As amnesty looms, illegal immigration is picking up speed in Arizona
During his State of the Union address last night, President Obama touted the lowest illegal border crossings in 40 years, but with amnesty looming and border enforcement most likely coming after citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, law enforcement officials in Arizona are seeing an uptick in activity.
“We are seeing an uptick in bodies as of the last couple of weeks. We are starting to see large groups again in our AOR [Area of Responsibility]. The groups are up into the 20 to 40 range,” Pinal County Sheriff Department Lieutenant and SWAT team member Matthew Thomas tells Townhall. …
ICE officials were notified of the situation and later determined everyone in the group was undocumented.
Thomas tells Townhall Pinal County deputies are bracing for a “mad dash” as hints of amnesty continue.
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What? No, no… this can’t be right. Rewarding lawbreaking never leads to more lawbreaking. It just doesn’t! Listen to Juan McCain and Lindsey Grahmnesty when they’re speaking!!!!!!!111!!!
Jeddite on February 14, 2013 at 9:44 AM
Exactly as obama had hoped … obama is thrilled that Rubio and the new, more “progressive” GOP are helping him push his amnesty plan.
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 9:46 AM
The border is secure
Janet
cmsinaz on February 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM
This sh!t just isn’t good for my blood pressure anymore.
bernzright777 on February 14, 2013 at 9:51 AM
UNEXPECTEDLY®
Bitter Clinger on February 14, 2013 at 9:52 AM
I thought these guys wouldn’t self deport and yet they seem to be doing exactly that from Mexico based on how available the goodies are?
BTW, isn’t the border secure? I heard that somewhere?
sharrukin on February 14, 2013 at 9:55 AM
“BUILD THE DANG FENCE!”
Jeddite on February 14, 2013 at 9:56 AM
President Obama touted the lowest illegal border crossings in 40 years,
Based on what? We don’t know how many illegals breach our borders because … they’re illegals. We do know that interior enforcement is at an all-time low – by orders of magnitude – as ICE officers are not even allowed to arrest anyone “just for being here illegally or just committing a bunch of lesser other crimes” so that has certainly been reduced but that says nothing about the pace of border crossings (or visa overstays, for that matter, as it’s part of the same problem).
And, even if it were true, the lower the number of illegal crossings into America the HIGHER the number of deportations out of America should be.
Rubio had better hope these dirtball illegals get to vote soon and will vote for him and the GOP (LOL) because they’re not getting my vote. I’ve been a solid GOP voter for decades but that party and Rubio, in particular, can p!ss off. They are never getting another vote of mine. One attempt to shove this treasonous amnesty down our throats (especially after Reagan’s huge blunder) was more than enough. This is it. I’m going third party or just not voting, as voting GOP doesn’t do jack to help America.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on February 14, 2013 at 10:22 AM
This validates the success of the O Regime.
People are leaving the country they love to experience Obamacare, ObamaPhones, Food Stamps, and all the other free shiznit.
The system worked.
CorporatePiggy on February 14, 2013 at 10:24 AM
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They know it won’t result in new Hispanic votes, and will likely result in fewer non-Hispanic votes. In other words, they are doing this knowing full well what a disaster it will be for the party and, more importantly, for the country. That should frighten everyone.
xblade on February 14, 2013 at 10:33 AM
All they care about is power and the money they get from the cheap labor lobby. Rubio is now trying to discredit all the anti-amnesty groups. I loathe that guy more and more with each passing day as he gets slimier and slimier.
TxAnn56 on February 14, 2013 at 10:46 AM
If I were part of the black community, I’d sure as he!! be PO’ed about this. Not only do blacks still suffer with disproportionately high unemployment…but now all this amnesty talk alone is going to exacerbate the problem. What about depressed wages? Are blacks okay with that? This is their quid pro quo?
Do the majority of blacks actually support Obama on this?
lynncgb on February 14, 2013 at 10:53 AM
D
The 94% that voted for him must.
chemman on February 14, 2013 at 10:58 AM
UNEXPECTEDLY!
mojo on February 14, 2013 at 11:07 AM
FIFY.
I think blacks’ hatred of whites runs so deep that they’ll support anything that reduces any theoretical white numerical advantage.
BuckeyeSam on February 14, 2013 at 11:07 AM
Time to call out the Arizona militia.
SC.Charlie on February 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM
I don’t know. Plenty of Republicans still supported McCain in’08 without supporting his ideas on what to do with illegal immigrants.
I did find this:
http://www.gopusa.com/freshink/2013/02/13/obamas-support-for-amnesty-creates-unrest-among-african-americans/
in which Sharpton said “There (are) clearly different views in the African-American community around immigration.”
I would like to hear the anti-amnesty advocates address how any amnesty will hurt black America more than white America. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and we need all the friends we can get to fight this.
That may be true in some cases, but I sure hope it’s not the majority.
lynncgb on February 14, 2013 at 11:48 AM
They really have no idea what La Raza is going to do to them.
TexasDan on February 14, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Remember when the GOP was promising to repeal obamacare?
As Rubio and the GOP continue to focus “like a laser” on amnesty for illegals, it is becoming more and more clear that they have no intention of stopping obamacare. The Rubio/McCain/Graham/Gang of 8 ‘instant amnesty’ plan will add 11 million plus (democrat voters/”takers”) to the obamacare rolls – over night – Obviously, once this happens, there will be no way to repeal obamacare.
Every single person who currently pays for their own healthcare, or who has healthcare through a work plan, is going to lose their coverage – AND – obamacare will completely destroy the U.S. healthcare system and what is left of the U.S. economy – - – THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! But, instead of focusing on what should be issue #1, Rubio and the GOP establishment are spending all of their time looking on pushing amnesty. WTF?
Crazy.
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM
Come on
downup!- Janet “Bob Barker” Napolitano
Ward Cleaver on February 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM
If they were really that concerned about the numerical advantage, they’d stop aborting their future.
Ward Cleaver on February 14, 2013 at 12:16 PM
… working on …
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 12:26 PM
He never said they were a very smart bunch, just that they hate whitey and want us outnumbered.
What they’re going to find out the hard way is that the mass of criminals from Drugistan do not reciprocate that feeling completely, and furthermore have no reservations about running them off. Which is a further warning of how ineffective we have allowed the law to become.
MelonCollie on February 14, 2013 at 9:42 PM