Arizona Senate rejects immigration bills

[Ptah]

Source: Arizona Daily Star {Tucson}

PHOENIX - Concluding the measures go too far, state senators on Thursday rejected
a package of bills designed to crack down on illegal immigration.

With Republicans joining the minority Democrats, lawmakers refused to approve bills
which, taken together, were designed to challenge the notion that someone born in the
United States is automatically considered a citizen.

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Senators also refused to require parents to provide proof of citizenship or
other legal presence for any child being enrolled in school. And they killed
a related bill to force schools to produce a count of illegal immigrants in Arizona schools.


Read more: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_bcc204ce-50ee-11e0-9758-001cc4c002e0.html

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A little bit of progress.

[Tx4obama]

1. K & R n/t

[Kali]

2. Wow!

a bout of common sense hits the capitol?

[Ptah]

4. I think it broke 90 deg F in Phoenix today.

Maybe that did it.

[jillan]

3. That is amazing! I guess Business owners have been telling them to stop this nonsense, that it was

hurting business.

This is great news - thanks for posting it!

[Vidar]

5. Glad they got something right.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Sad that upholding the 14th amendment, ratified in 1868 is considered progress nt

[Ptah]

11. We'll take it.

You're correct, it is sad.

[howmad1]

7. Good grief:

What do you suppose governor Pierce is going to do now? Those rethugs voting against these bills better not take trips in small planes.

[alp227]

9. Russell Pearce is governor? Still Jan Brewer as of today n/t

[Desertrose]

10. Pierce..Brewer...same difference.

I have a kind of feeling that ol' Jan gets a lot of input from Russell P.

[jwirr]

8. Thank you AZ Senators.

[gratuitous]

12. Uh oh, radiation has hit Arizona!

It's the only explanation, as some Republicans have apparently tumbled to the notion that this is a colossal waste of time and money, and it hurts their political prospects. Quick! Put a radiation shield over the state before more Republican brains are irradiated.