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Maricopa County GOP Chairman Rob Haney responds to State Senate votes on immigration

March 22, 2011 By 7 Comments

Senators Intimidated by Chamber of Commerce Infuriate Precinct Committeemen

By Rob Haney

March 20, 2011

The Republican Precinct Committeemen (PCs) who elected me as their Maricopa County Chairman by an unprecedented margin of 70%, did so for a reason. They wanted a spokesman with a clear, consistent, conservative position on the issues as opposed to what they frequently heard from elected Republican office holders pandering to the moderate wing of the Party. The level of disgust held by PCs toward the Republicans who voted with the Democrats on the illegal immigration bills this past week is palpable.

The excuses given by these senators for their actions were the same platitudes we’ve heard repeatedly from those in the business community bonded to the concept of an exploitable, cheap labor force. They are joined in their efforts by the liberal media, the ACLU and the Democrat Party when opposing legislation or policies (Prop 200, employer sanctions, sanctuary cities, SB1070) which sought to enforce our immigration laws. They protest: “We agree …but it is a federal issue …the border has never been more secure …it is discriminatory and racist …it will not be upheld in court …citizenship is a federal issue …Arizona can’t go it alone …unintended consequences …boycotts …we are not pro-illegal immigration, we just need to press the federal government for meaningful immigration reform …we have more pressing issues to deal with such as the economy …there are more issues than illegal immigration …it is poorly written, etc.”

The PCs know better than to ask these maverick senators, “Where are your perfect bills or amendments that you have submitted to stop the illegal alien invasion?” There are no bills coming from these senators because they are mavericks and crossing the aisle to vote with the Democrats is what mavericks do. There are no Democrat mavericks because Democrats are committed to their platform and will not tolerate dissent within their ranks.

The savvy PCs recognize the talking point excuses as insincere malarkey. They know the truth is that the business community demands cheap labor and the Democrats want the bonanza of the illegal alien vote upon attaining citizenship through amnesty. PCs are bewildered by Republican legislators whom they assisted in their quest for political power now voting against defending the party and the nation. As taxpaying citizens, the PCs see the results of the invasion. We have experienced a marked negative impact on our personal safety, while funding the overburdened educational, medical, and criminal justice systems dealing with the burdens imposed by those in our country in violation of our laws and national borders.

Some of our schools now instruct children that the United States is an aggressor nation, teaching the racist LaRaza and Reconquista studies programs. Meanwhile, taxes and spending have drastically increased. We have imported a culture of corruption, intimidation and contempt for authority. Mob rule can be witnessed all too often at the Arizona State Capitol. Foreign drug cartels openly flaunt their power within our borders. Voter fraud and ID theft are rampant.

The federal government will not stop this invasion. In fact, they have demonstrated that they will do what they can to insure that it continues. To persist with the mantra that it is a federal issue and will be addressed at that level is to deny history. The deterioration of all aspects of our society is manifested in the illegal alien invasion.

PCs recognize that border security is national security. The refusal of these Republicans to take meaningful actions to secure our border in this era of Islamic terrorism is indefensible.

Do these senators fail to realize the result their votes have on the well-being of the Party? Do they not remember what happened when Sens. McCain, Kyl and Rep. Flake advocated for an amnesty bill, while 80 – 90% of the Republican base opposed it? The GOP, thanks in large part to Tea Party activists who hold Constitutional and Republican Platform beliefs, is only now beginning to recover from the mass exodus to the Independent ranks provoked by our own representatives. Due to numerous liberal positions taken by some of our elected Republicans, the public sees little difference between Democrats and Republicans. That concept must change for Republicans to continue to succeed. But now the maverick Republicans in the Arizona Senate have dealt another body blow to the Republican base.

It is imperative that newly invigorated activists not become discouraged because some Republican Senators have betrayed our efforts on their behalf and the confidence that has been placed in them. We can expect setbacks from time to time as the moneyed interests try to maintain their influence. Money can buy an election if the voters are uninformed or misinformed. It is our duty to build an educated voter base that understands the issues and votes accordingly, no matter how much is spent to deceive them. Our Founders put their lives on the line by signing the Declaration of Independence. All we have to do is campaign in the Republican primary in favor of those advocating for the political principles vital to the survival of our Republic.

I urge you to rally other patriots to the cause, join the Republican Party and make your voice more powerful by becoming a Precinct Committeeman (PC). Clearly, the Democrat Party will not advocate for your beliefs and becoming an Independent will only ensure Democrat victories. The most effective method of fighting is to become a Republican PC to help elect candidates who will represent our fundamental values. Please contact me at r_b_haney@yahoo.com if you have an interest in joining us, and I will explain how you can become involved in the political effort to protect Arizona and the United States.

Rob Haney
Chairman, Maricopa County Republican Committee

 

Filed Under: Guest Opinion, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Legislation, Roll Call, State Government Tagged With: ,

Friday Poll: What should Republicans do on immigration reform?

March 18, 2011 By 9 Comments

Today’s Friday Poll focuses on Arizona’s immigration reform legislation. Within the last 24 hours, the Arizona Senate failed to pass legislation that further tightens immigration law. Thanks to State Senator Kyrsten Sinema, those same bills are likely to be reconsidered early next. Should they fail to pass, the bills will “die” permanently for the session.

