MORE STATES FOLLOWING ARIZONA

by Marshall Frank May 22, 2010

Depending on what poll, an overwhelming majority (60-80 percent) of people support having state and local police enforcing illegal immigration laws. (Because the Feds will not)

What is it about this government that they don’t understand regarding the will of the people? Seventeen states are drafting legislation that is similar to the Arizona law. That’s not bigotry, it’s about survival. It’s about law and order versus anarchy.

Bottom line: Americans are fed up with the invasion of foreigners raiding our communities under the guise of “undocumented workers”, filling prisons, draining entitlement programs, victimizing taxpayers, while the government protects not.

Nor do our representatives….including the president…live up to their oaths to defend and protect. Instead, they apologize to the alien invaders, pander for their future votes, cow-tow to their Mexican leaders, make stupid excuses to the Chinese, and focus solely on the “profiling” issue regardless of the need to protect Americans and their property.

Meanwhile, terrorists are riding piggyback over the fences, through the tunnels, across the rivers, all with intent to do harm to American citizens and to carry out acts of jihad. Translated: To destroy America.

And our government protects them.

The sight of our president publically denigrating the will of the Arizona people to the Mexican president was a vile slap in the face of Americans. Then the Mexican president was provided a platform to complain about our laws, while gullible folks fall for his crapola. Truth is: Mexican illegals send $1 billion a year back to Mexico which stimulates his faltering economy…at our expense. So, folks, it’s not about altruism. It’s about dollars and politics.

Perhaps Mr. Obama should enter Mexico City and start telling their people which of their laws he disappoves of?

This administration makes me sick. I’ve asked it many times, I’ll ask it again. Whose side are they on?

Read on:

Click here: 17 more states planning Ariz. ‘illegal’ crackdown

Click here: Foreign ‘terrorists’ breach U.S. border

27 comments

Harold Swift May 22, 2010 at 1:04 pm

I keep hearing of all these states coming on board but, WHEN? The need to get on the band wagon. The law AZ has written is only about 10 pages. Get it on and Get it going is my message to the states. As I read on in these messages, impeachment is the next step and it is long over due. What part of illegal and treason do you all not understand?

Frank May 22, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Unfortunately, this has been going on for a very long time and through several administrations. Since the feds do not wish to respond it is up to the States to protect their borders and their economies.

The latest slap in the face is that the commissioner of ICE will not allow his agents to deport illegals rounded up under the Arizona law. I thought he worked for us??? Apparently not as he is a spokesman for the Obama administration. What have we wrought???

This administration is the most corrupt and inept that I have witnessed in my lifetime, and must be voted out very soon or we are doomed.

Renay May 22, 2010 at 1:28 pm

Well this is a problem that has been growing for many many years & is only now coming to a head, but its much easier to blame an administration that has only been here a year than to backtrack to all the
ones that have allowed this to snowball!

Sharon Cook May 22, 2010 at 2:15 pm

I’m sick, too, Marshall, and, frankly, I’m frightened by what is occurring in OUR country. (Or is it ours anymore?) If you haven’t seen this 3-minute video, you should, and it should be mandatory viewing for every US citizen. And it’s from CNN! http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/17260182/1610997888/name/ftc-vi26.wmv
It’s Lou Dobbs talking about the amnesty bill before the Senate. See the Heritage Foundation’s reporting on it, too. heritagefoundation.org. Not that it will likely do any good, but I wrote Senator George Lemieux about it. Will it take a grassroots revolution to stop the craziness?

Arthur Urrows May 22, 2010 at 2:35 pm

Take it easy, Marshall: you’re anger is flyjng away wih your reason, Come on: “vile slap,” “denigrating the will.”
“Whose side are they on?”
Take it easy and be rational.

What might say as you did “17 states.” What about the other 33?
Arthur

Ed Hensley May 22, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Powerful Blog here M.F., with frightening
facts in the 2 supporting links. With 60 to
80% of America supporting the self defense
nature of the AZ Immigration Control Law, if
you are still preaching to the choior, the
choir is growing, the choir is pissed off &
the chior votes. November 2, 2010 shall be
an interesting day. The next morning, 11/03
will be my 72nd birthday Marshall, so let’s
keep the heat on, for a more secure America.

I will run this blog up the facebook mast,
as your total blog 1st, then also post the
links & the links in the links seperately.

