Let’s turn Arizona and Utah pink.
Elitists hate it. Old time big business Republicans hate it. That means, of course, it is a great idea that is long overdue.
Republicans remain idiots if they think they can outbid Democrats for Mexican immigrant votes. They should fight on territory they can win on – like family values, economic opportunity, and lower taxes. Buying off Mexicans just makes folks like me wash my hands of the Republicans – like what happened during the last Presidential election.
Those who claim that “federal” law trumps state law miss the point. There are many things that are illegal at both the state and federal level. They don’t mind, for instance, for marijuana, where defendants face state/federal double jeopardy every day.
Is this law perfect? No, I’d take it exactly as is PLUS add in employer punishment provisions. I’d work on the demand side. But I understand that it might not help as much since many of these illegals are just passing through Arizona.
I hope Utah passes a similar law. Utah’s laws are skewed heavily by Mormon’s being gullible and nice. That is, I suppose, a worthy price to pay for living around gullible and nice people.
But, as a one famous advisor said, “no crisis should got to waste”. And may be our current economic crisis will shake away Utahan’s normal gullibility and prompt action to stiffen immigration enforcement AND get rid of Jim Matheson.