Sonoran Alliance would like to know where our readers stand on this issue by voting in today’s poll. As you can see, the poll focuses on the Republican approach to immigration legislation at the Arizona Legislature.

The poll will run through next Friday so be sure that you vote before it closes next week. You can also share it with friends.

The poll limits votes to IP address and cookies so you should be able to vote only one time.

Start your voting!

Filed Under: Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Legislation, Polls, State Government Tagged With: , ,

E-Verify is a Tool to Stop Illegals, Right? FALSE

February 21, 2011 By 26 Comments

  Wait, isn’t e-Verify central to stopping illegals?

Well, no, stopping them at the border STOPS illegals.

Then won’t e-Verify stop illegals by not letting them get jobs?

That’s the claim, except for a couple of important points:

1) e-Verify, or in other words, “Automated Employment Eligibility Verification”, was actually the brainchild of the Council on Foreign Relations, otherwise known as the OPEN BORDERS GLOBALIST LOBBY!  (Click here to read for yourself.)

How can that be you ask?  Well, it’s central to their cross-border CANAMEXUS “labor mobility” plan.

They know that once everyone is in the work database (really the US Department of Homeland Security national id database for which e-Verify is just a user front end), that as soon as “open borders” passes, they simply flip the switch from Mexican Citizen eligible = N to Mexican Citizen eligible = Y, and VOILA, the 21 million illegals go from e-Verify clearance NO to YES …. OVERNIGHT!!!!

(Betcha Kris Kobach of FAIR who wrote SB1070 didn’t tell you about that part.  Oh, should we mention that Kris Kobach is a former lawyer for the US Department of Homeland Security who is building the national id database?)

2) The only way e-Verify works in the first place is if they have the records BEFOREHAND of everyone who is “supposed to be here”.  Well, how does the federal government get that information?  Hmmm…..

(See I Dont Care Who you Are The Government Does)

The STATES give it to them!  The states turn over their drivers license and birth certificate databases to the US Department of Homeland Security so the feds can construct a massive national id database on all US citizens.

Yes, but didn’t Arizona defeat REAL ID?  Sure, but REAL ID is only 1 of 100 or more national id programs.  In Arizona, one of the only parts of SB1070 left standing after the federal judge ruling was the section that GUESS WHAT!!!!! turned over all state citizens’ private license data (for any license), including all UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS over to GUESS WHOM??? the US Department of Homeland Security to put in their national id database!  (Betcha Russell Pearce didn’t tell you about that little detail!)

Anyway, is it any surpise the feds are doing this?  They’ve been at it for over a decade.  Too bad the teapartiers weren’t paying attention as “conservatives” they were supporting sold out their privacy,  sovereignity, and birthright to the feds for some silver pieces (attention in the media).

3) Now we have this… Of course, it was an inevitability.  CITIZENS’ BIOMETRICS NEEDED for E-VERIFY to WORK

To make e-Verify “really work”, we’re going to have to pony up the most private of private data, our personal bio-metrics to the feds to put in their national id database, including our HANDS (finger prints) and our FORHEADS (facial recognition technology). 

See Security Industry Assoiation Recommends Biometric Authentication for Federal E-Verify Programme

Are our “conservatives” like Pearce and Adams going to tell us that us law abiding citizens have to give up MORE to the feds to “stop illegals”?   

(By the way have you noticed how those you thought were “conservatives” have stopped calls to secure the ACTUAL BORDER?  Weird right?)

Summary

Real conservatives, in other words, those who are religious and opposing the mark as well as those who have never wavered from wanting smaller government, less government intrusion, lower spending and lower taxes have been sold out by false conservatives who use the illegal immigration issue as cover to push their agenda of larger government, more police power over law abiding citizens and to implement national id.

The teaparty should take note. 

Smaller government is NOT bigger government and bigger government is NOT smaller government.

Further the way you secure the border NOW is PUTTING ARIZONAS NATIONAL GUARD THERE.  Not putting all law abiding citizens into the US Department of Homeland Security’s national id database.

Filed Under: Government, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, International Trade, Legislation, State Government, States Rights

Speaker Kirk Adams calls on ABC News 20/20 to retract hoax

February 4, 2011 By 16 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2011

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (Feb. 2, 2011) – Arizona Speaker of the House Kirk Adams is calling on ABC “News” to apologize for and retract a fake news story the show produced about Arizona’s new immigration law for the purposes of entertaining viewers with a “Candid Camera” style set-up.

The segment, filmed with actors in Tucson, insinuates that a restaurant security guard can simply deport someone who “looks Latino.” In fact, the law specifically forbids racial profiling. Additionally, a federal judge suspended the portion of the law that would have allowed law enforcement to inquire into status only after a lawful encounter and probable cause.

“This is an outrageously inaccurate portrayal of SB1070 by ABC News. So 20/20 is now Candid Camera?” said Adams, who voted for and helped pass SB1070 last year. “This is shameful and irresponsible, another example of the East Coast elite media twisting the facts and attacking Arizona. ABC News should retract this phony stunt and apologize for misleading the public.”

