…..And, we can’t count on the Republican Party! Speaking of the Republican Party (and Maryland Republican Delegate Pat McDonough), whatever happened to Maryland’s “Arizona Law?”
William Houston, obviously in an understandable fit of rage, wrote the following at ‘Youth for Western Civilization’ last week in response to the latest assault by a consortium of big business interests which have managed to kill (for now) any further immigration restrictions in Arizona. He admits that maybe he shouldn’t post his screed until he cooled down—but I am glad he did.
From Youth for Western Civilization:
I’m so disgusted with politics right now that I really shouldn’t be writing this article.
Scales are falling from eyes across America this evening. According to the New York Times, the Arizona Senate has “soundly defeated” five new restrictionist immigration bills.
The rub: a group of 60 Arizona CEOs sent a letter to Sen. Russell Pearce opposing any new push for state based immigration reform in Arizona. They claimed that SB 1070 was “hurting” the image of the state and would “damage” the ailing economy – the economy which is not, you know, being damaged by drug smugglers, imported gang bangers, welfare parasites, illegal aliens and other types of “diversity” dropping thousands of anchor babies.
Two days later, the Republican controlled Arizona Senate, responding like slaves to the cracking whip of their corporate masters, shot down the entire restrictionist immigration package. Arizona Democrats, who always reliably represent the interests of their pro-amnesty constituents, voted as a united block against the bills.
“We finally stood up for what is right for the state of Arizona,” (Mexico) said Sen. Steve M. Gallardo (D-Phoenix).
Democrats succeeded in killing the restrictionist bills with the indispensable assistance of the usual cabal of pro-business, Wall Street Journal Republicans who engineered the Utah guest worker program (the so-called “Utah solution,” aka amnesty) and who have already killed Arizona-style immigration laws in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, New Hampshire, and Wyoming this year.
Who the hell cares what the Arizona majority has to say about illegal immigration? Rich people need their pools cleaned and their lawns mowed.*** As we can see here, elections and public opinion mean absolutely nothing in this country anymore.
And then this (gasp!) heresy! Good for you Mr. Houston!
Restrictionists will never get anywhere by working through the modern day successor of the Whig Party.
Read it all.
Houston’s post reminded me! So whatever happened to Maryland’s “Arizona bill?”
Last summer candidates for elected office in Maryland were harangued by Del. Pat McDonough to pledge to support his soon-to-be-introduced “Arizona bill” when the State Legislature began its work in January. As a matter of fact, McDonough used his “pledge” request against Brian Murphy in the gubernatorial primary saying that Murphy refused to sign it, while Bob Ehrlich had also not signed it. McDonough claimed that Ehrlich had sent a letter (we are still waiting to see it) saying he, in essence, supported the concept. Read all about it here.
I see here that there was no ‘Arizona bill’ introduced after all. I wonder if those same big business Republican interests that worked their magic in Arizona were busy in Maryland too?
If you know what happened to Maryland’s “Arizona bill,” let me know!
*** About those rich people Houston mentioned—the Center for Immigration Studies reported on a meeting in Washington earlier this year in which an open borders expert on immigration admitted this:
He [the expert] is also honest enough to acknowledge that it is not only employers who benefit from low-wage workers, it is also consumers generally, including, he said, to a white-collar, well-educated audience, “people like you.” He spoke of how international migration increased the supply of nannies and people who work in “the restaurants that you like.”
In that same meeting the admission was made that increased immigration numbers hurt black working men the most. No surprise there.
Ann Corcoran
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By: The Dysfunction of Maryland Politics and The National Scene » Potomac Tea Party News – Ann Corcoran – whatever happened to Maryland’s “Arizona Law?” on March 23, 2011
at 2:07 am
Ann,
Clearly you have done NO research what so ever! The Arizona Bill was read today! Delegate McDonough introduced 16 bills on illegal immirgation this session…you realize they can’t all be read at once right?
Delegate McDonough is a leader not only on the illegal immigration issue but a leader in the Conservative movement – people like you who dont do their their research are why we lost in 08′ and 10′.
Pat McDonough is what’s going right with the party you’re whats going wrong with the party.
