Arizona governor signs immigration bill

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by starang21

so they're making changes.

http://azstarnet.com/news/article_a9...a09b4b786.html

6. The law makes it a state crime for illegal immigrants to work in Arizona.
• The law says: "It is unlawful for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States and who is an unauthorized alien to knowingly apply for work, solicit work in a public place or perform work as an employee or independent contractor in this state."
• What that means: This is the most clearly written part of the statute and what should be the headline of any story about the new law, Chin said.
This makes any illegal immigrant who is working or trying to get work - for example, by showing up at popular gathering spots for day laborers - at risk of being arrested by an Arizona law enforcement officer. This is a big change, because previously, a non-citizen did not commit a state crime by working or seeking work, Chin said.

This is really nice. Make it a criminal offense to work in the AZ if you are an illegal alien, but they're just going to let all the employers, who want to cheat the system by paying for cheap labor with no benefits, keep hanging that carrot that lures the indigent Mexicans over the border looking for a better life. Of course, they have an addition to the law that makes it illegal to pick up illegal aliens IF you block traffic!

[starang21]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

they're just going to let all the employers, who want to cheat the system by paying for cheap labor with no benefits, keep hanging that carrot that lures the indigent Mexicans over the border looking for a better life

because these issues hasn't been addressed in previous laws and being in a country without papers is just now becoming illegal.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by starang21

because these issues hasn't been addressed in previous laws and being in a country without papers is just now becoming illegal.

I call BS on that, considering all the people for this bill keep parroting that this law is almost word for word the same as the federal law that just needs to be enforced....soooooo, my question remains, why not go after the employers who drive the mass influx of poor Mexicans who know they can find a job?

[starang21]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I call BS on that, considering all the people for this bill keep parroting that this law is almost word for word the same as the federal law that just needs to be enforced....soooooo, my question remains, why not go after the employers who drive the mass influx of poor Mexicans who know they can find a job?

while employers aren't gone after in great number, it's still a penalty. both are illegal. both are breaking the law. and have been breaking the law for some time. it's not new.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by starang21

because these issues hasn't been addressed in previous laws and being in a country without papers is just now becoming illegal.

This is true (and why the term "undocumented immigrant" is used by the courts - technically, there's no criminal act involved in entering the country without proper credentials in the sense most people would think of it), but I'm not sure exactly where you're going with it - making it 'illegal' in a criminal sense will be a total f-ing disaster from a time/money standpoint.

Right now, part of why the Federal system is broken because it relies on employers as enforcement, for a large part. This does not work, because employers a.) aren't good at this and b.) have absolutely no incentive to enforce the law.

So why would we expect further codification to make it work all of the sudden? And if it does work, aren't the results (in terms of money spent and reassignment of law enforcement efforts) at best a wash and at worst a disaster?

[starang21]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

This is true (and why the term "undocumented immigrant" is used by the courts - technically, there's no criminal act involved in entering the country without proper credentials in the sense most people would think of it), but I'm not sure exactly where you're going with it - making it 'illegal' in a criminal sense will be a total f-ing disaster from a time/money standpoint.

Right now, part of why the Federal system is broken because it relies on employers as enforcement, for a large part. This does not work, because employers a.) aren't good at this and b.) have absolutely no incentive to enforce the law.

So why would we expect further codification to make it work all of the sudden? And if it does work, aren't the results (in terms of money spent and reassignment of law enforcement efforts) at best a wash and at worst a disaster?

so you're telling me it's not a crime to violate the immigration and naturalization act? what's the definition of crime?

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by starang21

so you're telling me it's not a crime to violate the immigration and naturalization act? what's the definition of crime?

He's being overly technical by saying That immigration violations are not a "criminal" act. It's also not a criminal act to drive dirty either, but what happens when you get busted?

Call it what you want but if you get caught being here illegally you get arrested, are to appear before a judge, and in some places sent to jail For a few weeks before being deported.