To watch the hoax, go here: http://www.breitbart.tv/mall-cop-hoax-abc-news-sends-actor-posing-as-security-guard-to-challenge-az-illegal-immigration-law/

Filed Under: Elected Officials, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Media, Press Release, State Government

Sticks and stones may break their bones

February 4, 2011 By 20 Comments

A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona
February 3, 2011

Sticks and stones may break their bones
 
 

Our law enforcement officers, first responders one and all, put their lives on the line for us every day. They have to deal with dangerous situations that most of us would be very glad to avoid at all costs. What we fail to remember sometimes, is that the uniform does not change the fact that these people are first and foremost, human beings, just like the rest of us.  

 Is it not enough that they have to face danger without having to endure mindless abuse as well? Just imagine the kind of mentality that leads some people to hurl invectives at the police officers who serve and protect us, but perhaps those nitwits identify with the bad guys, and see law enforcement as the enemy. Now our first law enforcement guys and gals cannot even be sure it is safe to eat in a restaurant. Something is wrong with this picture. 

 

Let us know what you think. It’s your call. This memo below was sent today to all Sheriff’s employees:

Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:03 PM
To: Sheriff
Subject: E-mail for all Sheriff’s Employees

Please give special attention to the message below from Chief Brian Sands. 

It came to our attention that earlier today, one of our District 1 deputies, while on a lunch break at a McDonald’s restaurant in the Mesa area, was verbally harassed by a number of food handlers there. 

Workers saw the uniformed deputy, proceeded to verbally harass him in Spanish spewing hateful comments towards him and the Office and Sheriff as a whole.  The deputy refused to take the meal, fearing contamination.  Finally the deputy contacted the corporate office to brief them on what had occurred.

After a review of the facts with this deputy, and in light of the fact that we have conducted employer sanctions cases against a McDonald’s restaurant in the past which resulted in a strained relationship between the fast food chain and this Office, I am suggesting that all employees who wish to eat at a McDonald’s restaurant, do so with caution.

Chief Brian Sands

Enforcement

MCSO

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Filed Under: Culture, Ethics, Illegal Employment, Public Safety

Tonight: Federalist Society presents S.B. 1070′s effect on Arizona employers

December 9, 2010 By 3 Comments

Professional Development Program Series – SB 1070

The Impact on AZ Employers

Thursday, December 09, 2010
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Senate Bill 1070 (SB1070) was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010.
This program will center on the impact SB1070 will have on commerce and on labor and
employment in Arizona and the likely impact on the businesses that engage in commerce
in Arizona.

thumb_GordonSFW.jpgMayor Phil Gordon, City of Phoenix
Gordon was elected Mayor of Phoenix on September 9, 2003, with 72 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in September 2007, with 77 percent of the vote. In 2008, Gordon was named the Best Mayor in North America by the London-based World Mayors Project. Currently, he serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Task Force on Comprehensive Immigration Reform. In August 2010, Mayor Gordon was appointed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee for a two-year term.  Mayor Gordon has also built a stronger international presence for global opportunities in business and investment. His recent “bridge building” business and development trips have included Dubai,Saudi Arabia, Israel, Canada, China, Japan and Mexico.

kobach10-124x150.jpgKris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State-elect here is
Professor Kobach received his bachelor of arts degree with highest distinction from Harvard University in 1988. He graduated at the top of his class in the Harvard Government Department. In 1988, the British government awarded him a Marshall Scholarship, which took him to England for post-graduate study. In 1992 he received his doctorate in Political Science from Oxford University. In 1995 he received his J.D. from Yale Law School. While at Yale, he taught undergraduates in the Yale Political Science Department, and in 1994 he won the Prize Teaching Fellowship, an award based on student nominations and faculty review. He is Senior Counsel at the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a Washington, DC-based legal advocacy organization that represents U.S. citizens in immigration-related cases across the country.  Professor Kobach is the principal author of SB 1070.

Steve_Gonzales.jpg Steven Gonzales, Assoc. Prof./Director of Experiential Learning
Professor Gonzales is a member of Phoenix School of Law’s founding faculty.  He teaches Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Federal Indian Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Property, and is Director of Experiential Learning, including the mediation and Hybrid clinics.  He is admitted to practice in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Courts for Arizona, Colorado, and the Western District of Michigan.  He served five times as an accredited consultant at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (2004-09).  He is a frequent guest on local television and talk radio.  He was a Commissioner on the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Race and Ethnic Diversity, chaired the Arizona State Bar Committee on Women and Minorities, and serves on the Maricopa County Bar Association Diversity Committee and is a member of Los Abogados, Arizona Hispanic bar association.

Location:
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Phoenix, AZ 85012
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Filed Under: Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Legislation

A Tale of Two Headlines

November 18, 2010 By 2 Comments

Conflicting headlines today in two local new sources:

“Hispanic buying power hits $34B in Arizona.” This appears in the Phoenix Business Journal written by Lynn Ducey and details the influence of the Hispanic community in Arizona.

The second headline is from The Arizona Capitol Times: “Latinos face cultural, structural barriers in building wealth.” Written by Alyssa Newcomb, this article details the financial barriers and hardship of Latinos seeking to save and build wealth.

The first article touts how the Hispanic community is growing in influence among the business community:

“What this shows is that we not only matter, but we matter more every day,” said Hispanic Chamber Interim President and CEO, Gonzalo de la Melena.

