1. Investors Business Daily: “Tasing Arizona”
“When the Justice Department sued Arizona Tuesday for the grievous crime of protecting its border, it did more than just signal a softer policy on immigration. It also put our national security at risk. ‘A state may not establish its own immigration policy or enforce state laws in a manner that interferes with the federal immigration laws,’ the U.S. wrote in its complaint. But Arizona isn’t “interfering” at all. It’s just doing what should be Uncle Sam’s job — protecting our border. Arizona should get a presidential commendation, not a lawsuit. It’s bad enough that bankrupt U.S. states have found their budgets hemorrhaging red ink due to the costs associated with runaway illegal immigration, as a number of recent reports show.”
2. Wall St. Journal: “Suing Arizona – How not to forge an immigration reform consensus”
“the Administration has gone out of its way to pander to liberal activists and other critics of the measure and inflame the already emotional issue. . . . Notably, the feds aren’t suing Arizona on equal protection grounds, despite Mr. Obama’s repeated public and polarizing claims that the law could lead to racial profiling. This, too, betrays the political cynicism behind his public denunciations.”
3. SurveyUSA: Poll shows 62% of San Diego, Californians oppose US suing Arizona over its immigration law.
4. Boston Herald: “Bad posture on amnesty – Funny how feds lean on Ariz., not R.I”
“Arizonans seem to take the rule of law seriously. And this is a big problem for Team Obama. Holder is worried that trained and knowledgeable local cops will actually prove that the law is enforceable, blowing his boss’s cover.”
5. Bloomberg: “U.S. Sues to Block Arizona Immigration Law”
6. Breitbart: “US Senators assail lawsuit against Arizona immigration law”
7. Breitbart: “Protests of Arizona governor planned in Boston”
8. Hot Line on Call: “Arizona Dems Oppose Immigration Lawsuit”
9. Breitbart: “Feds sue to block Arizona illegal immigrant law”
10. Arizona Republic: “Feds’ suit raises stakes for Arizona’s immigration law”
11. Arizona Republic: “Implications loom large for Obama”
12. Arizona Republic: “What’s involved in suit vs. Arizona’s immigration law”
13. Arizona Republic: “Secure border can provide big dividends”
14. USA Today: “Opposing view on immigration: Act now to prevent profiling” – Opps! Apparently this story was written by a woman who didn’t read the US Complaint because it does not mention racial profiling.
I hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents. This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. All of us ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated, but this is not the case.
I know the proponents of this law say that the majority approves of this law, but the majority is not always right. Would women or non-whites have the vote if we listen to the majority of the day, would the non-whites have equal rights (and equal access to churches, housing, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, schools, colleges and yes water fountains) if we listen to the majority of the day? We all know the answer, a resounding, NO!
Today we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. In a time of domestic crisis men of good will and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics and do what is right, not what is just popular with the majority. Some men comprehend discrimination by never have experiencing it in their lives, but the majority will only understand after it happens to them.