Small Riot Breaks Out at Immigration Protest

The Giant Noodle · Apr 24, 2010

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico.
With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Brewer said critics were "overreacting" and that she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling.
"We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation."
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Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill "misguided" and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it's legal. He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level — or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
"That includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe," Obama said.

CONTINUED: Ariz. gov signs toughest immigration law - More politics- msnbc.com

texmaster · Apr 24, 2010

Tell me you aren't surprised they resorted to violence

jamesrage · Apr 24, 2010

I would think that with this law signed illegals would be wary of doing something to draw attention to themselves. Because rioting would give the police a reason to ask for id/proof of citizenship when they are being arrested for rioting.

mike2810 · Apr 24, 2010

It was not much of a riot. More like a couple of scuffles. Cooler heads prevailed.
While it got very little camera time, I did see one Mexican flag being waved by protesters. This is one way to definately turn me off to any complaint they may have had. This is not Mexico.

The Giant Noodle · Apr 25, 2010

Mexicans Riot in Wake of Arizona Immigration Crackdown

These invaders need to be arrested and kick out of this Country ASAP. If they try to come back shoot to kill or give them 12 years hard labor!!! :soap

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c6KB_hwzf4&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Mexicans Riot in Wake of Arizona Immigration Crackdown[/nomedia]

While one local FOX NEWS reporter tries to play down this incident, please compare the full footage that plays after his news report at this link...

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/immigration/immigration_protest_small_riot_042310

The Giant Noodle · Apr 25, 2010

Re: Mexicans Riot in Wake of Arizona Immigration Crackdown

Opponents of Arizona's new immigration enforcement law protest Sunday in Phoenix.

Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Hundreds of people gathered outside Arizona's Capitol building on Sunday in a largely peaceful protest against the state's tough new immigration law.

Chanting "Yes we can," waving American flags and holding signs reading "We have rights" and "We are human," demonstrators kept up a festive spirit as they denounced the bill signed Friday by Gov. Jan Brewer.

The new law requires police to determine whether a person is in the United States legally. It also requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there is reason to suspect they're in the United States illegally.

Protesters worry that the law will foster racial profiling.

"What is 'reasonable suspicion?' " protester Jose Acosta asked Sunday. "Are we going to get pulled over just because of a broken taillight or because of the color of our skin? ... If so, is everybody going to be pulled over?"

Kearny Police Chief Joe Martinez called critics' concerns unfounded, saying the Arizona law enforcement community includes a large number of Hispanics.

"We've never had a policy of racial profiling," Martinez said Saturday night at a town hall meeting in Casa Grande. "In fact, quite the contrary, it's been outlawed."

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon appeared at the rally in support of the protest, calling the law unconstitutional and "just plain wrong."

"America is a country that is compassionate and that welcomes everyone," he said. "This is not what this country and this state was founded upon."

Gordon vowed to take the fight through the state's judicial system.

"We'll go to the state courts and we'll go to the federal courts and we'll go all the way to the Supreme Court," he told the cheering crowd. "I promise you."

Gordon told CNN on Saturday that he will bring up an item calling for legal action against the law at Tuesday's City Council session.

Others were also vowing this weekend to legally challenge the law.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, along with leaders from the National Action Network and the Hispanic Federation, announced Sunday that he will legally challenge the law.

The law "is an affront to the civil rights of all Americans and an attempt to legalize racial profiling," Sharpton said in a statement after the bill's signing Friday. "As one who helped to make racial profiling a national issue and who has in the last year visited Arizona several times to rally against these draconian immigration policies, I am calling for a coalition of civil rights organizations to work with those in Arizona to resist and overturn this state law."

The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, a group that represents 30,000 Latino churches worldwide, also said Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against the bill.

"In addition to this law being illegal, if this law goes into effect, we expect it to have a dramatic affect on the state with U.S. citizens, legal residents and others moving out of the state out of fear of being singled out," William Sanchez, an immigration attorney representing the coalition, said in a statement.

Hundreds protest immigration law in Arizona - CNN.com

Redress · Apr 25, 2010

Re: Mexicans Riot in Wake of Arizona Immigration Crackdown

Your articles shows no evidence the rioters are Mexican.

F107HyperSabr · Apr 25, 2010