tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post4417328157984948931..comments2024-02-28T05:56:28.293-08:00Comments on California Correctional Crisis: Three Thoughts on the Arizona Immigration LawHadar Aviramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200780666976305749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-20334920707591002542010-05-04T10:36:20.174-07:002010-05-04T10:36:20.174-07:00I think this law is a perfect example of sating pu...I think this law is a perfect example of sating public hysteria. There are a lot of people who are not happy with the immigration situation in America and this is the kind of bill that feeds directly to their concerns.<br /><br />The best part for the writers of the legislation is that the fight in court will be above the public's head because many of the arguments will be about federalism and federal preemption. If this bill is declared unconstitutional for one of the more arcane constitutional reasons then the courts can be painted as activist.<br /><br />The theory I subscribe to is that this bill is John Brown and will be intentionally sacrificed to bring about federal immigration reform, a topic that is odd in that regular party lines do not necessarily matter, and it becomes an issue of geographic politics.<br /><br />Most importantly, I was watching the Simpsons (per usual) and an episode came on that described the condition perfectly. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Apu_About_Nothing<br />http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F20.html<br /><br />It is the 7th Season episode entitled "Much Apu About Nothing" where a wandering bear comes into town and the town goes crazy and demands a bear patrol. To pay for the patrol there is a $5 tax and Homer gets very upset. [Homer]"Let the bears pay the bear tax, I pay the Homer tax."<br />[Lisa]"That's the home owner tax dad."<br />So the mayor decides that immigrants are to blame for all taxes and the city goes crazy about passing an initiative deporting the foreigners (Prop. 24).<br /><br />Check it out and you can laugh about the situation we find ourselves in now.Billy Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381069560286356147noreply@blogger.com