Group to appeal Arizona restrictions on illegals

Illegals try to claim it's illegal to not help them....

Link here from Washington Times: Group to appeal Arizona restrictions on illegals
Argues law forbidding welfare benefits is unconstitutional

By Jerry Seper
The Washington Times

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, whose attempt to block implementation of an Arizona initiative prohibiting illegal aliens from receiving public benefits was denied by a federal judge, will appeal the decision this week to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
    The initiative, known as Proposition 200, passed Nov. 2 with 56 percent of the vote. It requires state and local government employees to verify the immigration status of those seeking public benefits and to report to federal immigration authorities any applicant who is in violation of U.S. immigration law. It also subjects the employees to criminal charges if they fail to report illegals.
    On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David C. Bury in Tucson lifted a temporary restraining order that he had imposed in November and denied a MALDEF request for an injunction, clearing the way for Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, to allow enforcement of the initiative.
    MALDEF lawyer Hector Villagra said the organization has been reviewing the judge's decision and thought there were grounds for appeal, although he declined to elaborate. MALDEF had argued in court papers that unless the initiative was overturned, it would "jeopardize the health and well-being of families and children who depend on public benefits for their basic necessities."
    In seeking a retraining order, MALDEF said Proposition 200 would "cut off all state services, including education, medical care and police and fire services, to all individuals who are unable to immediately provide adequate proof of their U.S. citizenship or residence."
    MALDEF President and General Counsel Ann Marie Tallman called the initiative "an illegal, impermissible, unconstitutional state attempt to regulate immigration policy, which is a fundamental function and responsibility of our federal government." She said it "denies basic services to hardworking, contributing members of our community while forcing public servants to become de facto federal immigration officers."
    But Judge Bury ruled that MALDEF attorneys had failed to prove potential harm from enforcement of the initiative, and Jeanine L'Ecuyer, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Napolitano, said that Proposition 200 was the law of Arizona and that the governor expects agencies to comply with its provisions.
    Still on the table is a lawsuit filed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which seeks to expand the definition of Proposition 200 to include myriad public benefits such as housing, food assistance, college education and employment benefits.
    FAIR argued that Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard erred in concluding last month that the "state and local public benefits" affected by Proposition 200 were limited to those defined under the welfare section of Arizona law and already subject to federal eligibility restrictions.
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Hmm, so MALDEF believes that the Arizona law is Unconstitutional? Perhaps the answer than is to make the Arizona law the law of the land - for California, Texas, New Mexico, and all of the United States. Bet that would really make them happy. I wonder how they'd fight such a law then?!

Honestly, I have a hard time saying this, but I've heard rumors that even Hillary Clinton is looking towards Immigration Reforms and tougher restrictions for illegal aliens in this country. If she winds up really leading the way on this issue, then she will garner votes, and I might even have to support the effort.

I begrudge no one the opportunity to come to this country to make a better life for themselves and their families, but damn-it, do it legally. File the proper paper work and come here legally, and then become a legal resident and join society. Don't do it by coming in and working for slave wages in jobs that no one else "wants" -- meaning no one will do for the slave wages being paid. Don't do it by sneaking across the border in the bed of a cargo truck, or in some other clandestine method.

Meanwhile, seriously, if you are here illegally, than I have little to no sympathy for you. You should not be benefiting from your crimes, and though it may be harsh and seem unfair to penalize children of these people, it's not fair of them to bring their children here to have their educations paid for by myself and every other tax payer in the towns, cities and states that we live in.

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