The later article bemoans the difficulties Hispanics face in the financial services industry due to citizenship, culture and language barriers. Here’s a quote from that article:

According to a Filene Research Institute report by Barbara Robles, a former Arizona State University professor who is now a senior researcher for the Federal Reserve System, the gaps on a series of median financial indicators continues to widen as the population ages.

The sharp divide between the net worth of Latinos and the rest of the population creates a group that is poorly equipped to deal with emergencies or retirement. Robles’ report says that for every dollar of non-Hispanic white net worth, Latinos hold only 40 cents.

Filed Under: Demographics, Economics, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Migrants

ROTELLINI: “We’ve got to get off of 1070….”

October 2, 2010 By 12 Comments

Democratic AG nominee Felecia Rotollini has very little trial experience.  Two civil cases.  For someone who calls herself a “veteran prosecutor”  that is pretty sad.  But, the reason may be pretty clear after her interview with Mary Jo Pitzl.  The woman doesn’t have an ounce of sense.  Not legally or politically. 

Rotellini said SB 1070 is not the state’s most pressing legal need. “We’ve got to get off of SB 1070,”

 

OK…she’s a Dem but is she stupid?  Has she not seen the polls?  Does she think her level of public influence is so great that we will hear her say this and fall for it?  She thinks consumer fraud is the issue.  What does she think illegal immigration does?  It defrauds the taxpayer…to the tune of BILLIONS of dollars.  Does she not understand the meaning of  “illegal”?

Felecia Rotellini is clearly driven by political ambition over the best interests of the state of Arizona.  She depends on the big bucks to bankroll her campaign from the deep pockets of the same unions that called for the boycott of Arizona.  She would be nothing more than be a political puppet for the Obama administration and has made it clear, she will dance with the one that brung her…the unions.

She says…get off of 1070.

NAH…we will just elect Tom Horne.  He has actually tried cases…and won.  He has actually defended Arizona…and won.  Don’t worry Felecia, maybe one of these unions needs an attorney to handle fraud.  They are so good at it.

Filed Under: Border, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration

Judicial Watch Files Brief on Behalf of SB 1070 Author

August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona

Friday, August 27, 2010

Judicial Watch Client Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce Asks Appellate Court to Reverse SB 1070 Injunction

Judicial Watch Files Brief on Behalf of SB 1070 Author in

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Washington, DC – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed a new brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit relating to the Obama administration’s legal challenge to Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070.  The court filing, on behalf of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (the author of SB 1070), asks the appellate court to reverse the preliminary injunction granted in part by the lower court on July 28, 2010 and allow all of the provisions of the law to be enforced immediately.

According to the new brief:  “Even though the Arizona Legislature has done nothing more than enact a series of law enforcement provisions under its well-recognized police powers to protect its citizens from serious public safety concerns, the district court has denied Arizona law enforcement officers the opportunity to reasonably interpret and apply the provisions in a constitutionally valid manner.”

On July 28, 2010, pursuant to a lawsuit filed by the Obama administration, a federal court put a hold on four of SB 1070′s key provisions until such time as the court determines that they are constitutionally sound.  Judicial Watch addressed the legality of all four provisions in its appellant brief:

·         Section 2(B) [reasonable attempt to determine a person's immigration status] “imposes no ‘new’ burden on lawfully present aliens because Arizona law enforcement officials have the discretion to inquire about a person’s immigration status regardless of Section 2(B).  Section 2(B) also does not place any undue burden on federal resources because Congress has mandated that the federal government respond to requests from state and local law enforcement officers about persons’ immigration status.”

·         Section 3 [willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document] “does not regulate the conditions under which a lawfully present alien may remain in the country.  Instead, Section 3 utilizes ordinary state police powers to create criminal penalties for the failure to comply with a federal registration scheme.”

·         Invoking Arizona’s broad authority to regulate employment under its police powers, Section 5 [unlawful employment of illegal aliens] “seeks to strengthen Arizona’s economy by protecting the state’s fiscal interests and lawfully resident labor force from the harmful effects resulting from the employment of unlawfully present aliens.”

·         Section 6 [warrantless arrest] “does not grant Arizona law enforcement officers the authority to determine whether an individual has committed a public offense that makes him removable.  Section 6 only authorizes Arizona law enforcement officers to make a warrantless arrest of an individual who has already been determined to have committed a public offense that makes him removable.”

State Senator Pearce issued the following statement on his new brief to defend SB 1070:

This ought to be a no-brainer for the courts.  I hope the appeals court allows our state to enforce the rule of law because the Obama administration doesn’t seem to care one whit for the safety of the citizens of Arizona.  SB 1070 simply reflects federal immigration law.  This Obama team doesn’t want immigration laws enforced – but that doesn’t mean that Arizona can’t take common sense steps to protect its own citizens.  This is the first time in the history of this Republic, that a sitting President has sided with a foreign government against our citizens and in fact sued them to prevent them from enforcing the laws of the land.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement today on the new push to defend SB 1070:

State Senator Pearce specifically crafted SB 1070 to be entirely consistent with federal law.  The district court jumped the gun by invalidating components of the law on a purely speculative basis.  It is shameful that the Obama administration has chosen to mount a legal assault against the State of Arizona for simply trying to protect its citizens.  It is little wonder that the situation at the border continues to deteriorate given the Obama administration’s unwillingness to secure the border and enforce the law.  We hope the appellate court respects the rule of law and allows SB 1070 to be put into full force.

