Stop failing Arizona: Start fixing immigration

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That is the headline for today's Arizona Republic editorial that was inserted over the front page. (I'm sure there's a name for that.) The editorial goes on to criticize 10 politicians for their lack of action, idiocy, or flip-flopping (McCain).

McCain:
the one-time maverick and former champion of comprehensive immigration reform, also came down with a convenient loss of memory and principle. Facing a primary race against J.D. Hayworth, whose demagoguery on this issue is practiced and predictable, Sen. McCain became a man afraid of his own record. He locked himself behind a door marked "Do not disturb until the border is secure." Here's some straight talk the senator should understand: The border cannot be secured as long as the current irrational border policies remain unchanged.

Vile Kyl:
was also brave enough - once upon a time - to work across the aisle for the sake of achieving comprehensive immigration reform. Now, he has linked arms with McCain in stonewalling. There may be little political advantage in helping a Democratic president and Congress achieve what Republicans could not, but Sen. Kyl's role in GOP Senate leadership should not be more important than fixing what's broken in his own state.

JD Hayworth:
is the mouth that spewed when it comes to illegal immigration. The former congressman used his seat in the House and his radio show to pound his chest and shout down every attempt to discuss the genuine complexity of this issue. He hasn't changed. Fear and anger are his sidekicks. Self-promotion is his noble steed. His diatribes helped validate a wickedly distorted image of all migrant workers as heinous criminals.

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Gov. Brewer, Former Gov. Janet Napolitano, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, St. Rep. (and SB1070 author and genuine ass) Russell Pearce, Sheriff Joe and Country Attorney Andrew Thomas are also criticized.

This is the strongest response to date to the new law -- and it's from a very conservtive paper.

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

[azmouse]

1. I'm pleased to see this paper take a stand against this law.

Sadly, no one wants to hear that many, many of us are against this law.
It's easier to just broad brush us all with hate.

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2. I agree.

I don't even click on most AZ threads because I can guess what they'll say. We certainly have more than our share of bigots and idiots but I think there's change coming. The R's have gone too far and awakened a sleeping giant (the Latino vote) and a lot of other people that either weren't paying attention or were duped.

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[azmouse]

3. One of the problems w/ AZ politics is

how many people pay little attention to what is going on. As we know, most people come to AZ from other states. They know more of what is happening in their old home state than what is happening here. They don't vote. This allows a small minority of nutbags to control things.

If this law keeps even a tiny percentage of Hispanics from voting it could be huge for the Republicans. And, since many Hispanics will leave the state and many others will not come even if the law is rescinded, the Republicans can claim "mission accomplished".

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4. It took me a while to tune in after I moved here.

I was astounded when I finally did. These clowns continue to get elected because they are all R's and no one opposing them in the primaries and the Dems I've seen run, at least in my district, are underfunded and lackluster.

[sabrina 1]

6. I just moved from Az to Ca three months ago.

We were in AZ for two years. I had hopes that it might be turning blue, at least purple. I wasn't there long enough to get a real feeling for the political climate, but I did see a lot of Obama bumper stickers and no nasty reactions to them.

We were in Prescott Valley so maybe it's different in other areas, but the people I met were really nice, very friendly and welcoming. However, I didn't get into politics with them most of the time.

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5. ...

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