Illegal Immigration

Common sense and the rule of law makes an uncommon visit to North Carolina's state government. Governor Easley must be sorely disappointed.

WHY IS NORTH CAROLINA GIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES A FREE "PASS" ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?

Have we given up because everyone in North Carolina perceives their policies to be so similar? Or do we believe the candidates for state government's claims that they can fix the problem?

"It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT or anti-trade sentiment AS A WAY TO EXPLAIN THEIR FRUSTRATIONS."

Up until yesterday we were batting zero for five among gubernatorial candidates getting the right answer on what to do about the community college issue around illegal immigration. Here's where things stand.

A bill filed in the State House threatens to criminalize the normal and legal activities of hundreds of small business owners. House Bill 308 “State Contracts/ Illegal Immigrants” filed by Rep. George Cleveland would mandate participation in a voluntary federal program by everyone who enters into a contract with the State of North Carolina for “construction or repair work or for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment”.

The Bill would increase the cost of running State Government by burdening businesses entering into State contracts with more red tape and legal liability. It would lead to employment discrimination against legal aliens and promote outsourcing to foreign companies not subject to United States immigration laws. Many small businesses will either shun State Contracts or increase bids to cover costs.

ALIPAC claims to be a group of moderates, opposed only to illegal immigration, that does not allow discussion of violence or racism on its board. However, the truth is they are very xenophobic, and some are racists as well.

Here's a classic post. Scary stuff! A member of ALIPAC posted the idea to turn "redn**ks with shotguns" loose for a $5,000 bounty to shoot illegal immigrant Mexicans and solve the problem. Other ALIPACers had similar thoughts. The President of ALIPAC, William Gheen ("W") thought the whole idea was "humorous"!

Here's a link to the actual thread, in case anyone does not believe me. Read starting with post by PintoBean, and the other pages too.
http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=19174&post...
Here's a version with annotated comments, in case the attention drawn to this thread results in deletion:

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Recently Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts entered into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that allows Massachusetts State Police to arrest immigrants who are in the state illegally. Whenever in the course of their routine law enforcement duties they stop someone whose immigration status they consider questionable, they are obliged to call the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office and then detain that person if federal officials request it.

While it is said that the intended target of this new policy is people arrested for violent crime, the same procedures could also be employed with a motorist who is stopped for running a stop sign. Obviously civil libertarians are in an uproar because they are concerned that this new law will lead to racial profiling and give people in minority communities one less reason to trust the police.