By Douglas V. Gibbs
Arizona's new law that allows law enforcement to ask Arizonians about their legal status has racial arguments flying around in opposition to the law, and protests on May Day around the country are scheduled with an expected crowd of over 100,000 in Los Angeles. Problem is, race has nothing to do with the law. The argument, in the end, is going to come down to whether or not immigration comes under exclusive federal control, or do states have the authority to also enforce immigration law.
Local law enforcement enforces federal law all the time. From bank robberies, to drug infractions, local police does the work the feds would not dream of doing. Suddenly, because a bunch of race-baiters are screaming we are supposed to take away a state's right to govern itself?
The only way race would come into play is if there was indisputable evidence that law enforcement used ethnicity as a sole determination of reasonable suspicion when they apply this law on the streets. The law has been carefully written, taking into account all of the things the left is screaming about it. If the knee-jerk leftists would just read the law, they'd see that the opposition of the law has no leg to stand on.
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa, or as I like to call him, Mayor Villa-La-Raza, has decided to join in the cry to boycott Arizona. The thing is, unless he wants rates to jump very high when it comes to water and power, he will just shut his mouth and go to his corner. After all, a boycott may have to include losing the 47% of Los Angeles' power from two massive coal-fired plants, one of which is in Arizona, and a large portion of our water that comes from Parker Dam at Lake Havasu, Arizona.
To boycott Arizona fully, Mayor Villa-La-Raza would need to break his deal with Arizona, and buy power and water from more expensive sellers. . . at a time when the city is on the verge of bankruptcy, and battles of spending cuts are raging at City Hall.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News And Commentary
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa supports economic boycott of Arizona - Los Angeles Daily News
State acts to limit use of coal power - Los Angeles Times
LAPD officials expect crowd of up to 100,000 at immigration march on Saturday - Los Angeles Times
Where does Southern California’s water come from? - Aquafornia
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