The Choir is Growing. The Choir Votes!

millicent gustafson May 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm

“The Mexican government will bar foreigners if they upset “the equilibrium of the national demographics”
“If outsiders do not enhance the country’s economic or national interests or are not found to be physically or mentally healthy, they are not welcome.”
“Nor are those who show contempt against national sovereignty or security. they must not be economic burdens on society and must have clean criminal histories. Those seeking to obtain Mexican citizen ship must show a birth certificate, provide a bank statement proving economic independence, pass and exam and prove the can provide their own health care. ”
“Illegal entry into Mexico is equivalent to a felony punishable by two years imprisonment”

This is just a small part of a column in the Stuart News on May 1st, Michelle Malkin column It will shock you.
malkinblog@gmail.com

The whole column is very interesting. Mexico does not put up with all the crap Americans put up with. Their laws are harsh, no due process, and endless bites at the litigation apple that illegal immigrants are afforded in our country are not afforded in Mexico
Believe it or not, Native born Mexicans are empowered to make citizens arrests of illegals and turn them over to the government. Political speech by foreigners is banned.
The article is too long to reprint here.
It is shocking. Actually they are smarter than we are. Mexico is doing the job Arizona is now doing– a job the U.S. Government has failed miserably to do; putting its people first.
Big business is partly responsible for our problems.. they hire the illegals dirt cheap.
Yes, I am for states planning Arizona illegal crackdown. I feel sympathy for those who have been here for a long time, but not for their illegal status.

Paul Knittel May 22, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Marshall, for God’s sake, can’t you just let me sleep here? I like being free and almost over 78 but you keep on bringing me to the realization that I have not done enough to make sure things stay the way they were 10, 20 or even 60 years ago. I think it’s wonderful that you keep on taking up the call against all things invading our serene way of life! First it was the Muslims and their insidious way of undermining our way of life with their relentless invasion of so many countries. Now it’s the Mexicans and their wanting our freedoms so they can send cash back to their struggling homeland. What’s next? BP and their oil spreading over our beaches and ocean fronts? For heaven’s sake take a break. I don’t want to fight the fight. I just want to lay here with the rest of my inactive neighbors, pulling weeds and replanting grass. I served my country for four years and I have paid all the taxes put upon me. What must I do now? I’m too old to run for public office again, yes I did my political bit. I even vote in most elections. It does not seem to be enough to send a good man to Washington, he gets corrupt the minute he adds up the benefits of holding a political job there. They don’t seem to want to change things, they really want to settle in and get their share of the goodies. At any rate, thanks for your efforts. Please hang in there and keep the warnings coming, I’m almost awake!

Ron Kenerly May 22, 2010 at 5:09 pm

Malfeasance is clearly being portrayed by the entire administration, and under the circumstance of who these people are, maybe it should be treated as Treason. When you have the top law enforcement officials of the Federal Government refusing to enforce, or only selectively enforce the laws they have sworn to uphold, the public has a very serious problem to deal with. I do not feel this is an issue of where these people are treading on thin ice, it is a matter of them attempting to walk on water. It strongly appears that after the occurrences over the past year and especially of the President and Congress applauding the President of Mexico for calling our laws wrong, the entire government is out of control and it is not acting in the best interest of the American Citizens anymore. It is very evident that they are definitely working against the wishes of the majority of the American public.
America has a big problem on its hands and it is time for some hard decisions to be made by the public.

Ellen May 22, 2010 at 5:09 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/22/us/politics/22immig.html

Seems the Republicans are having trouble with this issue, too, since they are in dire need of the Hispanic vote.

This problem has existed since 1960, why all the flack, now?

Ray T May 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm

It’s about time we all got on the bandwagon..if they are illegal get them out!!!! and all those who protest can go with them…. including the guy in our White House…I hope every state does it soon…and profile is not a problem if you are legally here in OUR country !!!! I carry all my proper ID and am happy to show it..I may not be in the majority but I favor a national ID card with penalties for violating..no more Mr Niceguy this crap has got to stop !!!!! NOW !!!!

