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Arizona Sheriff: townspeople might sue me for not doing my job
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by YankeeJim | July 22, 2010 at 02:56 am
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An Arizona Sheriff is worried townspeople might sue him for not doing his job well enough. That is an interesting thought. How does that extend upward in the chain of command? Is it not the Federal Government that is not doing its job well enough in preventing 12 million+ illegal immigrants to waltz in and take up residence, ignoring the law? How about their employers who take advantage of the situation?
In America, we let the big problems roll down hill. When the local people try to fix it, the big guys step in and interfere. That is not what we had in mind. That is not the intent of the Constitution.
As implementation of Arizona immigration law looms, 'pressure from all sides'
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 22, 2010BENSON, ARIZ. -- Paul Moncada, the silver-haired police chief of this highway town, spent a recent morning anxiously checking the TV for news about Arizona's controversial new immigration law, set to take effect in a matter of days.
He sifted through stacks of state training materials, which still left him with lots of questions. And he worried about the frustrated people in town who might sue him for not enforcing the new law well enough, the frustrated people in town who might accuse him of racial profiling and the thousands who cross the blazing desert around here and whose lives he is also duty-bound to protect.
"There's pressure from all sides, and I understand all the sides," said Moncada, 56, who grew up here and has served on the force 34 years. "I'm just telling my officers: Do your job. It's nerve-racking."”
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at 03:11 on July 22nd, 2010
If Congress and the President and the Department of Homeland Security were doing their jobs, the Arizona circumstance would not have happened. All get an F on immigration.
at 05:31 on July 22nd, 2010
The Sheriff's worries are not unfounded.But he is between the devil and the deep sea.Uneasy lies the body which wears police uniform.
at 07:07 on July 22nd, 2010
Jim, The question is how long has this problem been manifesting itself? Now that Obama is the president, it seems that some folks would like to place all the blame on the current administration. The recent suit against Arizona only distorts the picture in the minds of those looking for a scapegoat. The previous inhabitant of the White House couldn't get his party to sign on to meaningful and sensible immigration reform. It is not a states rights issue, and the Dept. of Justice is correct in filing the case, the politics of the issue notwithstanding.
How about their employers who take advantage of the situation?
Over the past year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has conducted audits of employee files at more than 2,900 companies. The agency has levied a record $3 million in civil fines so far this year on businesses that hired unauthorized immigrants, according to official figures. Thousands of those workers have been fired, immigrant groups estimate.
Employers say the audits reach more companies than the work-site roundups of the administration of President George W. Bush. The audits force businesses to fire every suspected illegal immigrant on the payroll— not just those who happened to be on duty at the time of a raid — and make it much harder to hire other unauthorized workers as replacements. Auditing is “a far more effective enforcement tool,” said Mike Gempler, executive director of the Washington Growers League, which includes many worried fruit growers. Illegal Workers Swept From Jobs in ‘Silent Raids’ - NYTimes.com
at 07:16 on July 22nd, 2010
I have said before that this has been going on for years, through multiple presidents and congressional tours. In my opinion, if Obama fixes this, it is a ticket for reelection -- one of many opportunities that he has.
I just don't want to see him buckle politically. Demonstrate that he can uphold the law and lead.
at 08:56 on July 22nd, 2010
Yes,absolutely correct.It is a windfall opportunity for Obama to seek re-election with good prospects of winning election for a second term.More over, it would serve as befitting slap on the face of conservatives.But all depends on how he tackles boiling issue of illegal immigirants.