On July 14, 2010, Judicial Watch filed a motion to intervene on behalf of State Senator Pearce in the Obama administration’s lawsuit challenging SB 1070.  On July 20, 2010, Judicial Watch filed a memorandum with the district court on behalf of State Senator Pearce opposing the Obama administration’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

Visit www.JudicialWatch.org to review Judicial Watch’s appeals brief filed on behalf of ArizonaState Senator Russell Pearce.

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Filed Under: Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, Judicial

Nullify Judge Bolton, Enforce Arizona Law!

July 28, 2010 By 39 Comments

Can’t put it any other way.

Ignore her.  What can she do about it? Make her and her ruling irrelevant in Arizona.

Its about time to tell the fed where to go.  People 3,000 miles away making decisions for us?

This judge just set up the Obama / Mexico lawsuit; a lawsuit with no standing in any Arizona court.

This is Arizona.  Love it or leave it.

Governor Brewer, tell the judge to take a hike and use an Executive Order to put the law in place.  We’ll support you!

If you support persons here illegally, then please move with them to New Mexico or California and leave Arizona.  460,000 illegal aliens is 459,999 more than we care to support.

The undocumented individual I know worked at over $18/hr taking a job away from a legal citizen  and received a federal tax refund of over $4,200 last year – did you?

(no SSN but an EIN from the IRS that anyone can obtain)

Filed Under: Border, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration

Dr. Paul Gosar Raises Over $360,000

July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

 

Contact: J.P. Twist
Mobile: 602-689-7647
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Dr. Paul Gosar Raises Over $360,000
Conservative Republican Picks Up Major Endorsements

JULY 12, 2010 – Prescott, AZ:  Today, Dr. Paul Gosar announced his campaign for the United States Congress has raised over $360,000 going into the August 24th Republican Primary. This fundraising total caps an exciting quarter which included Dr. Gosar receiving the endorsements of 3 of America’s toughest Sheriffs – Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Sheriff Paul Babeu and Sheriff Joe Richards.

“I am honored that so many believe in my message of securing our border, repealing Obama’s socialized medicine plan, creating jobs and finally getting our country’s spending under control,” said Dr. Paul Gosar. “I am the candidate who will beat Ann Kirkpatrick in November and I will beat her on her own home turf, the one she has failed to serve and protect from financial disaster.”

“I oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants and support SB1070.   I will fight in Congress to make sure our law enforcement officers in Arizona protecting us on the front lines of our nation’s immigration battle have the resources needed to secure our border,” said Dr. Gosar. “It’s absurd that President Obama and his Washington, D.C. lawyers are suing the law abiding citizens of Arizona.  I am outraged by this action.”

Dr. Paul Gosar as a small businessman in our Congressional District has created and protected jobs for the last 25 years. He is a dentist and a well respected health care provider who has garnered many awards and honors, such as the Arizona Dental Association’s “Dentist of the Year,” and was inducted into the Arizona Dental Association’s Hall of Fame.  He served as the President of both the Northern Arizona Dental Society and the Arizona Dental Association. He was Chair of the Arizona Dental Association’s Council on Government Affairs and the Vice-Chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Government Affairs.

Dr. Gosar is a 25 year active resident of Flagstaff and married to Maude for 22 years and they have been blessed with three children.

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Filed Under: Campaigns & Elections, Endorsements, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration

Newsy.com reports on fed lawsuit against Arizona

July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Again, Arizona Republican voters must ask themselves which John McCain do they believe?

Filed Under: Border, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Employment, Illegal Immigration, National Security

Bill Montgomery asks Rick Romley to stop raising money from amnesty supporters

June 25, 2010 By 7 Comments

A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona

Friday, June 25, 2010

 

Montgomery Calls for Return to Enforcement of Employer Sanctions Law and for Romley to Cancel Fundraiser

Amnesty proponents, opponents of enforcement flock to Romley; Romley putting welcome mat out for illegal aliens

Phoenix, AZ – “I am calling for Rick Romley to cancel his planned fundraiser scheduled for this evening and return to enforcing all of our laws against illegal immigration, particularly our award winning Legal Arizona Worker’s Act Enforcement Program,” stated Bill Montgomery, Conservative Republican candidate for Maricopa County Attorney.  “Romley’s efforts to raise money from known opponents to Arizona’s Employer Sanctions law and efforts to fight the impact of illegal immigration on the heels of stating he will no longer cooperate in holding businesses accountable that intentionally or knowingly hire illegal aliens undermines the rule of law and raises the specter of impropriety,” Montgomery added.

Bill Montgomery joined Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and State Representative John Kavanagh yesterday at a news conference at the State House Lawn at the Capitol at 3:00pm.

Maricopa County Attorney candidate Bill Montgomery called on Rick Romley to return any and all donations to his campaign that raise the specter of impropriety.  Specifically, money raised from fundraisers hosted by opponents of Senate Bill 1070, opponents of employer sanctions, and people who just don’t believe in doing ANYTHING to enforce laws against illegal immigration.