gloriadisaanto@sbcglobal.net May 22, 2010 at 8:12 pm

MARSHALL,
ONCE AGAIN. THANKYOU
GLORIA

Andy May 22, 2010 at 8:30 pm

Re; ARTHUR – I must tell you how, disappointment I am at Arthurs statement to Marshall. Arthur, are you that naive so as to ask about the other 33 states? My God man, you do know that we have states in the USA that are NOT severely occupied by illegals – most of them are not states that border on Mexico, etc. So of course they have little complaint. But Arthur, you can’t be asking that the other states which are criminalized daily by illegal’s just turn the other cheek – again and again, are you? Have a heart man – take a walk in the shoes of those who every day have to deal with criminals in their town and often times on their front porch. If they were on your porch Arthur and performing crimes upon you and your family and property, I suspect you would not be saying “take it easy” but rather you would be angry as hell and demanding that your state and Country do something to help you forthwith. I did not detect that Marshall was “angry” nor do I suspect that he was. I did feel that Marshall, like a lot of us out here, are just sick of this inexperienced and at times disloyal president who talks out of both sides of his mouth. I don’t live on the “border” but yet, like Marshall, I can have compassion for others who do. Please Arthur, get on board and demand that your fellow citizens get the help they so badly need, and fast. We will all welcome you in a non-angry manner, I promise. I come from law enforcement and I know of cops who were fired for not doing their job in enforcing the law, so how can we now ask our officers to look the other way when it comes to doing their job? (Be they Federal or state) I for one can’t ask an officer to not do his job – perhaps if it were a bookmaker, and the cop looked the other way, society would suspect the cop was taking graft/pay-offs, but because it’s “only” illegal to sneak into our Country, and with so many illegals committing crimes, we feel we can ask the cops to look the other way? Well, I can’t and I won’t. The President is looking the other way and for profit! He is courting the hispanic vote – so he continues to berate the law in AZ. Little does he know that he is a one term president and even with the vote he will have to go back to community organizing with Rev Wright (another suspect American) and attend some more Chicago living room meetings with his anti-police and bomb planting friends. How we could turn the keys to the store over to an anti American so full of apologies for us like this is just beyond me. But then I read Arthurs remarks and i’m understanding how this all came to be.. For the record, I am “taking it easy” – yet I’m enjoying my free speech as an American citizen has a right to do. Keep after them Marshall, you have work to do. Thanks for listening. Andy

Ernest R. Melby May 22, 2010 at 8:39 pm

When the Mexican president was here, trashing our Country and recieving a standing ovation, I couldn’t help being a little pessimistic on what my Grandkids live’s will be like.
We have lost our honor, honesty, and loyalty. We are already on a slippery slope to ruin.
Illegal border crashing can be stopped but our government has no will to do so. The roads go both North and South. If people get here illegaly, they can get back. I know the problem has been around for years but that doesn’t make anything right. It’s time to do something even if we are called names. We are known in the world as “suckers” for how we treat illegals. Lets let the world know that isn’t what we are.

David Tipps May 23, 2010 at 12:07 am

Marshall,
As a conservative, President Bush broke my frigging heart when he sucked up to the past Mexican president and called the brave citizens who volunteered to help the Border Patrol (The Minutemen) a bunch of rebels. And he was supposed to be conservative. I voted for McCain, but he didn’t seem to be very strong at all on this subject until now that he is up for re-election. But I never thought I’d see a U.S. President and our other leaders in Washington going so far that they would allow the Mexican president to spank our country in public. Obama just will not stop showing how much he despises America, and I don’t think he realizes just how pissed off everyone is getting. Arizona was very smart in passing this law as it showed just who would stand up for our country, and those who would sell it down the river for their hope of a global community. At the base of the mistrust and dislike of the law is the left’s belief that American police are corrupt and love to be abusive towards all minorities.
As a police officer of 34 years, nothing is father than the truth. Yes were our own worst enemy in many ways, but the majority are patriots who love and defend and die for this country daily, yet get nothing but scorn. President Obama’s belief about police became evident when he shoved his foot in his mouth by spouting “and the police, acted stupidly” on the beer garden event, sets the tone with that level of obvious immaturity. Do you think Obama believes that Arizona police are incapable of dealing with that law in a sophisticated, professional manner? I would bet on it. If Obama ever rode with a cop like many average citizens do and see just how much
understanding of the complexities and elements of criminal law are needed in making even a simple Loitering and Prowling arrest, he would understand the challenge the Arizona officers have in dealing with these situations. The average citizen does not understand that reading case law in a text book like most attorney’s do, is not the same as seeing a crime unfold in front of you and actually recognizing what is happening like police do every day. But then if Obama, Holder and the rest do not even read the law, then that tells a lot about them. I think it’s wonderful that Arizona is telling Washington to pound sand up a rat hole,(technical term) and baby they sure don’t like it. Now if only Texas and my wus home state New Mexico would join in. Thanks for letting me share.

