Editorial: Stop failing Arizona; Start fixing immigration: AZ Republic's SCATHING words

[ArizonaLiberal]

We need leaders.

The federal government is abdicating its duty on the border.


"Arizona politicians are pandering to public fear.

The result is a state law that intimidates Latinos while doing nothing to curb illegal immigration.

This represents years of failure. Years of politicians taking the easy way and allowing the debate to descend into chaos.

The Arizona Republic has been calling for comprehensive immigration reform continuously since 2002. For a brief time, our congressional delegation led the nation on this front. But no more.

Now, it seems our elected officials prefer to serve political expediency instead.

Those who failed Arizona:

JAN BREWER was looking out for her political future, not Arizona's best interests, when she signed the anti-immigrant law that ignores Arizona's Latino heritage and creates a backlash that will hurt the state's economic development. The governor's GOP primary race would have been tougher if she'd vetoed the bill, so she ducked her responsibility to the people of Arizona. Now, she gets a bump in the polls, and Arizona gets beat up on the international stage."



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/01/20100501arizona-immigration-problem.html#ixzz0mkfTRbLy

[BlooInBloo]

1. Somehow the author seems to have forgotten the AZ electorate....

who elected just about every one of those people.

You want better politicians, get a better electorate.

[ArizonaLiberal]

4. Yes, from the get go. n/t

[Karenina]

9. Arizonans need first stop failing themselves.

WHY is Arapiao still around? Because Arizonans in his constituency BELIEVE in his brand of racism.

[bluestateguy]

2. Does the AZ Republic (a conservative paper) oppose this law?

nt

[Liberty Belle]

3. Proud to be the first to recommend this important editorial.

[depakid]

5. That was a blisteing piece

though I have to agree with bloo- where's the bit saying: WTF is wrong with people for electing these clowns and dragging the state through the mud- and making us a national and international pariah?

[Nikki Stone1]

6. Right now, it's about more than illegal immigration; it's about the Mexican drug wars

that seem to have little respect for national borders. This actually IS a national security issue, and the Feds should be at the border watching out for the drug runners and their violent henchmen.

The immigration reform? Ain't no such thing, unless you handcuff agribusiness and other bloated corporations. I understand the people coming here for work and don't believe in going after them at all since the corporations are the ones really to blame.

But I hope this issue of drug violence doesn't cause an immigration "reform" that involves biometric IDs. That won't help shit either.

[Scuba]

7. Wow

This conservative-leaning, generally respected newspaper is really taking them to task.

[Historic NY]

8. Why don't they build their own wall if they think that will work.....

they could employee the locals. :think:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6626823

Then again these stalwart organizations are out there building........:eyes:

http://www.borderfenceproject.com/
http://www.minutemanhq.com/bf/

Guess they haven't finishd yet.