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April 28, 2010 Michelle Malkin: Mexico's Hypocrisy on Illegal Immigration Michelle Malkin explains in her latest column how Mexico's stance on Arizona's immigration enforcement law is pure hypocrisy. For example, "Law enforcement officials at all levels -- by national mandate -- must cooperate to enforce immigration laws, including illegal alien arrests and deportations. The Mexican military is also required to assist in immigration enforcement operations. Native-born Mexicans are empowered to make citizens' arrests of illegal aliens and turn them in to authorities."
Reid Waffling on Amnesty Bill Timing? "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejected a proposal from supporters of a stalled Senate energy bill that would move immigration reform through the regular committee process on a priority basis and allow the energy bill to move forward on the Senate floor," says Politico. "On Tuesday, Reid softened his tone, at least on whether progress can be made on the energy reform measure. 'The energy bill is much further down the road as far as a product,' he said. 'So common sense dictates that if you have a bill that's ready to go, that's the one I'm going to go to because, immigration, we don't have a bill yet.' Asked the question a second time, an exasperated Reid said: 'The energy bill is ready. We will move to that more quickly than a bill we don't have. I don't have an immigration bill. So the answer is yes.'"
Schumer Seeks GOP Support for Amnesty Congressional Quarterly says that Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is seeking Republican senators to help draft amnesty legislation, but that there is low enthusiasm among potential Republican sponsors. "Now that a forceful crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona has been signed into state law, Schumer, of New York, and other Democratic leaders find themselves in a tough position as they consider how to move forward in the face of reluctance within their own ranks, as well as on the other side of the aisle."
Jeb Bush Critical of Arizona Law, Other Florida Officials Dodge Issue Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says that he doesn't like Arizona's new illegal immigration law. In an interview with Politico, Bush said, "It's difficult for me to imagine how you're going to enforce this law. It places a significant burden on local law enforcement and you have civil liberties issues that are significant as well." Bush said he supports "comprehensive" immigration reform - amnesty. According to the Naples News, other officials declined or were unavailable for comment. "Gov. Charlie Crist, couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Congressman Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, supports immigration enforcement generally, but didn't comment on whether Florida should consider a law similar to Arizona's." "This law in Arizona probably would and should serve as model legislation for other states," FAIR spokesman Bob Dane told the Naples News. "It's a reaction to the inaction of Washington."
Kris Kobach: Why Obama, Critics Are Wrong About Arizona Law Legal scholar and IRLI counsel Kris Kobach tells Washington Times readers that concerns raised about Arizona's new immigration law are wrongheaded. "Mr. Obama's reaction [to SB 1070] was true to form. Just as with the Cambridge, Mass., arrest fiasco last year, he rushed to the microphone without knowing the facts in order to stir up and capitalize on accusations of racial profiling. However, far from inviting racial profiling, the Arizona law actually makes racial profiling less likely. But that doesn't fit the story the left would like to tell. There are numerous inaccuracies in what critics of the law are saying," Kobach says. "In sum, the law doesn't make any radical changes. Rather, it is a reasonable step that gives Arizona police officers another tool in their toolbox when they come into contact with illegal aliens during their normal law enforcement duties. It also prohibits Arizona cities from implementing sanctuary policies that prevent their officers from contacting ICE."
Cal Thomas: Arizona Made the Correct Call on Law Columnist Cal Thomas says Arizona made the correct choice in enacting SB 1070, a law aimed at halting illegal immigration. "If a state, or nation, has laws it will not enforce for political reasons, it mocks both the law and politics, to say nothing of the cultural order . . . According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, as of 2007, there were about 475,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona straining an already overburdened economy. Taxpaying citizens must underwrite the cost of schooling for their children, as well as visits to emergency rooms."
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