“From his opposition to SB 1070 to his decision to end enforcement against employers who hire illegal aliens and people who violate our state’s human smuggling law, Romley is clearly rolling the welcome mat out for illegal aliens with his own countywide amnesty plan,” said Bill Montgomery.

The next scheduled fundraiser is at the home of former Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza, the man who gave us the taxpayer-funded Bell Road Day Labor Center in Phoenix that was designed to facilitate the hiring of illegal aliens.  (“A DAY-LABOR SOLUTION OUR STAND: PHOENIX CENTER IS WORTH IT”, The Arizona Republic, 12/27/03).  Public outrage led Janet Napolitano to sign a bill outlawing public funding of these facilities for illegal aliens in 2005. (“Money woes for day-labor center”, The Arizona Republic, 7/22/09).

In addition to Rimsza, the following people are involved in hosting the fundraiser:

* Jason LeVecke-chairman of anti-SB 1070, anti-employer sanctions group Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform (

http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/10/12/employer-sanctions-coming-up-short/, http://www.azeir.org/about.asp); lead group Wake Up Arizona! that tried unsuccessfully to gut Arizona’s employer sanctions law (http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/29756, http://www.phoenixmag.com/lifestyle/200711/face-off/)

* Marion “Mac” Magruder-lead and bankrolled groups Wake Up Arizona! and Stop Illegal Hiring that tried unsuccessfully to gut Arizona’s employer sanctions law (http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/29756); bankrolled Mesa Deserves Better (SOS records, $5,000, 8/4/08) and said that racism and hatred was behind the employer sanctions law (http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/LaurieRoberts/3698/sort_A/Offset20)

* Sandra Magruder-bankrolled Mesa Deserves Better (SOS records, $5,000, 8/4/08)

* Ray Arvizu-outspoken opponent of employer sanctions law-(http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PoliticalInsider/3662)

* Barry Goldwater Jr.-outspoken opponent of employer sanctions law-(http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PoliticalInsider/3662)
* Wendy Briggs-lobbyist for Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, a pro-amnesty, anti-SB 1070 group (Secretary of State records)

* Gibson McKay-lobbyist for Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, a pro-amnesty, anti-SB 1070 group (Secretary of State records)

* Carl LeVecke-bankrolled anti-Russell Pearce smear campaign by secretive political committee called Mesa Deserves Better (SOS records, $1,500, 8/12/08)

* Neisha LeVecke-bankrolled anti-Russell Pearce smear campaign by secretive political committee called Mesa Deserves Better (SOS records, $1,500, 8/12/08)

* Margaret LeVecke-bankrolled anti-Russell Pearce smear campaign by secretive political committee called Mesa Deserves Better (SOS records, $1,000, 8/12/08)

In addition, on May 13, other staunch opponents of enforcement of laws against illegal immigration hosted a fundraiser for Rick Romley:

* Julie Pace-  (http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/57356.php, http://azimmigrantrights.org/2007-07-17%20wake%20up%20arizona.htm)

* David Selden- (http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PoliticalInsider/10938)

“It’s clear these people aren’t hanging out with Romley and cutting him big checks because they enjoy his company,” said Montgomery.  “Romley’s acceptance of money donated or raised by this group of individuals after sounding retreat on the fight against illegal immigration in Maricopa County creates, at a minimum, the appearance of impropriety.  It suggests that prosecution policies are bought and paid for by special interests who want to be able to hire illegal aliens without fear of legal consequences and who oppose all efforts to fight illegal immigration.  These are not the actions of someone wanting to ‘restore the integrity of the office.’”

Montgomery called on Romley to reverse his previous decisions to effectively implement amnesty in Maricopa County in favor of tough enforcement against illegal immigration.  “Romley has turned his back on the public, which clearly favors stronger enforcement against illegal immigration, and instead is siding with opponents of the rule of law,” added Montgomery.

Bill Montgomery is the only conservative Republican running for Maricopa County Attorney in this August’s primary election. He is a dogged prosecutor, tireless victims’ rights advocate and former Deputy County Attorney, who oversaw a dramatic drop in auto thefts while serving as Bureau Chief for the Auto Theft Bureau.

Bill Montgomery is running for Maricopa County Attorney for all the right reasons. He is committed to enforcing all the laws of Maricopa County, including SB 1070, which is supported by 70% of Arizonans and a similar percentage of Americans across the nation. “It’s an important tool, in conjunction with our Employer Sanctions and Human Smuggling laws, to deal with the pressing issue of illegal immigration where national and local leaders will not lead, have proven incapable of following, and need to get out of our way.  I am confident that in partnership with law enforcement officers throughout the Valley, we can do this in a way which respects the Constitution and our American values”, Montgomery says.

Bill Montgomery’s bid to become our next County Attorney continues to rack up impressive, high-profile endorsements. In addition to his new campaign co-chairs, his campaign has garnered support from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA), the Arizona Police Association (APA) and U.S. Representative Trent Franks, all joining the chorus of calls for a true Conservative Republican for County Attorney.

