Imposing E-Verify system nationwide would be ‘disastrous’

So says the daily’s editorial writer, Linda Valdez

She writes: House Democratic leaders may not support the piecemeal. enforcement-only approach to immigration reform being proposed by Rep. Heath Shuler (D -NC) . But that’s minor consolation considering they have done little to push the comprehensive reform since taking the majority role.

Valdez continues: At least Arizona’s (Democrat) Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gets it. She says it would be “disastrous” to go along with Shuler’s plan to impose the flawed E-Verify system nationwide.

Valdez, an unabashed liberal and open borders advocate, appears to find it difficult to abide a Democrat such as Rep. Shuler, who actually supports border enforcement, including employer verification of new hires. She obviously supports Gifford’s contention that the simple-to-use E-Verify system is “burdensome.”

The only word Valdez omitted when referring to principled Democrat Shuler was “Heretic!”

Now here’s a real poser

Why do you think the Maricopa Medical Center is increasingly overwhelmed?

This requires a good bit of reading. The article takes front and center placement of the daily’s Valley section, continuing for most of an interior page. Buried on page six is the explanation:

The emergency department cares for people from throughout the Valley, although most come from neighborhoods that surround the hospital, near Roosevelt and 24th streets in a heavily Hispanic neighborhood. Many of those people are high-risk and use the ER instead of a primary-care doctor.

Be warned and hang on tightly to your billfold. After describing the overworked staff and “aging” facility, the case is made for replacing the “almost 40 year old structure and its outdated layout that creates challenges in delivering medicine in today‘s marketplace.”

The emergency department and trauma center are part of Maricopa Integrated Health System, a $430 million organization funded partly through a property tax approved by county voters. The system treats 400,000 people yearly, reports the paper

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AZ GOP State Convention

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Most of the McCain “unity slate” delegates won positions for the upcoming national convention—scheduled for September 1 - 4 in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

McCain was nowhere to be seen today as his minions worked the crowd on his behalf and uniformed security officers, (expecting an insurrection perhaps?) were ubiquitous. A sight to behold.

The Arizona Republican Party web pages give a glimpse into the whirlwind activities.

The resolutions all passed by acclimation, to the chagrin of Paul Hickman, AZ Chief of Staff for Sen. John McCain, who shouted a loud, “No!” Several of the resolutions were strong anti-illegal immigration measures.

It was a long day. Any state delegates in attendance who would care to comment, this is your chance.

Put down that fork, you scoundrel!

Regardless of what Mom told you, stop eating your vegetables

The United Nations Children’s Fund has released a report detailing that in Mexico, 300,000 youngsters are toiling in the fields picking crops. According to the study, 43.5 per cent of Mexico’s population are children under the age of 18

We are certainly not in favor of child exploitation or the high levels of illiteracy that goes hand-in-hand with this abuse of children—imposed upon them by their impoverished parents.

What we do question is the above-the-fold headline in today’s daily: Child labor in Mexico puts food on U.S. tables.

Here’s their take on the story: About 300,000 youngsters such as Adriana (who attends school only one hour a day) work illegally in Mexico’s fields, the U.N. Children’s Fund says, making child labor a major link in the chain that increasingly supplies American dinner tables.

The logical conclusion is that we, the eaters of salads, and consumers of vegetables, should not harden our hearts to the plight of these families as they sneak across our borders in violation of our law. After all our gluttony is the real reason for their need to invade our country.

Get it?

Tedium: Republic style

Another anti-Arpaio editorial. The newspaper titles it, Make Joe do it.

The thrust is that as Sheriff Joe Arpaio concentrates on neighborhood crime sweeps, warrants are going unserved. The daily’s spin machine would make one think murderers are roaming the streets as he directs his efforts to rounding up innocents whose only crime is criminally entering our country.

The editorial writer is so committed to heaping on the sheriff, that former county attorney Rick Romley has been hauled out of the political graveyard to help make their case.

A couple of pertinent details are missing:

1. Oddly omitted is the fact that during his years in office, Romley carried a grudge against the sheriff that essentially disabled interaction between the two enforcement agencies. Under County Attorney Andrew Thomas, they now work amicably. For Romley to say the number of outstanding warrants has escalated over the past years begs the question of what was happening during his intractable 16-year tenure. Thomas has been in office less than four years.

2. It is also worth noting that police agencies don’t routinely make active searches for people who have outstanding warrants. Often the warrants are issued for such minor infractions as not showing up for a traffic ticket. Warrants are frequently discovered when the suspect is stopped for another reason and once their identification is run, the warrant shows up as outstanding.

Chicanery, trickery and deception appear to be the order of the day in Republicland.