INDY, once again you are not answering the question.
You're just spilling the rhetoric...
The question is, how does this law change any of that to which you listed?
Think about it and be honest.
This cuts to the heart of the issue right here.
Frankly, I was glad Diamond came in and pointed out that this bill did not allow someone to be pulled over just based on suspicion of being illegal.
There was some confusion on that, and I was glad to back him up and then some, as despite my differences with 1070, I want an honest discussion on the merits of the actual bill. Not what some with an agenda say it includes.
However, no one has answered your question yet.
If the cops could do the same thing before as they can now, what was the reason?
And for good measure, I will add: How to explain that the Republicans always put up a similar measure at the exact same point in every election year?
I don't see this bill solving anything that the federal government is not.
I mean, what new tools and resources for combating illegal immigration have been given to law enforcement or employers or state revenue officers by 1070?
What new funds have been appropriated to combat drug trafficking?
Kidnappings?
Gun running?
All of the issues that Indy mentions are damn legitimate concerns.
However, and I will keep saying it, if we had Comprehensive Bipartisan Immigration reform passed in 2006 or 07, we would NOW have increased border patrol, better targeting of drug cartels, better technology for ICE agents, higher fines on those who hire illegals, sanctions, requirements for back taxes and a boot to the back of the line for illegals who are getting off free now. Also, we would be well on our way to a much harder to forge e verification system for all employers to check the status of applicants or employees.
In other words, if we step back from the rhetoric, we see the level headed approach that the right is calling "amnesty" actually targets the problems Indy mentions much, much better than 1070, which does not do it at all.
Measures can be taken independent of getting a big controversial bill passed to address the crisis in AZ. Napolitano ordered the guard out, what is keeping Brewer? AZ's representatives in Congress can propose federal legislation to fund some specialized law enforcement task forces, you all get the idea.
Action not rhetoric will solve this problem.
I know for sure that the people who only care about this issue in an election year are going for the latter and not the former.