To learn more about the Bill Montgomery and to schedule an interview with our next County Attorney, please contact Jim Hayden at (602) 803-5000.
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Kirkpatrick Complies with Gosar’s Challenge

June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment


For Immediate Release

Contact:

J.P. Twist

Mobile: 602-689-7647

jp@GosarforCongress.com

 

Kirkpatrick Complies with Gosar’s Challenge


Flagstaff, AZ. June 24, 2010:  On June 18, 2010, in response to headlines reporting that  the U.S. Department of Justice under the directions of President Obama will sue the state of Arizona over SB 1070, Dr. Paul Gosar, CD1 republican primary frontrunner, issued a challenge to President Obama and Representative Kirkpatrick to “Secure our border, don’t sue Arizona” and specifically to Kirkpatrick, “I call on you to stand with me and with Sheriff Babeu, Sheriff Arpaio, former Coconino County Sheriff Joe Richards and with the vast majority of Arizonans and denounce this administration’s challenge to SB 1070.”

Just three days later, Kirkpatrick’s office issued the following statement in a June 21st, 2010 press release, “I am calling on the President and the Attorney General,” said Kirkpatrick, “to abandon preparations for a lawsuit against Arizona, and to recommit to finding a national solution to fixing this national problem.”

In the very same statement, Kirkpatrick says, “I oppose SB 1070….” However, she does not want the Obama Administration to sue the state of Arizona.  Instead, she seeks to use the publicity of a state and national crisis to promote herself and her liberal political ambitions.  She attempts to protect the state of Arizona while being openly against a law overwhelmingly supported by her constituents.

Dr. Gosar had the following response to Kirkpatrick’s statement, “I am glad that Rep. Kirkpatrick has decided to follow my lead and join the thousands of Arizonans already denouncing the administration’s intent to sue our state.  Whether it was my statement calling on her to act last Friday or the press conference I held with Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and State Representative Frank Pratt in front of her office in Casa Grande early Monday morning, I am glad that my challenges to her have been answered.  Unfortunately her response looks to be nothing more than another failed attempt by this liberal Democrat to move herself closer to the center.  District 1 deserves true leadership, not election year platitudes.”

Dr. Gosar, who has consistently outraised every other Republican candidate in the primary election, continues to gain momentum for his tough stance on illegal immigration and restoring common sense, no-nonsense solutions back to Washington.  He has earned the endorsements of:  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, former Coconino County Sheriff Joe Richards, former AZ Attorney General & NRA President Bob Corbin, Pinal County Supervisor Bryan Martyn and many others.

Dr. Gosar, a 25 year resident of Flagstaff, father of three, sports and hunting enthusiast has been traveling all over Arizona’s First Congressional District for the nearly a year now and has enjoyed meeting with supporters who share his belief that his background, and his expertise in rural Arizona’s way of life, make him the GOP favorite to unseat liberal incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick.  Dr. Gosar has practiced dentistry in Flagstaff for 25 years and is Arizona’s former “Dentist of the Year.”

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McCain Senior Adviser Grant Woods was fined for hiring illegal immigrant nanny

June 12, 2010 By 43 Comments

A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

John McCain’s senior campaign adviser, the liberal Republican Grant Woods, recently said, “To be an Arizonan is to be a part of Mexico.” We discovered why. Woods was fined $1400 by the INS for hiring an illegal immigrant as a nanny in 1993. His excuse? He said he didn’t realize it was against the law. This man later became our Arizona Attorney General, and now he is a Senior Advisor to the McCain campaign. Over the last few years he has drifted further to the left and now frequently endorses Democrats. He endorsed Democrat Harry Mitchell for Congress in 2006, former Democrat Mayors of Tempe Neil Giuliano, John Moeur and Bill LoPiano, former Scottsdale Mayor Sam Campana, former state Senate President Leo Corbet and others. Liberal Republicans like Woods are quick to call out other Republicans for violating Reagan’s 11th Commandment, “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican,” but don’t hesitate to break it themselves. Woods slammed J.D. Hayworth when Hayworth was running against Mitchell for Congress. Among some pretty rude insults, including calling J.D. “Foghorn Leghorn,” Woods said, “His rhetoric in immigration, in particular, is hurtful.” Is that so Grant, is that because you got caught? Woods served as Harry Mitchell’s criminal defense attorney when Mitchell got caught stealing campaign signs from an opponent. Woods understood what it was like to get caught doing something wrong. With senior advisors like this liberal, it is going to be difficult for McCain to fool the voters that he has really changed and is now as conservative on illegal immigration as J.D. Hayworth is.

 
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Tom Horne Runs From Amnesty But Can’t Hide Support

June 11, 2010 By 18 Comments
Thomas v. Horne
Stopping Illegal Immigration v. Supporting Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants

PHOENIX, ARIZONA. JUNE 10, 2010.  The problem with trying to be someone you’re not, as liberal Attorney General candidate Tom Horne is doing, is that veracity usually trumps phoniness.
Unable to compete with former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ successful record fighting illegal immigration Horne is downplaying his own deficiencies on the subject.   Indeed, at last week’s GOP debate Horne tried to avoid his support for amnesty but his past record can’t be ducked.
The public record makes it very clear that, just three years ago, Horne proposed his own plan for granting amnesty to illegal immigrants who graduate high school and pass a test.  Furthermore, Horne is on record opposing efforts to count the number of illegal immigrants in Arizona schools, and opposing efforts to overturning Plyler vs. Doe, the Supreme Court decision that ordered free public school educations for illegal immigrant students.

