Arizona countersues Federal Government over immigration bill

The State of Arizona has decided to sue the United States Government for failing to secure the State's border with Mexico and failing to enforce the laws that are already Federal Statutes.

This day has been coming for quite some time, as the Obama Administration, much like the Bush Administration, continuously embarrassed themselves by filing a law-suit against Arizona after the State passed SB1070 which would allow for more protective measures to secure the border with Mexico, deport illegal aliens and allow police officers to profile those that are not suppose to be in the country without proper paperwork.

Governor Jan Brewer decided to move forward on filing a counter suit against the United States Government, because "the federal government failed to protect the citizens of Arizona." And she has a good point.

While the Obama Administration continued to waste the taxpayers time and money for allowing a ridiculous law-suit to be filed in the first place since everyone in Washington D.C. has been lazy on enforcing immigration policy for many years, Arizona has been riddled with skyrocketing costs for the incarceration of criminals from Mexico, crime and Phoenix becoming the second 'kidnapping capital of the world'.

Despite the fact that a U.S. District Judge barred a specific requirement concerning police officers asking illegal aliens their immigration status, Governor Brewer remains optimistic and is determined to see Arizona win at the end of the day.

Isn't it just hypocritical of the Obama Administration to make outrageous remarks that the Arizona Law is Unconstitutional because illegal aliens don't have the documentation they're required to have, yet the Health Care Law he passed last year, requires everyone to have documentation on their insurance status?


The contradictions of this Administration is breath taking, and perhaps President Obama should shut up and get with the program and finally do something meaningful, as well as humane when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration. For one, you can start by getting rid of every single dirt bag drug dealer and gang-banger in the country and deport them back to their home country. Secondly, those that are living in this country and are contributing to our economy, allow them a rational and effective path to citizenship. Third, leave Arizona alone and realize that U.S. Congress, as well as yourself and former President Bush have failed to enforce immigration laws that are already on the Federal Government's books; and finally, address the ever-growing drug violence in Mexico and begin a strategic alliance with President Calderon on how to defeat the drug trafficking throughout our Southern neighbors... before it ultimately spills over into our territory.


For reasons like this, is exactly why Arizona passed this law in the first place.

Homeland Secretary Napolitano in Qatar to solve border problems?

Well we're already starting off 2011 by showing even more ridiculous and absurd ineptness of the Obama Administration.

Apparently, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano decided to take a trip over to Qatar, the little country that occupies the small peninsula off of Saudi Arabia. Her reasons to going to Qatar is to help that country secure its borders from terrorist groups and signing a security cooperation agreement.

Her visit to the country on January 2nd was signed in Qatar's capital, Doha and said:  "This agreement will help us expand collaboration with Qatar in order to better protect the citizens of both nations against the evolving threats we face..." 

Napolitano's reasoning for reaching out to Qatar is because they have not been as effective in endorsing security and capturing members of al-Qaeda.

Isn't it funny that Napolitano is in another country trying to educate them about how to secure their borders, when she can't even figure out how to secure our own country's borders! This is the same Janet Napolitano who is all for suing the State of Arizona because they decided to secure the Mexican border by resorting to profiling criminal illegal aliens.

The people that work in Government who seem to be endorsing the protections of other countries, but not the protection of our own country, should honestly just come right out and admit that they are really nothing more than a bunch of lousy hypocrites.

Is Mexico collapsing, due to growing drug cartel violence?

In case people have not already noticed, there is basically a civil war going on with our southern neighbors in Mexico. The war itself is between the Mexican Government and Military, combating the escalating drug cartels throughout the entire country.

CBS News had a stunning report from November 12^th, which indicated in 2010 alone, there were more than 10,000 drug related deaths, and a total of 28,000 deaths since 2006.

Yet despite this, President Felipe Calderon seems to remain somewhat optimistic and looks to the Mexican Military as the last remaining effort to stop the drug violence in all of the nation’s 18 states.

Personally, I would question President Calderon’s optimism, as it seems a majority of citizens in Mexico and even here in the United States are leaning towards the grim possibility that Mexico will be unable to win this war, at least on its own. If this is the case, the question whether or not the leaders behind the cartels and with the hundreds of millions of dollars they profit, have the ability to one day overthrow the Mexican government? Some critics may say it is unlikely, but the Mexican Government, its military and its police force have thus far, have been limited to combat this huge problem.

Speaking of which, the cartels have been targeting a number of the nation’s police force and members of its government. In October of this year, a Mexican police commander who was investigating the death of an American tourist on Falcon Lake which is shared on the border with Texas and Mexico was murdered, and his decapitated head was found in a suitcase delivered outside of a Mexican army base.

President Calderon has been outspoken with his criticism of the United States, saying that our nation is responsible for financing the cartels and empowering its members with weapons. But how many of those members based here in the United States are actually in the country illegally?

