a starter, here's just the first bit of it--plain English, no spin here:

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Intent

The legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of Arizona. The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.


Could it be, at the end of the day, that the real objection by Our Beloved Leader and the Left is to the intent of the bill: '...to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.'?

At the end of the day, neither Obama, nor Bush the Second, nor Clinton, nor Bush the First embrace(d) the idea of enforcing our borders. The assertion that immigration enforcement is a Federal prerogative is simply a means of avoiding responsibility, not embracing it.

This whole mess is not about race. It is about the Constitution and the rule of law. The Federal government has despised both the Constitution and the rule of law, and now has a grassfire on its hands.

The only sense of surprise felt here is that it took so long to get started.

Chin-straps on. Watch for other legislatures to pass similar measures.

It is unfortunate that it has come to this, and there is definitely a human side to this story. Were OS of Hispanic heritage, he would be certain to always carry his driving license, just to be certain. He might even avoid Arizona for a while, just to be doubly certain, while things settle down.

But, give the bill three to five years to work, and it won't be an issue, 'cuz the problem will be greatly alleviated. If enough states follow suit, the solution will arrive more quickly.

Final story: A few years back, Mr. and Mrs. OS spent a fabulous vacation in Canada.

When we arrived at the border in our car, we waited in line, presented passports and title to the car. We were questioned by firm-but-friendly border control officers about where we were traveling, what we were transporting, and when we planned to return home. When changing money, every teller in every bank followed the same script: 'Passport please. When did you arrive? Where are you visiting? When do you plan to depart?' Polite, but firm.

And it was all perfectly fine, 'cuz it's their country, and we were guests visiting there.

We had a wonderful visit, and we came home, where we belong. Where we work, and live, and hold our citizenship. Our country.

'Nuff said?

The State of Arizona Locates Its Spine: Illegal Immigration Is To Be Enforced By The State

Finally. About time. After heaven knows how many murders, kidnappings, shootings, tons of drugs and tens of thousands of illegal aliens invading Arizona for decades, the legislature and governor come to the obvious conclusion: The Federal Government is not interested in controlling the southern border of the United States. They have abdicated their responsibility, and care not a whit for the widows and orphans that litter the landscape because of unchecked illegal immigration.

And, it not just the Obama administration!! G.W. Bush acted like a man who had long ago been bought off by someone somewhere when it came to this issue. We all have to take our shoes off, be subject to searches, etc., etc., in the name of national security, and Bush refused to take action on the border, until he was forced into it. When he attempted to get an amnesty bill passed in the dark of night over Memorial Day 2007, he alienated the final loyalists of the Republican Party, and damn near destroyed it.

So, finally, Arizona takes back its Constitional prerogative.

OS has just one further word to add:  YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!

And this incident, which dates from today, gives insight into why Arizona is so long overdue.

Now, let's see how the Obama administration and its 'political organizing' minions go on the attack. Expect a flood of Federal civil-rights lawsuits, Federal prosecutions of local deputies, attempts to vacate the law in the Federal courts. If Arizona succeeds in asserting its Constitutional rights, Obama knows the floodgates will open against him, state by state, issue by issue.

It's not about immigration. It's about the rule of law, the Constitution, and who gets to rule.

OS is cheering for the states.