The Horne Amnesty Plan

In a February 17, 2007 article, the East Valley Tribune feature titled “Arizona taxpayers spend up to $1.2 billion annually to educate children of illegal immigrants”, Horne is on record with a plan of his own for granting amnesty and citizenships to illegal immigrants who graduate high school and take a test.  A portion of the Tribune article discussed Horne’s plan:

CITIZENSHIP WITH DIPLOMAS?

Horne has a plan that would reward high school graduates with citizenship. All they would have to do is pass a test.

“If there’s a standardized test that confirms it, that the student does well and learned, I would have no objection to that,” Horne said.

But Rodriguez said Horne’s proposal would create an incentive for immigrants to break the law while there are other people waiting in line to become citizens.

“They’re doing it the right way,” Rodriguez said. “Why should these people step in the front of the line and break another rule?”

The bottom line, Horne said, is that illegal immigration is the parents’ fault – not the children’s fault.

“Let’s fight the Supreme Court again,” Rodriguez said. “And let’s see what happens.” The article can still be read on the Tribune’s website here:  http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/article_42d1e9c7-6997-5863-930f-4af0c650d70f.html

Horne supported free education for illegal immigrant students

At a June 18, 2009 meeting of the Pachyderm Coalition, Horne told the group that he was opposed to overturning Plyler vs. Doe and stated that, “I am a proponent of education for illegal immigrant children,” and, “I would not let kids stay uneducated.”

Also, in 2009, Horne opposed legislation that would have Arizona schools ask students whether they were in the country legally.  This legislation would not have stopped giving tuition-free education to illegal immigrant students.  However, it would have set up a legal challenge to 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler vs. Doe.  This ruling said that all children have a constitutional right to a free, taxpayer-funded public education, even when those children are living in the United States illegally.  Since 1982, the court has become more conservative, and many legal analysts believe that today’s court might rule differently on the issue were the court presented with a similar case.

An article by Howard Fischer that appeared in the Arizona Daily Star article on April 28, 2009 (seehttp://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/article_513c62d6-3675-5680-9b49-d7e801b0c57b.html ) quoted Tom Horne opposing this bill.  Interestingly, Horne was aligning himself with Terry Goddard vs. Jan Brewer and Joe Arpaio, as both Brewer and Arpaio supported the bill.  A portion of the Arizona Daily Star article:“…a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decisionappears to make it illegal for school officials to ask. In a 5-4 decision, the justices overturned a Texas law that authorized school districts to refuse to enroll anyone who couldn’t prove legal residence.

But Dupnik said it may be time for Arizona to have a test case to put the issue back before the high court — to see if the current justices agree.

Dupnik has the backing of Yuma County Sheriff Ralph Ogden and Joe Arpaio, his Maricopa County counterpart. And Gov. Jan Brewer said she sees no reason why youngsters shouldn’t be asked to prove they are U.S. citizens or legal residents.

“When I grew up, when I went to school, when I moved from Nevada to California, I had to bring my birth certificate to prove I was a citizen,” she said.

But Attorney General Terry Goddard said he doesn’t think schools have the expertise to determine legal status. And state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said he believes the federal government should just do a better job of protecting the border.

“But as long as kids are here, they should be in school,” he said. “You don’t want them on the street corner.”


While Horne is supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants, Andrew Thomas has been fighting to stop illegal immigration:

Thomas has a track record of successfully defending illegal immigration crackdowns in our courts, including his successful efforts to prosecute illegal immigrants for conspiring to violate the state’s human-smuggling law and to defend Prop 200′s voter ID requirements and the employer-sanctions law, which he defended along with the Attorney General’s Office.
If elected Attorney General Thomas has pledged to expand that office’s prosecutions of illegal immigrants under the state’s human smuggling laws. The office is not currently pursuing such prosecutions.
During Thomas’ time in office, crime rates plummeted.  The 19 percent drop is more than twice the national rate of decline, in despite of an 11 percent increase in the county’s population during that time.  The illegal immigrant population has dropped by anywhere from 18 percent (Dept. of Homeland Security estimate) to 30 percent (Center for Immigration Studies estimate). Like the fall in crime rates, this dramatic decline in illegal immigration is far greater than the average in the rest of the nation.
Thomas has been endorsed by notable Arizona law enforcement leaders including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh, Mohave County Attorney Matthew Smith, Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the National Border Patrol Council Local 2544 and former Arizona Attorney General and NRA President Bob Corbin.  State Senator Jonathan Paton and Arizona Right to Life endorsed Thomas as well.
To schedule an interview please contact Jason Rose. For more information on Andrew Thomas, please go towww.ThomasForArizona.com.
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JD Hayworth: A border security advocate before it was cool

May 26, 2010 By 8 Comments

Reviewing the file on who has been a stronger advocate for border security, Congressman JD Hayworth stands head and shoulders above John McCain. For those of you who may have been persuaded by McCain’s political makeover, here is the trailer of  a movie put out by Citizens United in 2006. The film, Border War, was awarded Best Feature Film of 2006 at the Liberty Film Festival and was voted Best Documentary of 2006 by American Film Renaissance. Congressman JD Hayworth was featured as the public policy authority in the film.

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