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Homeland Security suspends immigration agreements with Arizona police

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Homeland Security suspends immigration agreements with Arizona police - Washington Times

The Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline many of the calls reporting illegal immigrants that the Homeland Security Department may get from Arizona police.
Administration officials, speaking on condition they not be named, told reporters they expect to see an increase in the number of calls they get from Arizona police — but that won’t change President Obama’s decision to limit whom the government actually tries to detain and deport.
“We will not be issuing detainers on individuals unless they clearly meet our defined priorities,” one official said in a telephone briefing.
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On Monday the administration officials also said they are ending the seven 287(g) task force agreements with Arizona law enforcement officials, which proactively had granted some local police the powers to enforce immigration laws.
The task forces, named for the section of law that allows them, have proved popular among many localities but have been a political headache for the Obama administration, with immigrant-rights groups saying they led to abuses.
On Monday the administration officials said they had concluded the seven agreements they had signed with various departments in Arizona weren’t working and took the Supreme Court’s ruling as a chance to scrap them.
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So we have a President that is eliminating the ability of Arizona to enforce the provision the Supreme Court left in place 2(b).
The question will then become how will law enforcement in Arizona react? They are invested in enforcing immigration to the extent they can do so. Ive got to wonder what the reaction will be in the White House if they lose the Health Care Act challenge.
 
I don't agree with the SC ruling (at least it was a split decision). I will accept it because that is our system.
Now the question to ask is how is Obama going to assist border States with illegal alien problems. Homeland Security says they must prioritize because of limited resources. So what does Obama do, turn his back on those that need help, instead of a partnering with the States to get a better handle on the illegal aliens. Good leadership President Obama.:mrgreen:

I voted for Obama over McCain last time. I can tell you there is no way in heck I will vote for him again. He and Janet N. are a total dissapointment. Lets just open the borders and give the US away.:mrgreen:
 
Seems kind of immature to me.
 
tessaesque said:
Seems kind of immature to me.
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My thoughts also. I good leader would find a way to foster the resources the States have in improving border security and dealing with the illegal alien issue (especially the ones who have just crossed). Instead, this adminstration just kicked the State in the rear. I hope others will see how political that decision was to cut off cooperation with the States.
 
I feel bad for the Border Patrol/ICE assigned in Arizona. You often develop personal relationships with the local law enforcement. They must be looked at right now by the local cops as a toothless now.

Pretty sad day in this country.
 
OpportunityCost said:
Homeland Security suspends immigration agreements with Arizona police - Washington Times

So we have a President that is eliminating the ability of Arizona to enforce the provision the Supreme Court left in place 2(b).
The question will then become how will law enforcement in Arizona react? They are invested in enforcing immigration to the extent they can do so. Ive got to wonder what the reaction will be in the White House if they lose the Health Care Act challenge.
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Isn't that illegal? Isn't it the governments job to enforce federal law? How are they going to enforce the law if they ignore phone calls from police?
 
Fishstyx said:
I feel bad for the Border Patrol/ICE assigned in Arizona. You often develop personal relationships with the local law enforcement. They must be looked at right now by the local cops as a toothless now.

Pretty sad day in this country.
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After the SCOTUS decision, Sheriff Joe made a point of saying that ICE had locally been terrific.

Seems to me that the Obama Admin. is now punishing Arizona. I think this will ultimately backfire.
 
mike2810 said:
My thoughts also. I good leader would find a way to foster the resources the States have in improving border security and dealing with the illegal alien issue (especially the ones who have just crossed). Instead, this adminstration just kicked the State in the rear. I hope others will see how political that decision was to cut off cooperation with the States.
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Didn't you know? States rights don't exist when the Fed has agendas to push.
 
Kal'Stang said:
Isn't that illegal? Isn't it the governments job to enforce federal law? How are they going to enforce the law if they ignore phone calls from police?
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Obama is no longer concerned with the law, and neither is Holder. The Obama idea is that federal laws may be publically proclaimed as being ignored to gain political favor with "important" voting blocs. Imagine the outrage on the left when the NEXT president decides that federal "help" in the big blue cities can be withheld due to "limited resources", or that federal "education aid" can be withheld from states that "mismanage" their education costs by paying huge union pension benefits. Hmm...
 
