Arizona immigration law

[RICHARD]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37074501/

Oops!

One reason I do not feel comfortable having the PD check me for my papers?

I betcha the incident report kinda forgot to say anything about that.

[caseysmom]

You don't have to go further than the articles in the doghouse to know people suck.

[wombat2u2004]

You don't have to go further than the articles in the doghouse to know people suck.

Because they believe that illegal immigrants shouldn't be in your country ???
Nawwwww....they don't suck.

[Bonny]

We are talking about exploitation here too. The United States & Canada actually exploit Mexico & the Mexican people in there own country. They have moved businesses into Mexico & hire Mexican people to work in their businesses for low wages. There is a trial going on in my area 83 counts of exploitation. Mexican children working in a packing plant, 12 hours a day, using chemicals to clean the belts.

[caseysmom]

Because they believe that illegal immigrants shouldn't be in your country ???
Nawwwww....they don't suck.

Did you even read Richard's article which I was referring to?

[cassiesmom]

This was on the news today. I think the team, coaches and parents should have been allowed to decide whether they went, instead of the administration deciding they would not go. Highland Park is affluent, and Highwood is more middle-income.
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Highland Park High School scraps team trip to Arizona

Reveling in its first conference championship in 26 years, the Highland Park High School girls varsity basketball team has been selling cookies for months to raise funds for a tournament in Arizona. But those hoop dreams were dashed when players learned they couldn't go because of that state's new crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Safety concerns partly fueled the decision, but the trip also "would not be aligned with our beliefs and values," said District 113 Assistant Superintendent Suzan Hebson. That explanation, though, smacks of political protest to parents upset by the decision.

The news, which was broken to the team Monday by coach Jolie Bechtel, comes as critics of Arizona's controversial law call on professional athletes and others to boycott the state.

Last month a New York congressman asked Major League Baseball to pull next year's All-Star Game from Phoenix, and protesters recently picketed Wrigley Field when the Arizona Diamondbacks played the Cubs.

But tossing a high school team into the heated debate has left parents and players baffled and angry.

"Why are we mixing politics and a basketball tournament?" said Michael Evans, whose daughter Lauren is a junior on the team. "It's outrageous that they're doing this under the guise of safety."

Lauren Evans said she thought the concern was probably that one of the players could get stopped and questioned.

"It shouldn't be a problem," she said. "I don't think it makes much sense. We shouldn't be a threat. We just want to play basketball."

District 113 Superintendent George Fornero declined comment, saying it "wasn't just my decision." He referred calls to Hebson.

Hebson said Arizona is off-limits because of uncertainty about how the new law will be enforced. Signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last month, it makes it a crime to be in the country illegally and requires police to check suspects for immigration paperwork.

Hebson said the turmoil is no place for students of Highland Park High School, which also draws from Highwood.

"We would want to ensure that all of our students had the opportunity to be included and be safe and be able to enjoy the experience," Hebson said of the tournament, which will be played in December. "We wouldn't necessarily be able to guarantee that."

Asked if there are undocumented players on the team, or if anyone associated with the team is in the country illegally, Hebson said she did not know.

Parents and players interviewed said they knew of no one who fits that description.

The high school's Web site boasts of a "relatively diverse" student population of 80 percent white, 15 percent Hispanic, 3 percent Asian and 2 percent African-American.

"Many of the parents feel that this should be resolved in the judicial court, not the basketball court," said Cynde Munzer, whose daughter, Lena, is a freshman on the team.

"I disagree personally with the Arizona legislation, but I also feel strongly about young women's rights," Munzer said. "They don't want to get involved in politics."

Subrina Collier, whose daughter Briana is a junior on the team, said even if someone were worried about presenting immigration papers in Arizona, it should be a personal decision to stay away. She called the administration decision a misplaced political statement.

The school district is looking for another tournament for the Giants, officials said.

The girls basketball team at Mundelein High School was in Scottsdale, Ariz., in December for the tournament hosted by Desert Mountain High School, said coach Brian Evans.

Evans called Desert Mountain High School "unbelievably hospitable" during his team's trip. Officials there declined comment about Highland Park's decision not to participate.

Meanwhile, other Chicago-area organizations continue to wrestle with their involvement in Arizona.

Local immigrants' rights activists delivered a letter Tuesday to the Chicago-based American Bar Association that urged the group to cancel a conference slated for this week in Arizona.

At Highland Park, basketball player Marguerite Biagi, a junior, said she disagrees with the law but still wants to visit Arizona.

"It's ultimately the state's decision, no matter what I think," she said. "Not playing basketball in Arizona is not going to change anything."

Cynthia Dizikes, Dan Simmons, Oscar Avila and Lisa Black contributed.

-- Jeff Long

[lizbud]

The Federal Goverment is not doing it's job. Border security is a Federal
responsibilty. As long as they are leaving the problem to the affected states,
they have to try to solve the issue for their state. It's not a good situation
for anyone involved.

[cassiesmom]

This was on the news today. I think the team, coaches and parents should have been allowed to decide whether they went, instead of the administration deciding they would not go.

Same story made the national news with Diane Sawyer today, so we'll see what happens now.

[wombat2u2004]

Did you even read Richard's article which I was referring to?

Yep I did. But what has that to do with illegal immigration ???

[RICHARD]

The point I was trying to make is that even with a set of papers-If a cop/copette don't like you?

You are going to get your "homey" arse kicked anyway.

Now, not ALL cops are boneheads.

But, you are going to run into the few that will make you "work" for you innoncence.

As in all instances, we do not know what happened BEFORE the film starts...But, what kind of reaction is that?

The cops that are punks and morons are the chicken shiats who abuse the color of authority and have no qualms about admininstering a little street justice.

The worse part are the 'partners in crime/police' who will not report a clear case of abuse.

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The U.S. flag incident is BS.

IF that is that things are?

Forget everyone's flag and turn the schools in race-free zones.


And no more tacos or burritos in the cafeteria.


THAT will teach everyone.

[wombat2u2004]

SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!

You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well............



Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again.
He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal
aliens.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to
the border.
He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.

Yup, he was re-elected last year with 83% of the vote.
AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER.

I'd vote for ya to Joe