DadZilla3 wrote:None of the above. Allen West or Marco Rubio would make a better presidential candidate. Heck even The Donald would do a better job than Bush and Obama put together.
Not buying the Donald. He's a tool too.
but in the headlines...
"NM No Longer A Sanctuary State, Gov. Says
Group: Executive Order Could Lead To Increased Racial Profiling
POSTED: 11:51 pm MST January 31, 2011
UPDATED: 12:33 am MST February 1, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gov. Susana Martinez said Monday that New Mexico is no longer a sanctuary state, but some call this executive order a tragedy with implications far beyond our imagination.
Martinez ordered the reversal of the state's "sanctuary status," which prohibited law enforcement from asking criminal suspects about their citizenship. Now, officers will be able to ask anyone they suspect of a crime about their immigration status.
Marcela Diaz, of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, an immigrant rights organization, said this will essentially turn police into immigration agents.
“I think this was a knee-jerk decision that was not well thought out,” Diaz said. “Not only will this lead to increased racial profiling, it taxes resources of limited enforcement.”
The new governor said allowing law enforcement to inquire into immigration status is a big step forward in protecting the public, but Diaz and others believe this move could create more victims.
For instance, Diaz said domestic violence victims may hold back from reporting those crimes to police for fear their loved ones will be deported or they will be, too.
“It's so sad that in 31 days we're already seeing some of the gains we've seen in the last 15 years being reversed based on politics,” Diaz said.
Diaz said immigrant rights activists, hoping for a reevaluation of the executive order, will be protesting at the roundhouse Wednesday at noon."