Sen. Graham Comes Out As The Second Republican Lawmaker To Condemn Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law :
FOR THE LAW Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA): “They will look at the kind of dress you wear. There’s different type of attire. … There’s behavior things that professionals are trained in across the board. And
this group shouldn’t be exempt from those observations as much as anybody else.”
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA): “(I)f that’s what the people of Arizona want to do, then
certainly they have that right.”
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK): “
I don’t see anything wrong with that (the Arizona law).”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA): “I think that
Arizona has a point, which is the federal government has not done a good enough job. … And if it’s a message to the administration they need to do a better job, then a state has to right to send that message.”
Rep. Steve King (R-IA): “
I commend Arizona for standing up for the Rule of Law and protecting American workers.”
NON-COMMITTAL Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA): “There are some parts of (the law), I think, that are going to be challenged. But again,
states are free to approach issues however they wish. Arizona, I believe, felt that they had to go down this road because of the lack of federal enforcement.”
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH): “It has a 70 percent approval in Arizona and I think we ought to
respect the people of Arizona and everyone should make their own decisions.”
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ): “And my own view is until the federal government does our part back here by providing the resources that are necessary, and that could include, by the way, the financial resources to support National Guard troops on the border, then
you are going to see more of this. It won’t just be the state of Arizona that passes laws like this.”
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): “I
haven’t had a chance to look at all the aspects, but I do understand why the Legislature would act.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “I
haven’t studied it.”
AGAINST THE LAWRep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL): “I
strongly disagree with the Arizona immigration law.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): “It
doesn’t represent the best way forward.”
John Boehner Declares Arizona's SovereigntyBoehner told reporters that Arizona was within its constitutional rights in passing the law. “It has a 70 percent approval in Arizona and I think that we ought to respect the people of Arizona in their right to make their own decisions,” Boehner said.
THE LIMITED PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF XENOPHOBIA.... Twelve years ago, Alabama voters grew so weary of then-Gov. Fob James' (R) nonsense -- he seemed far more interested in promoting the Ten Commandments than governing -- that they gave him the boot after one term. This year, his son Tim is running for the same job, and he appears to be a chip off the old block.
In
his first TV ad, the younger James asks, "Why do our politicians make us give driver license exams in 12 languages? This is Alabama. We speak English. If you want to live here, learn it. We're only giving that test in English -- if I'm governor. Maybe it's the business man in me, but we'll save money. And it make sense. (lengthy pause) Does it to you?"
That was probably a rhetorical question, but actually, no, it doesn't.
Tim James may or may not have thought to look into this before using it as the basis for a television ad, but Alabama administers the test in multiple languages in order to qualify for federal transportation funding. If a James administration insisted on dropping the current standards, it wouldn't "save money" for Alabama; it would do the exact opposite. For that matter, courts have, more than once, rejected efforts to mandate English-only exams.
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