Arizona governor bucks senator's request over immigration law

[Dos Equis]

Yeah governor.  Wait a year so we can pass an amnesty bill that legalizes the more than 400,000 illegals in your state.   

Arizona governor bucks senator's request over immigration law
Posted: May 7th, 2010 05:28 PM ET

From CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis

Washington (CNN) - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is rejecting a request from a top Senate Democrat to hold the state's controversial immigration bill for one year to give Congress time to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

In a letter dated Thursday and obtained by CNN, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, made the request to Brewer, a Republican.

Schumer, the Democrats' point man for immigration reform in the Senate, called Arizona's concerns about illegal immigration "legitimate security interests" and said he appreciates that Brewer "felt duty-bound to take action to address the security concerns in your state."

"But I simply do not believe the remedy Arizona has enacted will succeed in resolving the problem it is designed to address," Schumer wrote. He called the law, "wrong-hearted" and "likely unconstitutional." He also asked Brewer to call on Arizona's two GOP senators - John McCain and Jon Kyl - to "immediately begin discussions with me to enact" immigration reform.

On Friday, Brewer's office informed CNN of the governor's response.

"The governor is certainly grateful that Sen. Schumer has focused some attention on Arizona's border security plight," said Paul Senseman, Brewer's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. But, Senseman continued, Brewer "is waiting for action on border security."

Attempting to highlight federal inaction on the matter, Senseman referred to a letter sent from border state governors, including Brewer, to Congressional leaders in April 2009. It called for more National Guard personnel to help local law enforcement agencies combat violence, crime and illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border.

"The governor has been waiting over a year," Senseman told CNN in reaction to Schumer's letter.

Critics have said the Arizona law, signed by Brewer last month, will lead to racial profiling. Supporters argue it will crack down on illegal immigration.

As originally passed, the bill would have allowed police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency, based solely on a police officer's suspicion. Brewer signed a bill to amend the law so that officers could check a person's status only if the person had been detained or arrested for another reason.

Brewer said the changes should ease concerns about racial profiling but opponents say the changes are not sufficient.

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[240 is Back]

"Yeah governor.  Wait a year so we can pass an amnesty bill that legalizes the more than 400,000 illegals in your state.   "

Dude, the bill will pass no matter what.  Mccain, Bush, Palin, obama - everyone backed it last time.

[Dos Equis]

So?  I don't support amnesty for illegals and I doubt the majority of the country does either. 

[Soul Crusher]

These pols who support this treason need a firing squad on ppv. 

[tonymctones]

"Yeah governor.  Wait a year so we can pass an amnesty bill that legalizes the more than 400,000 illegals in your state.   "

Dude, the bill will pass no matter what.  Mccain, Bush, Palin, obama - everyone backed it last time.

LOL brilliant political move, most ppl are against amnesty and this will force politicians hands many of them right before their elections...

politicians stances change with the wind 240 you should know that better than anyone, pendulum remember? well the winds are changing and so will their stances...

[240 is Back]

nope... i stand by this... whatever GOP presidential 2012 candidate... they'll back amnesty and/or sure as hell won't repeal it.


pendulum works for congress on voting - but there are some things - like amnesty, border, war, bailouts - that the president will do, no matter the party.  If you doubt this, compare the Bush and Obama policy (neocon vs neolib) - they're the SAME On these issues - and mccain had these same positions.

So mccain, as senator, is now allowed to shit on his own amnesty bill, as he is
But as president, just like obama, he'd be passing it.

33 - would you agree with this?  The prez takes his marching orders on a few issues like this?

[tonymctones]

nope... i stand by this... whatever GOP presidential 2012 candidate... they'll back amnesty and/or sure as hell won't repeal it.


pendulum works for congress on voting - but there are some things - like amnesty, border, war, bailouts - that the president will do, no matter the party.  If you doubt this, compare the Bush and Obama policy (neocon vs neolib) - they're the SAME On these issues - and mccain had these same positions.

So mccain, as senator, is now allowed to shit on his own amnesty bill, as he is
But as president, just like obama, he'd be passing it.

33 - would you agree with this?  The prez takes his marching orders on a few issues like this?

so obama would have invaded iraq as well?

if this is true then why did you bash bush for things that you now silver line for obama?

[240 is Back]

if Obama sold "WMD" on sunday talk shows, hell yeah i'd mock his lies.  If he or bush would have said "This is about the dollar, oil, bases, etc - fuckkit, we're invading", I would have understood.  bush will be seen as a hero in 100 years for misleading the public about WMD.


And remember - the role of a repub president is to start wars and kick ass worldwide, the role of a dem president is to wrap them up and welfare teet the domestic side of it.  They get their 4,8, or 12 years to do it before the pendulum swings.


I guess we'll see in 2012 and beyond with the next presidents... but I do believe there are some issues that are bigger than party BS, that the prez does no matter what.  Amnesty, Bailouts, Borders, and starting/continuing the wars are obvioulsy proven to be those.

But hey, if it makes ppl better to ignore the 3 TRILLION bush spent on corp bailouts, the amnesty bill he tried to sell congress, etc... go for it.  For libs, if it makes them better to say "We're only at war because of Bush", go for it... obama could stop that shit tomorrow, but won't.  They just do what they're told.  They have a cool job and everyone kisses their ass, that would rock... but some things... they're bigger than popularity polls.  Bases and drilling/dollar rights in Iraq is a 100 year love affair, long after the petty politics of today, ya know?