McInnis On AZ Immigration Law: "I Would Do Something Very Similar" in Colorado

As discussed on the AM760 morning show, Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Scott McInnis just declared his support for Arizona's controversial immigration/racial profiling law, saying that "I would do something very similar" in Colorado if elected governor in 2010. We clipped the audio excerpt from his interview with Peter Boyles this morning. You can find that audio here.

We'll be discussing the political ramifications of McInnis's announcement on the show tomorrow (Thursday) and we will update folks on how many other states may be implementing this odious law in the future. Tune in from 7-10am every weekday on your radio dial or online at www.am760.net.

 

 

 

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Comments

[tompoe]

04:12 AM on 04/30/2010

Then we can have a contest between Colorado and Arizona, to see which state has the best team. Each team in each state tries to get the police to stop Colorado and Arizona legislators the most times in a day, and the winning team in each state gets to have a runoff contest directed at each state's governor.

[dew2278]

01:56 PM on 04/28/2010

What I don't understand is if you try to enforce a law that all races are violating it's ok, if you try to enforce a law that one race primarily is violating it is racial profiling, how does that work?

Also, how do reconcile the fact that many laws include a reasonable suspicion measure but it is assumed that for some reason in this case reasonable suspicion equates racial profiling?

I agree that if not properly enforced, and there is definitely a risk of improper enforcement, it is problematic but it is a reasonable method for limiting illegal immigration. What's wrong with implementing the AZ law and seeing if it does in fact lead to problems of police officers abusing the reasonable suspicion standard.

[TexasDem0]

01:24 PM on 04/28/2010

That may well increase his appeal among some voters, but overall I think he just bought his ticket out of the race.

[DavidFaubion]

02:42 PM on 04/28/2010

Are you kidding? Not without a big uproar from advocates of decency, dignity, and rights. The core of the U.S. economic model, explicitly anti-immigrant while allowing immigration for corporate interests, has often fooled, seduced, and intimidated the majority electorate into openly racist draconian measures. The corporate powers-that-be want a docile, cheap, intimidated source of labor and literal soldiers. So, the festering crisis in border states will continue. Displaced people, by way our U.S. trade laws and monopoly practices, will drive cheap labor into the lap of U.S. commerce.

Tea Party ideology dominates and reflects the overall negative consent about immigrants and immigration. No matter how salient your argument is against the anti-immigrant ideologue, not matter if you have all the facts and they have none, no matter if you win the debate hands down – you still have to stay in their face, take to the streets, and not back down. Media, such as CNN and Fox will continue to carry bread, bullets, and meds for that war on decency, dignity, and rights. Immigration, a very central issue, is yet another symptom of the bigger economic dysfunction for most of us, generous hand-out for some of the filthy rich.