Max May 23, 2010 at 8:12 am

Maybe the problem is not the current wave of illegal immigrants ‘flooding’ into this country. For much of our history, immigrants poured in and frequently did the work that citizens would not, either because of low pay or poor working conditions. Maybe the issue today is that that type of immigration is no longer ‘legal’, thus labelling a large number in the current generation of immigrants ‘illegal’.

Isn’t this the type of group that favors free markets? This current immigration issue is driven more by forces trying to balance supply and demand in the markets of human resources and products and services resulting from those resources than anything else.

Red Hunt May 23, 2010 at 9:40 am

Arthur Urrows said, “What might say as you did “17 states.” What about the other 33?”

States respond as their own interests are affected. For example on the county level, Prince William county in Virginia passed a law similar to Arizona’s law three (3) years ago and watched their crime rate plummet, emergency room costs plummet, educations costs plummet. Surrounding counties that once ridiculed Prince William are currently considering passing similar laws.

All politics is local politics, and most Americans abhor big government so while leftists and progressives are pushing another “fundamental overhaul” of immigration law Border States and local governments are asking for border control. Before you drain the swamp you must plug the inflow.

Arthur, Frank’s anger is understandable and many of the other 32 states are following a progressive “fundamental overhaul” agenda for the purpose of gaining the Hispanic vote. If you are not angry you don’t understand the problem.

Red Hunt

Red Hunt May 23, 2010 at 10:46 am

Well Renay the problem has been addressed, unsuccessfully, for the past two and half decades. I don’t know where you were but in the mid-1980s President Reagan passed an Amnesty Bill that was supposed to solve the problem. Twenty-five years later and we still have not even processed all those who applied back then, nor have we secured out border.

What brings it up now? Straws on the camel’s back. A camel can carry only so many straws before it falls to the ground. It is the “last straw” that drives it to its knees.

The last straws are crossing the border now, and some of them carry the Quran.

About the jobs “Americans won’t do”. In the 1960s I was told without immigrant labor lettuce would be a dollar a head. What does lettuce cost in your grocery store??

In Arizona and, I suspect, in most other states fewer than 2% of illegals are employed in agriculture. Need proof?? Drive by any construction site in your area and see how many Hispanics are working there. I know it’s racial profiling but you have to be blind not to be able to tell the difference between an African-American, a WASP, and a Hispanic without even thinking about it.

Now the hypocrisy of hypocrisies. Government spokespersons and their media supporters want the states to crack down on employers that hire illegals. Let me get this right, on the one hand Immigration is the sole responsibility of the federal government so the states should but out. But on the other hand states should attack business because they violate immigration law. Me thinks the lady doth protest from both sides of her mouth too much. And, by the by, the Arizona law is very tough on employers that employ illegals.

Dr. Jamie Marlowe May 23, 2010 at 7:20 pm

I’m too irritated to leave an opinion….Ellen is here again. The dammed gene pool she derived from is UNFORTUNATELY stil thriving!!!

Er13 May 24, 2010 at 2:45 am

The illegals have been coming in by the thousands. I live in Chicago, and the Mexicans have taken over all the city. They need to do the same thing here, like they are doing in Arizona. Obama is a disgrace to this country. He’s all talk with words, and has done nothing for this country. I can’t wait until his term is up.

Arthur Urrows May 24, 2010 at 11:34 am

In some ways, “the problem” has since our country wqs founded. Look up “immigration” on your webiteand then hit the ibrary of Congress site. It spells out the waves of immigration” starting with “native indians” since they were so discriminated against Then, it follows wiith Africans, Germans (our largest immgrant group after Britian) Irish, Scandinavian,Italian, Jaane, Chinese, Mexican, Puerto rican/Cuban, Polish. Russian( including Jews), Scotch=Irish.
Most came here for economic reasons that is “to make a living for their families. And most were discriminated againt. Perhaps, your forbears, too!

Larry Mathieson May 24, 2010 at 12:18 pm

In reviewing the comments of the faithful, I knew it would only take 18 months for the immigration problem to be Obama’s fault. My only surprise is that it took this long.

Wake up folks, this problem has been going on for decades!!! If it makes you feel better to blame it on Obama, so be it, but that way of thinking ignores the history of illegal immigration in this country.

Make no mistake, I am an arch conservative when it comes to illegal immigration and I have stated openly and here for the record that if this administration does not do something substantive to address immigration reform, then I will be shopping for another candidate come 2012.

That being said, the focus must be on the key word, “substantive”. For the record, I play golf every Saturday morning with a supervisor from ICE. He says that his agency has arrested and deported more illegals under the Obama administration than during the entire last term of the Bush administration. Consequently, if what he says is true and I have no reason to believe otherwise, saying that Obama has turned his back and nothing is being done is fallacious, if this is true.