I find President Calderon’s criticism in somewhat of a catch 22 scenario. There is no question that criminals in the United States have been involved with the Mexican drug cartels, and have most likely have helped finance and supply weapons to its members. But keep in mind that this is the same Mexican President that spoke in a joint session in Congress back in the Spring of this year, criticizing Arizona’s immigration law which was passed to get a handle on the growing violence in that border state.

So how can President Calderon criticize the United States, while at the same time, criticize Arizona earlier this year for trying to get a handle on the situation? It is quite hypocritical in some regard, and it should still be pointed out clearly that Mexico’s immigration law is much stricter than the United States federal immigration law. The reason as to why Mexico is unable to enforce those laws, is because of the drug cartel problem.

It was after President Obama took office in January, 2009 that he vowed to partner with Mexico in the war on drug cartel violence, and even Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said during a Congressional hearing in February of 2009, “Mexico has issues of violence that are a different degree and level than we have ever seen before.”

After nearly eight years under President Bush of States like Arizona and Texas asking the Federal Government for National Guard and Military enforcements, and now two years under President Obama, virtually little has been done to secure and protect our nation’s borders from the drug violence in Mexico. The logical way that seems key to solving the problem, is simply close the U.S.-Mexican border, and then develop a compromise and resolution between Presidents Obama and Calderon and the U.S. Congress, deploy the Military efforts in both countries to combat the drug war internally in Mexico.

Still, nearly every single day, there seems to be another report of drug cartel related violence and murders, and the increase of this violence continues. More deaths, more tragedy, more violence and more of a developing threat to the Mexican Government.

The real question remains, is the United States going to finally close the borders entirely, and perhaps lend a helping hand to Mexico to contain its ever growing drug cartel problem? Or leave the borders wide open for the violence to continue to spread into our country, while at the same time, Mexico’s resources in combating the cartels, collapses?

Texas aims to create immigration law like Arizona

Texas, like the rest of the country, is getting tired of illegal immigration and they are considering adopting the same kind of law that made Arizona so controversial earlier this year.

Debbie Riddle, a Texas State Representative from Houston actually camped out all night on the State Capitol in Austin and went ahead in filing the immigration bill because she claims, "the people of Texas are no longer asking, but demanding it. We have to make some significant steps toward illegal immigration and in addition to that, border security."

I give full credit to Ms. Riddle for moving in the right direction on establishing a new immigration law in Texas, and it is a dire shame that the rest of the Border States are not taking any notice. Now Ms. Riddle does acknowledge that her proposed law does have some differences such as if someone is arrested on a warrantless arrest, a law enforcement officer can inquire to one's legal status and if this person is here illegally and verified through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, they can actually be detained for illegal trespassing, which would result in a misdemeanor.

It would probably be very beneficial for Texas to go ahead and vote on this bill, and for Governor Rick Perry to sign it into law. In Houston, the gang-related violence connected with Mexican drug cartels has risen more than 250% since 2004, and it has become a real threat to the safety and security of the citizens living in Houston and throughout the rest of the State, particularly the areas near the border. This was exactly the reason why Arizona signed their law into effect in the first place..., to enforce its own laws in accordance of the federal law, and to protect its people. Something that the people in Washington D.C., simply don't care anything about.

Texas has always been a state that has sort of a "maverick" viewpoint on issues, and they're usually not the kind of state to put up with nonsense. Governor Perry earlier this year was slightly critical of Arizona's right to enforce immigration law and protect its people, saying it was a federal responsibility. Hopefully he will now recognize that is a serious issue, the violence on the borders has escalated this year, and the backstabbing members of Congress in Washington are not going to do anything to enforce the federal immigration law and help the States protect themselves from the in-pouring of hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens, and members of the criminal drug cartels.

For liberal America, its all theory to them, the Hispanic/Latin America Human Rights Groups and the ACLU, for example, believe that the federal immigration law needs to simply be ignored, and we're all suppose to keep our borders wide open, let all of the these people just come in here who don't speak a word of English, overpopulate our States, take advantage of our broken welfare system, destroy our cities with garbage and make way for drug cartels as a central place to carry out their business.

It is almost as though liberal America, who always voice their opinion on wanting 'freedom for all', wants to simply disband all of our existing laws, and turn us into a complete anarchy country. Speaking from someone from California, I guess I can relate on that level since California is on the verge of collapse and the cost of illegal immigration is almost about half of California's financial problems. I'm sure you're going to hear all sorts of criticism from these types of left-wing radical groups that it’s going to lead to racial profiling, or it’s a violation of human rights.

Well, who cares! The fact of the matter is, quite frankly, people are sick and tired of putting up with this problem.

We don't need anymore illegal aliens in this country; we don't need anymore members of drug cartels trafficking through our States posing as a threat to people; we as taxpayers, don't need to have to continue to pay tens of billions of dollars a year for the costs of illegal aliens, our States and our Country simply cannot afford it any longer.

Once the Texas legislature votes on the bill, hopefully Governor Perry will reconsider his thoughts and sign the bill into law. Do it Governor Perry!