NASHVILLE — Despite some reservations, Gov. Phil Bredesen on Monday signed legislation requiring local jailers to attempt to determine the immigration status of prisoners and forward the information on to federal immigration officials.
“I believe there has been significant political posturing on this issue,” Gov. Bredesen, a Democrat, said in a statement. “While I do have concerns about this legislation, this bill seeks to set up a verification process similar to what exists in our state’s major cities, and I have been supportive of these efforts.”
Legislative Republicans touted the measure as a major step forward in combating illegal immigration in Tennessee.
The bill was opposed by immigrant groups and the Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU-Tennessee Executive Director Hedy Weinberg urged the governor to veto the legislation, calling it “un-American.”
In a letter, she charged the bill “effectively creates a police state” and also “invites disparate treatment of minority groups, and encourages racial profiling” — assertions rejected by the measure’s proponents.
The law takes effect Jan. 1 and excludes jails that already participate in cooperative programs with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in which arrestees’ immigration status is checked. Hamilton County and Bradley County sheriff’s office officials said last month they have such programs.
But jails without them will now be required to check prisoners under the new state law.
State officials must develop a “standardized written procedure for verifying the citizenship status of individuals who are arrested, booked or confined for any period in a county or municipal jail or detention facility.”
Prisoners will be referred to the “appropriate” immigration agency if local officials determine they are in violation of federal immigration laws or are unable to ascertain their immigration status.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
Gov. Phil Bredesen don't be intimidated by the open border wacko's!
Illegal immigration is a crime and the open border nuts will stop at nothing to dissuade enforcement of our immigration laws. Laws all sovereign nations have. INCLUDING MEXICO!
Now Gov. Bredesen----bring on another SB 1070!
Three LOUD cheers for Gov Bredesen! A pity he is being term-limited out...we lose the good ones along with the Dear Leaders.
Is anyone surprised in the least that the "immigration groups and the...ACLU" are IN FAVOR of opening the U.S. to criminals and penalizing LEGAL residents?
These are the same folks that just love to support ILLEGAL aliens of all stripes; no matter their inability to legally support themselves here and no matter what crimes they have committed either in the home country [and fled] or here in ours. By calling the law "un-American" and rattling their lawsuit briefs, they directly and indirectly support the ILLEGAL alien drug lords and their ILLEGAL minions who have literally occupied and control the southern borders of our National Parks in Arizona, effectively barring Americans from the Parks.
Make no mistake, these "groups" are not acting in the best interest of either America or its LEGAL residents -- they exist ONLY to cater to the ILLEGALS.
I am SO confused!! ACLU = AMERICAN Civil Liberties Union!!! Not Illegal Immigrants' CLU and not Mexican CLU... These people aren't Citizens and therefore, don't have Rights - other than your basic human rights that everyone has! So, I don't know who funds the ACLU, but I'd get my $$ back 'cause they're not paying attention to their job description!! And, Kudos to all the governors and lawmakers who stand up to the criminal aspect of Illegal Immigration!! The 'loopholes' are killing us!!! There are lots of good reasons for our laws, and to blatantly disregard them is paramount to TREASON!!! Europeans stand in line. Eastern Europeans and Asians stand in line. What makes these people Different that they think they don't have to Stand in Line??? It is not possible for the entire world to come here - if only it were! but, it's not!! Try changing your own countries before invading ours!!! You might be surprised at the results!! And, in order to get around the possibility of racial profiling, just ask EVERYONE for their ID's!!! I don't mind grabbing mine out when necessary!! And, if you have nothing to hide, neither should anyone else - regardless of the color of your skin!!
Amen to that, mswalker. I must show my photo ID when I use my credit card; why shouldn't the Illegals show theirs?
What is the argument here? every single alien "BROKE THE LAW!" Our Government, Republican & Democrat, have allowed the invasion of 30 million criminals and is the largest invasion of any Nation, in direct violation of Article IV, Section IV of our Constitution.
This refusal to abide by our Constitution should be classified as Treason as grounds for IMPEACHMENT & trials for Treason!
Not only have they allowed the invasion, they force American tax payers to pay Billions of dollars to provide Welfare, Prison, Educate the invaders children,free medical care, at the same time the invading horde break numerous laws, massive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture and standard of living while Robbing, Raping, Killing & Assaulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE! They walked,rode,swam and drove over here, they can do the same going home! taking thier anchors with them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btj6Ie... http://immigrationcounters.com/ http://www.ojjpac.org/memorial.asp http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/ http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/01/025329.php http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty576.htm
Here are 14 reasons illegal aliens should vacate America,
$14 billion to $22 billion dollars are spent each year on welfare to illegal aliens.(that' s Billion with a 'B') http://tinyurl.com/zob77
$2.2 billion dollars are spent each year on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
$7.5 billion dollars are spent each year on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
$12 billion dollars are spent each year on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they still cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
$27 billion dollars are spent each year for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
$3 Million Dollars 'PER DAY' is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. That's $1.2 Billion a year. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
28% percent of all federal prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
$190 billion dollars are spent each year on illegal aliens for welfare & social services by the American taxpayers. - http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
$200 billion dollars per year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
During the year 2005, there were 8 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our southern border with as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from other terrorist countries. Over 10,000 of those were middle-eastern terrorists. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroine, crack, Guns, and marijuana crossed into the U.S.from the southern border. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
The National Policy Institute, estimates that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion, or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute./.org/publications.php?b=deportation
In 2006, illegal aliens sent home $65 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin, to their families and friends. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
The dark side of illegal immigration: Nearly one million sex crimes are committed by illegal immigrants in the United States! http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html
One point further, stevo1...Phoenix, Arizona is the number two white slaving [kidnap/prostituting] capital in the WORLD. First place belongs to...TA DA...Mexico City. Our very young, underage girls and their older "sisters" are disappearing down there at an alarming rate.