I asked him about the Arizona law and he told me that the problem is that once an officer believes someone to be illegal, the status of that person must be verified through the Federal database or through direct contact with an ICE agent before action can be taken. At the present time, the current state of Federal law is that only Federal agents can access that database. Consequently, the states are enacting legislation that they cannot legally enforce. Also, because it is a violation of federal law, the officers must have a facility to take them to that can process and house the illegals while they are being processed for deportation. It is for these reasons that this administration has deemed these laws to be “ill advised”.

I said I am a conservative on this issue and I meant it and in that spirit, I will make some recommendations for the record;

1.) Absolutely no benefits and no legal status to pregnant women and their progeny
who are in this country illegally. I have been told that when a person is born in America they automatically become a citizen. In that case, let’s start a movement towards a constitutional amendment that when someone is illegal, neither you or your child cannot achieve legal status by merely passing a child through the birth canal. This alone would save billions in federal aid being given to illegal mothers and their offspring.

2.) Concurrently, if you are illegal, male or female, you are eligible for zero dollars of federal assistance of any kind. Additionally, this constitutional amendment should also dictate that if you are in this country illegally, that by legal definition, you do not have standing to sue the government, as they have thousands of times in legal actions around the country. Again, this would save billions.

3.) Scrap the fence program. This is a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and is being done for show more than anything else. They always find a way to get over the fence.

4.) Finders fees for citizens and businesses who turn in illegals. Heavy fines for employers who employ illegals. (This is part of the problem, by they way). Our capitalist system businesses find that they can’t find sufficient numbers of Americans who want the low paying jobs that illegals are willing to take.

5.) All employers and employees must have a universal identification card that is linked to a social security number and the ICE data base. That way officers from any law enforcement agency could swipe the card and immediately check legal status. It would be an arrestable offense not to have the card (I know, big brother. But we already have licenses, social security cards, etc.)

Those are my thoughts and suggestions. What about yours??

Ellen May 24, 2010 at 2:51 pm

Larry Mathison:

You are like a breath of fresh air. I am so happy there are people like you in our country. I wish we could have run you for President when we had such poor choices.

I have wondered, for decades, why nothing has been done by either party. This certainly didn’t begin with Obama.

I agree, with everyone of your statements and find no need to add one thing, you have said it so well.Kudos to you. Knowing people like you are around, gives me a small hope our country may survive.

I am clapping and screaming, BRAVO. while I wave the beautiful Stars and Stripes.

Peace be with you, Sir

Ellen

Harv May 24, 2010 at 10:49 pm

Marshall,
Your right on the money my friend.I spent 10 years in law enforcement here in Florida,
three years in Major Crimes.You’re preaching to the choir when you communicate with me.
Isn’t it now just interesting that our Attorney General, Bill McCollum has just made a TV statement that “We here in Florida don’t need or was it aren’t going to have a law like Arizona does relative to illegal aliens”.It’s very clear that Slick Willie Billy wants to push #2 on the phone if you don’t speak English. Bill McCollum has NO clue or he clearly chooses to ingnore the horrific illegeal alien population that we have in Florida, let alone the increased crime problems and the unbelievable amout of Florida tax dollars that are being spent to support these people.I think we need to garner a small fleet of Greyhound buses and bring President Obama,the Secretary of Homeland Security and a whole litnny of Washington Politicians on a tour of our boarder states, visit all the wellfare offices and see who comes and goes.
Let’s wake up here America we have a very very serious illiegal alien population in the USA and growing by leeps and bounds daily.

Richard Moore May 27, 2010 at 11:38 am

Marshall,
Now the lame excuse of an Attorney General
Holder wants to sue Arizona’s governor for doing her job. Did we not fight a very bloody civil war over the issue of “states rights”? It seems this adminstration’s dunces have not only, not read the Arizona
law, they have never read any American history. Meanwhile the beauracrats in DOJ, EPA, BLM and others squabble over their
turf, not only not helping, but flagrantly
impeding the folks who want to secure the border with Mexico. When are “we the people”
going to rise up and stop this insanity???

Sue May 28, 2010 at 1:30 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOHOHKBEqE

The brand new muscial hit song.

I will leave off my last name this time, my last name is just too long to type out and not really mine…except by law.

Sue May 28, 2010 at 1:33 pm

Please correct the typo on MUSICAL, I know better but am dealing with 5 grandsons, today…Good excuse I think

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