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Arizona’s Immigration Law

I’ve read the text of the executive order that implements Arizona’s SB1070, and I really don’t understand the objections. Unless there are some secret codes embedded that only Arizonians are equipped to comprehend, it’s just simple common sense. As a matter of policy, so-called “illegal aliens” in the United States are usually treated far better than they deserve. Millions of foreigners crossing a national boundary against the wishes of that nation and it’s citizens, stealing resources, and generally acting like violent criminals would normally be called an invasion. Lots of gunfire from the locals and their government’s representatives wouldn’t be unexpected. The invaders should be grateful that all we’re doing is arresting people and sending them back to Mexico.

Update July 21, 2010: Fred Reed has some very common sense thoughts on immigration policy.

Update July 22, 2010: I was somewhat mistaken. I thought this law was only being implemented via executive order. It is not. You can read the actual laws at KEYTLaw. My conclusions are unchanged. This law is quite reasonable and appropriate.

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3 Responses to “Arizona’s Immigration Law”

  1. Gee says:
    July 13, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    They are not “generally acting like violent criminals”. There is no increase in crime at all.
    http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/02/20100502arizona-border-violence-mexico.html

  2. jay c says:
    July 13, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    Maybe one news source claims that there is no increase in crime. Many others claim otherwise. Who should I believe? Why should I give people who feel free to violate our borders the benefit of the doubt? If statistical and anecdotal evidence both show that a high percentage of illegal aliens are violent criminals, I see no good reason to doubt it.

  3. jay c says:
    July 14, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Here are three websites that illustrate my point:

    Crime & the Illegal Alien: The Fallout from Crippled Immigration Enforcement, June 2004, By Heather Mac Donald

    In Los Angeles, 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide (which total 1,200 to 1,500) target illegal aliens….

    John Mullaly, a former homicide detective with the NYPD, shakes his head remembering the INS’s futile task in Manhattan’s Washington Heights, where Mullaly estimates that 70 percent of the drug dealers and other criminals were illegal. “It’s so overwhelming, you can’t believe it,” he explains.

    Victims of Illegal Alien Crime

    Through exclusive FSM investigation, we have discovered that crimes committed by foreign nationals, including illegal aliens, on American soil are not tracked, recorded, or reported by the FBI or the Justice Department as being committed by foreign nationals. This includes all crimes, including those committed by illegal alien terrorists to illegal alien criminals who are currently molesting, raping, killing, and murdering Americans in shocking numbers.

    Illegal Aliens and Crime Incidence

    Illegal aliens are incarcerated at twice the rate of the rest of the population.

    I have no idea how reliable these sources are, but since you quoted a newspaper, I doubt accuracy is that important to you.

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