Bob Barr vs. Bob Barr on illegal immigration
May 3, 12:45 PMAtlanta Immigration ExaminerInger EberhartPrevious
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View all » Bob Barr penned a blog for the AJC entitled "Arizona's immigration law is constitutionally troubling" (5/3/2010). His blog asserts that Arizona's SB1070 oversteps its boundaries by assuming a responsibility of the federal government. He further asserts that the protecting the border is a "singularly federal function." However, Mr. Barr was singing a different tune in 2006.
In a 5/3/2006 AJC article, "Prez we need on illegals is long gone", Mr. Barr was critical of the federal government's handling of illegal immigration. He went so far as to state, "But if our leaders in Washington cannot even understand the basics, and cannot employ honest and meaningful language in addressing the problem, then there's probably not much reason for any of us to hope that those leaders will solve the problem."
In a separate Washington Times article entitled "Immigration indigestion" (3/2/2007), Mr. Barr discussed the use of government powers to prevent banks from issuing mortgages to those without social security numbers. In this context, he states, "...government has failed in its responsibility to properly police and monitor our borders."
Arizona has taken the steps to protect its borders because of the federal government's failure to do so by Mr. Barr's own admission.
The federal immigration law that was being held together by, according to Mr. Barr, "duct tape and paper clips" in 2006 is the same one that exists in 2010.
What could possibly have happened in exactly four years to cause Mr. Barr to change his tune?
**Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and was the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States. He practices law with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger, and runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Barr is a registered Mediator and Arbitrator.