Anyone going to Phoenix should either leave the womenfolk at home or guard them like a Rottweiler...and "...keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing." -[Second General Order circa 1958. Amazing the things people remember.]
For the "They just do the jobs Americans won't do" crowd. This reminds me of the "Twilight Zone" episode where the earthlings discover that the "How to serve Man" book they find in the alien's space ship is a cook book.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:NXZqe3rjpXoJ:www.ccis-ucsd.org/PUBLICATIONS/wrkg64.pdf+social+capital+case+of+dalton+ga&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiTOmDFCwSwvZij2AwrBq_WIpG-fGL2mOEgTLqGhIIzdjSIeVN2ArgOfypvNofayEUtTUsjamIndjZlKWELOFddHfiohYu-4k-xmizOwkdVDUlXQZAOCH1f8oQqC1v6DNV6QT47&sig=AHIEtbSWXtc-iKax_HprsbDWC2MlIK63vA
"On the economic front, the existence of more than 60 businesses owned by Hispanics lends credence to the idea that the immigrant settlement cannot be conceptualized as a homogeneous community of blue-collar workers. Clearly, a segment of the newcomer population has undertaken entrepreneurship and self-employment as the path for social mobility. Besides restaurants, bakeries and small supermarkets catering to the tastes and needs of fellow immigrants, Latino entrepreneurs own real estate agencies, jewelry and furniture shops, taxicab companies and newspaper and advertising companies. The large numbers of Spanish speaking newcomers have supported the establishment of two radio stations, the move of Latino professionals into the city, including lawyers and doctors, and the rapid mobility of some immigrants into white-collar and management positions."
I'll add that in the border states my family and I lived/live in; illegals drop off their kids at public schools in Mercedes/Escalade SUV's (brand-new) and receive free breakfasts and lunches, subsidized by the taxpayers. Many citizens who make less money and their kids don't get 'free' lunches and don't 'game the system.
Fellow teachers in those states know this goes on and are angry, yet most say nothing. My friends from India, who eked a living on the way up the ladder of success, were angered by seeing many Muslim immigrants and others lie about income in order to get multiple household welfare checks. And Gov't workers never checked them out.
Ditto for subsidized LUXURY housing for illegal farm workers and their kids (8-10 family members per household), special home loan programs we, the US citizen cannot access, and 'special' low interest rates. This and the above stated posts explain why many of our states are dead broke and their systems in chaos.
I'm all for legal, vetted immigrants of any race/political/religious persuasion coming here and moving up the ladder. That's what we need-and more businesses that create jobs for everybody, not just for people of a 'certain' color/ethnic group or race. But, sigh, this is not to be. The Agenda being foisted on us folks, is first and foremost.
This happened exactly to a tee in Canada (and Europe) the last 40 years and they 'killed' 3-4 generations of white, middle-class Canadian citizens whose ancestors busted their behinds and sacrificed for their future. Now, cities like Vancouver and Toronto are 'owned' lock, stock and barrel by the Chinese and the Saudis. And the Canadian Gov't was complicit with this sell-out, all the way down the river.
Americans, good Americans better keep yellin' at their Reps and voting, voting, voting-while we still can. Even then, what are your children learning at school and at college and what will they DO for future generations here? Just take a peek at the videos this last weekend, at the G-20 Summit of Barbarians in Toronto.
See those thousands of "just young people and students" (the Globe and Mail report)? Rioting, setting cars and businesses on fire, cursing citizens, carrying baseball bats, guns, knives, explosives, etc, etc, throwing them at police officers, holding banners with pictures of Mao Zedong on them.
That's Canada's young, indoctrinated by the Left-Progs in their schools, homes and institutions (Gov't and private). 40 years of Left propaganda and US hating/bashing, atheistic 'education'. Look carefully and closely. That's your future if, like the Canadians (my people too), you do and say nothing. How do I know? Because I lived the reality for almost 45 years, there in Canada and here in the US.
Now, how do we get our Legislature to write a bill similar to that of Arizona?
If you Senators/Representatives want to stay in office, it might be a good idea to look into it.
November is not that far away.
NO AMNESTY-----CLOSE/SECURE THE BORDERS----ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS----END AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP......
Bookmark these GREAT sites......
www.americanpatrol.com
www.numbersusa.com
www.alipac.org
Canary, You(assuming you are in Chattanooga)should take a short drive down the Interstate to Dalton, where you will think you have crossed the border into Mexico. One of the city's schools is 85% Hispanic and the City's schools overall are almost 70%, http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=105391
Drive by the Health Department, the Hospital Emergency Room, Maternity Ward, Social Security Office, Family Services, Goodwill, Salvation Army, and numerous charities that provide free meals and you will be appalled to see the kind of vehicles that many of the recipients of these services are driving - Cadillac Escalades are common. You will also notice that virtually everyone, including the kids, is chatting on their cell phone.
Stop by a grocery store and note that virtually all of the Hispanics are using food stamps - but again, observe the kind of vehicles they load the free groceries into, while talking on their cell phone.
Go to the East Side Post Office on the Carpet Cartel's payday and observe the money orders being mailed to Mexico - this little Post Office sells more money orders than any other PO in the Knoxville District, which includes Chattanooga.
In summary, Dalton is a working model of the supposed utopia being pushed by the paradoxical alignment of nutty left wing socialist academics and right wing greedy corporate gangsters.
If this country's citizens continue their current path they will soon wake up to the same reality as the citizens of Dalton.
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