December 14, 2011
Today on ImmigrationReform.com - CA Petition Drive Against AB131, and CT Mayor Drive to Allow Voting by Illegal Aliens
Today our blogs covered a couple of news-worthy topics. First, FAIR's Field Director Susan Tully provides an update on the petition drive effort by activists in California against AB131 (The California DREAM Act); we also take a look at a proposal by a Connecticut mayor to allow local voting privileges to illegal aliens. We do have a nice bonus video today, too. Check all of this out at www.immigrationreform.com.
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Obama Administration's Immigration Hypocrisy
"Why is the Obama administration using its executive powers to implement a general amnesty for the vast majority of illegal aliens present in the U.S.? And why is it abusing its law enforcement power to try to prevent states from finding illegal aliens?
The Justice Department has sued Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah over their new laws that require police officers to check the immigration status of individuals arrested or detained for violations of state laws if there is a reasonable suspicion the person is unlawfully present in the United States," says Hans von Spakovsky at Fox News.
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New Haven Wants Illegal Aliens to Vote in Local Elections
"New Haven Mayor John DeStefano plans to ask the state Legislature to allow illegal immigrants who live in the city to be able vote in municipal elections. DeStefano said on Tuesday that the proposal would build a more engaged community and follows the lead of other cities, the New Haven Register reports," local NBC news says.
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52% Support Arizona Style Laws
"The U.S. Supreme Court Monday announced it will decide whether the Arizona immigration law passed last year violates the Constitution, and a new survey finds that half of voters still support a similar immigration law for their own state. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows that 52% favor passage of an immigration law similar to Arizona's in their state," says Rasmussen Reports.
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