Thanks
Roy J
By: Roy Jefferson on March 23, 2011
at 8:47 pm
Hey Roy, thanks for the update! Good luck with it!
By: acorcoran on March 23, 2011
at 9:36 pm
Before you start spouting off misinformation you should check the facts. Delegate McDonough pre-filed the Arizona Bill known as The Citizens Rights Act before the General Assembly convened . That information was in most newspapers and the General Assembly web site. Delegate McDonough also wrote a guest column in the Baltimore Sun and on his e-mail communications network. He mentioned the Citizen Rights Act and 13 other pieces of legislation he sponsored every week on his radio show. I guess you must have been out of town for the past 3 months and missed this information.
Delegate McDonough has had a large number of Republican co-sponsors and has helped unite the entire 43 member caucus behind his anti illegal’s agenda . Many citizens and volunteers have come to Annapolis to testify and support the bills. Obviously you were not one of them .
You used the term harangued. The only time I think the term Harangued is appropriate is when you engage in cheap shots at Delegate McDonough. Pat mailed letters to all Candidates prior to the election asking them, their position on the Arizona Bill so the voters would know the candidates intent. As a service to the voters he promised the results would be published on the website which he did. What’s the problem Ann Don’t you believe the voters have a right to know.
You appear to be having a (Hissy Fit) because your buddy Brian Murphy failed like a number of other candidates to pledge support for the Arizona Bill prior to the election. Then campaigned around the state claiming he supported the Arizona Bill to despite the fact that he failed to sign the Pledge. Are you familiar with the word hypocrisy? The only letter Pat every received from Governor Ehrlich mentioned Bob’s tradition of not signing any pledges. Delegate McDonough mentioned frequently on his Radio show that neither Ehrlich nor Murphy had signed the pledge.
As I said before many volunteers and concerned citizens have traveled to Annapolis to testify on these bills I have not seen you or Brian Murphy in Annapolis for any legislation. I guess it is not an election year. Why you choose to take cheap political shots at an active and honest conservative like delegate McDonough baffles many people. What is your real agenda?
Enclosing I doubt if you will print the response to your inaccurate and misleading information. However, Pat plans to talk about your antics on his Saturday night radio show, you are welcome to tune in or call in.
By: Your friend Valerie McDonough on March 23, 2011
at 10:17 pm
Ann,
I received an email today alerting me to your above post, and would like to clarify a few of the statements which you have made.
The Arizona Bill for Maryland was heard in the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The bill was entitled The Citizens Rights Act, and was HB744. As Del. McDonough had introduced 16 bills on immigration this session, the submission of the bills was intentionally staggered to avoid all the bills being heard within a few days.
Sponsors of the bills do not have any control of when the bills will be introduced and when they will be assigned a hearing date once they have been submitted. Also, it was Del. McDonough’s intention to have the Citizens Rights Act be the last bill to be heard from his extensive immigration bills this session.
In addition, we were waiting on new language from FAIR which addressed those sections of AZ SB1070 that had been removed by Judge Bolton. Even though the appeal has been filed concerning Bolton’s action, we had to compensate for the language in the Maryland bill.
Tonight, as the House debated the budget, Del. McDonough introduced immigration amendments on the floor based on his 16 bills. We will now know how the members of the House voted on E-Verify, Public Benefits for illegals, as well as in-state tuition. The strategy was to allow debate on the substance of these bills on the floor, as we knew the Democrats would stop most of them from ever moving out of committee. These votes are now on the record, and citizens have the information they would have been denied had these issues died in committee.
It is unfortunate that you felt the need to jump to the conclusions illustrated in your post and accuse Del. McDonough of not introducing the promised bill. I would hope that you would not only submit a retraction of your post, but also apologize directly to Del. McDonough for the unsolicited attack on his credibility. In the future, you might want to check the Maryland General Assembly home page to verify the status of bills before publishing incorrect information. You can find most answers very quickly on this page either by sponsor or subject index. If you are unfamiliar with how to research a bill or how to navigate the General Assembly website, legislative services can assist you.
If you, or your readers, have any questions concerning immigration bills this session, you can contact Del. McDonough at 410-841-3334.
Sue Payne
By: Sue Payne on March 23, 2011
at 11:57 pm
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