The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, opposes AZ's new immigration laws. Arizona 's Governor, Jan Brewer, released the following statement in response to Sarver's criticism of the new law:

"What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"

There is a recall petition campaign against Brewer (although immigration is only one of several issues involved). She shouldn't have to fear it...unless she keeps making stupid decisions like engaging in a running spat with the owner of a basketball team.
How stupid would Deval Patrick look if he were feuding with Bob Kraft or John Henry?

Not very stupid, if the vast majority of MA voters were on his side.

But Bella, you raise another question: Could Coupe Deval look any stupider than he already does?

And of course there is a recall petition against Gov. Brewer - initiated by a few Leftist radicals, in the same way that ambulance-chasing lawyers filed a suit against a mall because a woman walked straight into a fountain while texting.

Would Patrick NOT respond to criticism from Kraft or Henry? Is there another governor in the country that would not respond to criticism from a major sports team owner in their state. Take the liberal blinders off bella. I would call him or her a coward for not stepping up for what they represent. Now if your talking criticism from Charlie Sheen, maybe you'd have a point.

Was the 'increase in tax' question a subliminal plant. The 287g did not tax law enforcement resources nor will the Secure Communities Program. I don't see where the Arizona Law taxes their resources either.

Love the typical stupid liberal retort, bella - totally ignore the fact that Brewer is 1000% correct in pointing out the gross hypocrisy the Suns' owner is guilty of. Like most stupid liberals, it's do as I say, not as I do.

Charlie Sheen, Deval Patrick, what's the difference?

One is addled by drugs and alcohol, the other by Leftist political doctrine.

In terms of practical effects, there really isn't much difference at all - wait, yes there is: Charlie can only damage his own life, while Deval can hurt millions of Massachusetts citizens.

So Charlie Sheen is the good guy in this comparison. Who'd a thunk it?

The responses seem logical to me, and I would have responded similarly. In summary, most people welcome legal immigration and view it as a mixed bag, but they also want the state to crack down on illegal immigration out of considerations of fairness, cost, and process.

Personally, I don't care about immigration one way or the other. My only request in life is that I not be coerced into paying for other people's mistakes and misbehavior. Unfortunately respecting that wish is precisely what my progressively-minded fellow human beings are worst at.

More important in this intense illegal immigration issue, is corporate determination to keep employing cheap labor. We just cannot afford to subsidize the illegal immigrant occupation with over a hundred billion dollars annually anymore. We can discuss this major problem forever, still keep challenging the real border fence and should even identifying tourists who are coming here to settle. Other than a few American patriotic lawmakers the Leftist Czars governing refuse to enforce severe laws on this priority. Consequently--we must contact our senators and Congressman to revise the E-Verify; a Senate bill nearly killed by Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada. TODAY--NOT TOMORROW we must demand that both sides of the aisle enact a mandatory E-Verify program that verifies who is allowed to be hired and whose not? Every worker of long term employment or just hired must be inspected, with emphasis on Contractors and sub-contractors; they are principle violators. There should be no limit to numbers who have been hired. Even if a firm or enterprise has one illegal worker, thats less one job for a citizen or legalized citizen.

Utah and other malleable states as the Sanctuary States of California, Nevada, Colorado are in for a giant surprise. As hundreds of thousands who illegally settled in the State of Arizona and throughout America that are brandishing policing provisions, will be fleeing and turning up in your communities; Michigan as with Arizona will be ignored and given a wide berth. With limited safeguards on the border or at airports, countless numbers of economic searching people will head to those States with less immigration restrictions.

There should be a free Whistle-Blowers site to inform the federal authorities, with a reward mechanism. Business owners who –are—THE--problem along with those politicians who are in collusion with owners, should suffer heavy penalties included being unseated by voters. That means we need a 100% security proof voting system to stop the fraud by illegal aliens, from using absentee balloting or polling station abuses. Using more than one illegal worker should draw a fine of $25.000 on a business property. Second offense guarantees a fine of $100.000 dollars and 2 years in prison.This should be a zero-tolerance policy with no exemptions. Otherwise the US government and all the comedians who supposedly work for us, will keep walking on our faces. None of this is happening on a grand scale. This is stealing jobs from US born American, naturalized citizens and green card holders. The Tea Party knows full well that Unions have swollen their ranks with illegal labor, which must be also inspected by auditors.

All TEA Party members have heavy influence amongst the House Republicans and should use their influence to inspire their representatives to mandate E-Verify nationwide Thousands of members of the TEA Party are also adjoined to pro-sovereignty organizations, which includes NumbersUSA. From there website you have opportunity shaping who is working for you in Washington and where you can fax freely your government Representative. Assuming there are about 8.5 million illegal workers in the labor force, these jobs, should be in the hands of Americans. More funding for the E-Verify operating system, along with constant updates and new identification modules, such as a connection with countrywide drivers licenses, would become the greatest asset in the war on illegal immigration. The TEA Party is waiting for--YOU!

Brittanicus, I take it you also read about the Tea Party woman in the Texas legislature who wants to pass the nation's toughest immigration law...with an exception for the hired help.
I'm glad somebody who wants tougher immigration law is stepping up and saying the millionaires aren't exempt from the law.
Guess nobody here has relatives in Arizona that need an organ transplant - that's driving the Brewer recall even among people who want tough immigration law.

Brittanicus, I would make only one slight clarification to what you said - your statement about labor unions and illegal workers. It is labor union leaders only and not rank-and-file members who have encouraged illegal immigration - in fact, have done so over the strong disapproval of their members. They have done so solely to augment union dues going into their coffers, not on the basis of any principle (quite the opposite).

I agree with everything else you said, especially the need to implement the very reasonable, minimal measure of e-verify for all employers. We need to close off the main enticement for people to breach our sovereignty and enter our country illegally: employment.

the immigration debate in RI seems to center around aliens,legal or not who have criminal histories.
The bellas of the world start off by exhibiting some poor woman who mops floors and her three cute kids or some A student brought here at age 4 by their parents.
Very quickly the crying towel is brought out for some turd who committed an armed robeery,aggravated assault,or who trafficked drugs,etc.
The "no human is illegal"garbage starts being megaphoned and it results in a very good program like Secure Communities being scrapped by the largest city in the state just to pander to the racist professional agitators.And by racist I mean very specifically using race or ethnicity as a false argument against a legal provision applied across the board.
I hope taveras and pare lose this fight because I live in Providence and I really want the police to be able to identify people they've arrested as prior ICE arrestees if that is in fact the case.Simple public safety.
I am certain bella will be off on some rant how this is like "fascism"or something.
What do they put in her cup at the coffee shop?

It's simple, the polling was conducted in Pawtucket, Central Falls and in certain neighborhoods in Providence. The numbers given don't reflect the honest views of the population of RI, the majority of which, including democrats, demand enforcement of our laws, the implementation of e-verify, rounding up and deportation. We need to see a credible polling of the state, not something conducted by the advocates of leftist fascism at Brown University, who treat the citizenry of RI with contempt.