This is empty legislation that victimizes police officers as much as it does racial profiling. It adds an entire dimension to police enforcement that is unrealistic and unenforceable which is the problem with 'individual laws.'
"Individual Laws" are what was at work with the detention camps during WWII. It generalized Japanese CITIZENS into groups and these 'category' of laws, even for ILLEGAL issues is the same thing. They add huge populations of people to the responsibility of police enforcement and they are grossly unrealistic.
This law is unconstitutional from the stand point that it assigns work the Federal Authorities of the Immigration Department usually carry out to 'average' law enforcement. No insult intended, but, it will remove police enforcement from protecting and serving to make them into Immigration Detectives. THAT IS NOT IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
These categories of laws also don't attack the problem which has an etiology in Mexico and NOT the USA. The drug cartels are the problem as they continue to dominate the priorities of the Mexican government causing widespread impoverishment, violence and movement of large number of citizens over the USA border. In many instances, the Mexican illegals can be viewed in some ways as 'refugees.' The difference between refugees in the USA and other countries is that 'camps' aren't obvious and the USA economy can absorb them easier. So to get back to the Arizona law, the legislature there is completely out of touch with reality and is only grasping at straws to offer the electorate a 'tough guy, take change' image without substance.
The circumstance in Mexico is one of shifting demographics and is taking on an Islamic model of 'wack a mole.'
April 22 (Reuters) - A jump in civilian deaths in Mexico's drug war is hitting support for President Felipe Calderon's army-led crackdown as violence escalates, worrying Washington, scaring away tourists and freezing investment [ID:nN22121855]. Here are some facts about the main flashpoints and the cartels behind the violence that has killed some 22,700 people since Calderon launched his drug war in Dec 2006. CIUDAD JUAREZ The manufacturing city across from El Paso, Texas, has become one of the world's deadliest cities as Mexico's top trafficker, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, fights smuggler Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, whose Juarez cartel has controlled the area for more than a decade. Ciudad Juarez is prized by drug gangs for its road and rail links deep into the United States, but Guzman has so far been unable to dislodge the Juarez cartel from the city. Drug killings are escalating to horrific levels with some 5,000 deaths over the past two years.
http://www.alertnet.org/
"Individual Laws" are what was at work with the detention camps during WWII. It generalized Japanese CITIZENS into groups and these 'category' of laws, even for ILLEGAL issues is the same thing. They add huge populations of people to the responsibility of police enforcement and they are grossly unrealistic.
This law is unconstitutional from the stand point that it assigns work the Federal Authorities of the Immigration Department usually carry out to 'average' law enforcement. No insult intended, but, it will remove police enforcement from protecting and serving to make them into Immigration Detectives. THAT IS NOT IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
These categories of laws also don't attack the problem which has an etiology in Mexico and NOT the USA. The drug cartels are the problem as they continue to dominate the priorities of the Mexican government causing widespread impoverishment, violence and movement of large number of citizens over the USA border. In many instances, the Mexican illegals can be viewed in some ways as 'refugees.' The difference between refugees in the USA and other countries is that 'camps' aren't obvious and the USA economy can absorb them easier. So to get back to the Arizona law, the legislature there is completely out of touch with reality and is only grasping at straws to offer the electorate a 'tough guy, take change' image without substance.
The circumstance in Mexico is one of shifting demographics and is taking on an Islamic model of 'wack a mole.'
FACTBOX-Main flashpoints in Mexico's drug war
22 Apr 2010 15:55:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/
Then there is that entire mess with Belize that is continuing. Let me see if I can find the latest insult to that postage stamp country. Recently a dam was stopped from being built in Bladen Reserve as it is a highly sensitive and environmentally protected area. Well, Belize has NEVER been covered by Al Jezeera ever before. I mean NEVER. Then all of a sudden this shows up.
I am sincerely concerned this INSISTENCE by outside interests that are normally disconnected from a Belizean interest is being instigated by those from the Belizean past that simply won't give up. Namely, Ashcroft. How convenient would it be to have Afghanistan opium come into port in Belize along with weapons for a continuing border war with Guatemala that also facilitates drug cartels in Mexico. By the way, no one knows where Ashcroft has disappeared to.
Not only is there significant violence in Belize City, Prime Minister Barrow's political office was shot up, too.
Is he in Britain, or in Belize? That Shining Beacon of Tory Sleaze...
