“I think we have in Arizona an overreach where the Republicans have really overplayed their hand”
While it is far from certain the immigration dispute will turn the state Democrat in November, there are signs it could drive up Hispanic participation in the election.
One recent Saturday, Democratic state senate candidate Raquel Teran paced the streets of her strongly Hispanic Phoenix district, armed with a map, a list of registered Democratic voters and a sheaf of voter registration papers. She signed up one new voter at the first house she called at.
Sitting out in the shady yard of her in-laws’ home, young mother Yvette Sierra, 22, shared an experience about her husband being pulled over by Arpaio’s deputies, who she said let him go only after he produced their young son’s U.S. birth certificate.
“He’s stopping people and I just don’t think it’s right,” she says, filling out a voter registration form. “I never (voted), never thought about it … but I’m glad.”
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Rooters only talking to people supportive of the DNC narrative. Surprise !
viking01 on April 25, 2012 at 7:26 PM
I think you meant to link to a different article. This is one talking about the SC going Arizona’s way and blowing the hapless Verrilli’s arguments out of the water yet again.
KingGold on April 25, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Don’t forget to stop by the graveyard. Lots of voters to register there, too.
John the Libertarian on April 25, 2012 at 7:27 PM
IIRC, SB 1070 had widespread support(over 50%?) among Hispanics in AZ.
farsighted on April 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Verrilli and Clement, these were the same guys arguing Health Care!
If conservatives win both these cases, Clement should be appointed to the Supreme Court. He’s young, and very impressive.
vegconservative on April 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM
I’d give my eye teeth to see Kennedy use the Commerce Clause in support of the Constitutionality of the Arizona law.
Mr. Arkadin on April 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM
“Yvette Sierra, 22, shared an experience about her husband being pulled over by Arpaio’s deputies, who she said let him go only after he produced their young son’s U.S. birth certificate.”
That’s just absolutely outrageous!! The nerve of Arpio……….Wait, he let him go? Never mind.
kit dinker on April 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Would these be legal voters – or is that a silly question?
OldEnglish on April 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Yeah, I hate it when laws are enforced. Way to overplay the hand, rethug fascists.
Bishop on April 25, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Doesn’t everyone keep birth certificates in their car?
viking01 on April 25, 2012 at 7:35 PM
Donald Verrilli, a former White House lawyer and now solicitor general under Obama, argued Arizona’s law would result in “mass incarceration” of people unlawfully present in the United States and posed the risk of “significant foreign relations problems.”
The conservative Scalia scoffed at that argument, saying that any problems could be avoided by releasing the people from jail and deporting them.
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LMAO
NorthernCross on April 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Considering a large majority support Arizona’s law, not sure I see how they’re expecting it to hurt Republicans.
ButterflyDragon on April 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
My experience, albeit probably not a significant sample size, is that legals resent those who are trying to get to the head of the line. I’ve traveled in Mexico a lot (and love the people). My solution is we adopt Mexico’s immigration laws and enforce them like they do. OMG, the Libs would howl then!
Dingbat63 on April 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM
no one knew this would happen.
sesquipedalian on April 25, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Yeah, keep telling yourself that…
*facepalm*
catmman on April 25, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Paul Clement, after destroying ObamaCare in his oral arguments in front of the Supremes, stars in this again.
Can we say Associate Justice Clement if Romney wins on November?
galtani on April 25, 2012 at 7:45 PM
I’ll bet Arpaio never ate his dog.
viking01 on April 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM
So she takes advantage of the anchor baby rule and now she’s saying she’s a victum despite the fact that she and her husband and child are still here? Yeah, there’s some strong anecdotal evidence…
Scrappy on April 25, 2012 at 7:48 PM
er… who carries around their son’s birth certificate? Just illegals? And are we assuming Yvette is legal?
LtGenRob on April 25, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Shut yo’mouth! You mean to tell me Hispanics aren’t fond of criminals or something? NO WAI! //
Sekhmet on April 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Were they going to arrest the baby…?
NeoKong on April 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Headline of the article:
heh.
Scrappy on April 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Well you know it wouldn’t be polite to inquire why he has that handy, and they only refer to their son having a U.S. birth certificate – anchor baby?
I don’t have a problem with legal immigration, we need the replacement population, but we should be using the immigration system in place not just allowing the volunteers to invade the country.
Dr Evil on April 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM
The baby would save someone from being deported because the U.S. won’t separate children from their parents. Think anchor baby. If the woman relaying the story could register to vote which someone should check to see if she’s eligible, it doesn’t mean the father is in the country legally.
Dr Evil on April 25, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Sounds nice, but those libs aren’t about to retire under a Republican.
ButterflyDragon on April 25, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Since when do non-citizens have constitutional rights?
Odysseus on April 25, 2012 at 8:11 PM
From the amicus brief by the SEIU in the Arizona law review by SCOTUS-
The other Unions endorsing this brief are:
-United Food and Commercial
Workers International Union
-International Brotherhood of Teamsters
-United Farm Workers of America
-Change to Win??
[Not sure who this is. Anyone?]
OkieDoc on April 25, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Copied from that wild eyed conservative site: Wikipedia.
Permanent residents (non-citizens (my addition)) of the United States eighteen years of age or older must carry their valid physical green card itself at all times. Failing to do so would be a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, carrying the possibility of a fine up to $100 and/or imprisonment for up to 30 days for each offense.
glsmith36 on April 25, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Isn’t part of the appeal also a voter ID in AZ? Maybe the illegals won’t vote in this election. Sounds like the supreme court is not too happy with the feds trying to hammer AZ on this whole issue.
karenhasfreedom on April 25, 2012 at 9:11 PM
Linked to wrong article.
ronsfi on April 25, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Clement is Brilliant. He should be the first in line to take over for Bader-Ginsberg when the house falls on her and her little striped-stockinged feet curl up within. Who then is the next to keel over? Has Kennedy been looking a bit peaked lately? In that case I nominate Randy E. Barnett from the Georgetown University Law Center.
http://botnet.mee.nu/files/SSRN-id880112.pdf
And it cannot be overstated the tremendous debt of gratitude we owe Justice Ginsberg for not keeling over like she appears ready to. Comrade PuppyChow installed two too many Statists as it is.
the botnet on April 25, 2012 at 9:51 PM
I’m sure many of you would be surprised at how many LEGAL immigrants resent the illegals, and are tired of having them suck up state resources.
Interesting that she doesn’t state why he was pulled over. She is, of course, implying that they stopped him only because he looked hispanic. That’s what the liberals want people to believe that SB1070 allows. Unfortunately for them, it doesn’t. It only applies to people who are stopped legitimately for traffic violations, etc.
JannyMae on April 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM