Contrary to My Own Predictions...AZ Legislators Block Anti- Immigrant Bills!

Good news for now! Arizona State Legislature blocked anti-immigrant bills among them the so called Omnibus bill and the Birthright citizenship.

Other bills rejected were SB 1405 that would have required hospitals to check an individual's legal status and notify law enforcement if they suspected an individual was in the country illegally. Senate Bill 1407 would have required school districts to collect data on the number of students who were undocumented immigrants.

Also defeated was SB 1611, the so called Omnibus Bill, that included a wide variety of issues. It would have banned undocumented immigrants from attending state universities and Community Colleges or getting any federal public benefits. It would have made it a crime for undocumented immigrants to drive in Arizona and required proof of legal status to enroll a child in a public K-12 school. The Omnibus Bill was a compilation of 16 measures that had failed at various times over the past several years.

There is a small chance that this bill may be revived in what is left of the session. Also there is a possibility that the bill may be sent to the ballot.

Definitely the effective pressure came from the business leaders and the Chamber of Commerce, who months before were lobbying quietly against the passage of these laws.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/03/17/20110317arizona-birthright-citizenship-bills-rejected.html#ixzz1GuUEMCxo

SB1070: Legalistic Ethnic Cleansing

Arizona's illegal immigrants departure affecting businesses

Extremist legislators must be pleased their legalistic concoctions are producing a facto ethnic and social cleansing of the working poor Hispanics in our State.

SB1070 proponents and supporters are causing tremendous damage to the economy but they do not to care. In their zealotry they are leaving entire communities devastated and the economic impact of empty homes, apartments, shopping centers and school s will have ripple effect on the budget of the state and on everybody’s pockets sooner or later.

The extremist legislators and the governor are not pro business. Their efforts are not about the well being or economic empowerment of Arizona but pushing an extremist agenda of hate to eliminate an emergent and hardworking community for political gain.

Next time the State budget is on the super-red, you have to thank Russell Pierce, John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro for the terrible mess.