It is a great puzzle to me that the Ashcroft affair seems to have died down. In fact no-one seems to know where Ashcroft is: is he in Britain or in Belize, and why has our media lost interest?
GUN VIOLENCE IN BELIZE CITY LEAVES ANOTHER MAN INJURED
April 16, 2010
A shooting incident was reported this afternoon in Belize City. Love News got the details from Police Press Officer Sergeant Fitzroy Yearwood.
BELIZE CITY, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister Dean Barrow said Thursday he was un-phased after his Belize City office building was struck by bullets earlier in the day.
The tourism industry in Belize has suffered incredibly due to the global economic crash of 2008, (WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON TO REGULATE BANKERS - they don't care about anyone, not Americans, not allies, not sensitive countries and their people, NO ONE but their greed ratios.) so there is opportunity for all kinds of trafficking that might not otherwise be an issue. The people of Belize do not need to be exploited, they have been traumatized enough. They need 'relief' and it would be helpful for them to receive low cost, high quality food. That also serves the Belizean government well as they fund their treasury with import taxes.
The real issue is what is the mess now with Al Jezeera and does it bring attention to extremist populations best left in the Middle East than inviting them to the North American and South American continent?
There are also some oil interests at work in Belize. The problem with that is the Belizean people never receive revenues from this exploitation to fund their treasury. Literally, the outside world are like carpetbaggers that simply walk all over a new government.
The real issue is what is the mess now with Al Jezeera and does it bring attention to extremist populations best left in the Middle East than inviting them to the North American and South American continent?
There are also some oil interests at work in Belize. The problem with that is the Belizean people never receive revenues from this exploitation to fund their treasury. Literally, the outside world are like carpetbaggers that simply walk all over a new government.
Treaty Energy Corporation and Princess Petroleum Limited of Belize Enter Into Joint Venture Agreement
This Business Venture Is to Implement Exploration, Drilling, and Production of Oil and Gas From Onshore and Offshore Blocks in Belize
April 22, 2010, 12:02 p.m. EDTHOUSTON, TX, Apr 22, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Treaty Energy Corporation /quotes/comstock/11k!teco (TECO 0.02, +0.00, +7.48%) , a growth-oriented energy company in the oil and gas industry, today announced that it entered into a 50\50 Joint Venture Agreement with Princess Petroleum Limited ("Princess"), a Belize company that is engaged in the business of exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas.
Princess Petroleum Limited is a part of The Princess Group International, which is engaged in the development of Hotels, Casinos, and other Real Estate ventures throughout South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Princess received one of 17 concessions from the government of Belize to explore for oil and natural gas. As part of the joint venture Treaty will have the right to explore for oil and gas on a total of 2,000,000 acres. The concession consists of 1,800,000 acres of off shore exploration, and 200,000 acres of onshore exploration....
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/treaty-energy-corporation-and-princess-petroleum-limited-of-belize-enter-into-joint-venture-agreement-2010-04-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Princess Petroleum Limited is a part of The Princess Group International, which is engaged in the development of Hotels, Casinos, and other Real Estate ventures throughout South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Princess received one of 17 concessions from the government of Belize to explore for oil and natural gas. As part of the joint venture Treaty will have the right to explore for oil and gas on a total of 2,000,000 acres. The concession consists of 1,800,000 acres of off shore exploration, and 200,000 acres of onshore exploration....
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/treaty-energy-corporation-and-princess-petroleum-limited-of-belize-enter-into-joint-venture-agreement-2010-04-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp
So, the point is, that Arizona is NOT assigning the interest it needs to the issue as illegal immigration is much, much larger than simply telling police officers to have a 'round up' while crime rates go up everywhere else with stressed police departments.
Arizona governor to act on sweeping state measure to crack down on illegal immigration(click title to entry - thank you)
Ariz. gov. to act on immigration enforcement bill
By PAUL DAVENPORT and JONATHAN J. COOPER | Associated Press
A Saturday deadline was set when the legislation landed on her desk Monday. She can sign, veto or allow the bill to become law without her signature.
The sweeping measure gives police new duties to question people about their immigration status in some circumstances, targets hiring of illegal immigrants and creates a state crime for them to not have papers to be in the country illegally.
Arizona has an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants and is the nation's busiest border crossing point.
The sweeping measure gives police new duties to question people about their immigration status in some circumstances, targets hiring of illegal immigrants and creates a state crime for them to not have papers to be in the country illegally.
Arizona has an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants and is the nation's busiest border crossing point.
