Voters To Decide Arizona Official Language

[Rhino]

Voters to Decide if English Is Arizona's Official Language

Thursday, June 22, 2006

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers agreed to let voters decide whether to deny more state services to illegal immigrants and whether to make English the state's official language.

The GOP-dominated Legislature rejected other ballot measures to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona, set state punishments for businesses that hire illegal foreign labor and stop communities from prohibiting police enforcement of federal immigration law.

The ballot questions emerged after Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano rejected a wide-ranging immigration bill two weeks ago, saying it would have been too easy on errant employers and too expensive for police agencies.

The two measures approved late Wednesday, at the close of a 164-day session, will go on the November ballot........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200613,00.html

[Lubbock]

" . . . The GOP-dominated Legislature rejected other ballot measures to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona, set state punishments for businesses that hire illegal foreign labor and stop communities from prohibiting police enforcement of federal immigration law. . . . "

Rejected the measures?

Is that a misprint? Or am I misreading it?

What the hell is the matter with the Republicans?

[DesertFox]

It´s a backdoor approach to the problem. They don´t want to criminalize illegals because half (or more) of the kids in Phoenix schools are illegals and they´re afraid of being attacked for mean-spiritedness toward ´the children.´ Arizona is pretty closely divided right now between liberals and conservatives and it´s hard to judge the sure-loss and sure-win issues. Also, all those kids mean a whole of teachers´ jobs, and most teachers in Arizona belong to the teachers´ union.

IOW, rather than take a principled stand, Arizona´s GOPers are playin´pollytix.

[Beowulf]

And IF the voters decide to make it tougher on Illegals, a judge will trump the voters and declare it Unconstitutional.