Kind of hard to push for amnesty when states are proving that you can just entice illegals to leave.
 
Lokiate said:
Didn't you know? States rights don't exist when the Fed has agendas to push.
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This is not too far from correct. I might inquire what is wrong with an agenda, or what might make any of the several state's agendas less deserving of sneering contempt than a national will? Nonetheless, if an act on the whole evidences an intent not to subject citizens to duplicative regulation there is federal preemption, or when there is express preemption or comprehensive occupation of a field. Such congressional intention can be evidenced, for example, by the expression of a desire for national uniformity.
 
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Tomfoolery said:
This is not too far from correct. I might inquire what is wrong with an agenda, or what might make any of the several state's agendas less deserving of sneering contempt than a national will? Nonetheless, if an act on the whole evidences an intent not to subject citizens to duplicative regulation there is federal preemption, or when there is express preemption or comprehensive occupation of a field. Such congressional intention can be evidenced, for example, by the expression of a desire for national uniformity.
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Bold: The governments job is not to push agenda's. It is to do what is right for the country. Pushing agenda's = personal gain. For example Obama doing what he is doing with illegals and AZ. He is just doing it to garner the hispanic vote so that he can get elected again. Obama has never stopped being in campaign mode. We don't need elected representitives constantly running a campaign. We need elected representitives that will do their job. Even if they don't like it.
 
Tomfoolery said:
This is not too far from correct. I might inquire what is wrong with an agenda
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Depends on the agenda, and how they go about achieving it. In this instance, it's bad, because the administration is only doing it to lock down the Hispanic vote at the state of Arizona's expense.

or what might make any of the several state's agendas less deserving of sneering contempt than a national will?
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Arizona was actually upholding federal law until the Supreme Court told them on the 25th of June that they can't. They can check legal status, but that's about it.

Nonetheless, if an act on the whole evidences an intent not to subject citizens to duplicative regulation there is federal preemption, or when there is express preemption or comprehensive occupation of a field. Such congressional intention can be evidenced, for example, by the expression of a desire for national uniformity.
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Obama is the one going against federal law. Worse of all, it's for personal gain at the expense of others. I would say he should be ashamed, but federalists don't know what shame is.
 
Since Arizona state government seems out of control and was engaged in forming their own country until the Supreme Court stepped in, I don't blame the Federal Government from cutting all ties with these folks. They are compromised as law enforcement officials when it comes to immigration. Get rid of your whacked out Governor and your racist Sheriff and maybe ties can be restored.
 
Wiggen said:
Since Arizona state government seems out of control and was engaged in forming their own country until the Supreme Court stepped in, I don't blame the Federal Government from cutting all ties with these folks. They are compromised as law enforcement officials when it comes to immigration. Get rid of your whacked out Governor and your racist Sheriff and maybe ties can be restored.
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Do you any actual evidence of your claims or is it a waa boo hoo we don't like states and law enforcement trying to crack down on illegals so were going to make up claims of racism and other nonsense?
 
Wiggen said:
Since Arizona state government seems out of control and was engaged in forming their own country until the Supreme Court stepped in, I don't blame the Federal Government from cutting all ties with these folks. They are compromised as law enforcement officials when it comes to immigration. Get rid of your whacked out Governor and your racist Sheriff and maybe ties can be restored.
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From your statement I think you form your opinion from sound bites.
Glad to see that because you dislike two officials, you think the Feds should turn their backs on all US citizens living in Arizona.:mrgreen:

Seems ICE just helped withn the last week MCSO with illegal aliens stopped for a traffic violation. The took the illegal aliens off of MCSO hands. I would suggest you inform yourself on the illegal aliens issue a bit more.

MCSO stop leads to feds taking custody of suspects
 
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Wiggen said:
Since Arizona state government seems out of control and was engaged in forming their own country until the Supreme Court stepped in, I don't blame the Federal Government from cutting all ties with these folks. They are compromised as law enforcement officials when it comes to immigration. Get rid of your whacked out Governor and your racist Sheriff and maybe ties can be restored.
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They're one of the few governemnt people that have the cajones to do what needs to be done. And they must have support since the majority of people in that state continue to elect them.

And if the government wants to "cut ties" with them and not do its job then they might as well seceede from the US. I wouldn't blame them one bit.

Illegal aliens need to go. Period.
 
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