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AZ GOP utility commission candidate wants to cut off all utility services to homes with undocumented immigrants.

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:30 — Dave Culver
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Human Rights & Civil Liberties
  • One Arizona politician has made a vow to make illegal immigrants powerless — literally.
  • Guidelines for Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
  • Obama: Immigration plan 'cannot pass without Republican votes'

Sean Alfano, NY Daily News | NY

Submitted by Evergreene Digest Contributing Editor Thomas Sklarski

Immigrants say the pledge of allegiance at a rally for comprehensive immigration reform in Oklahoma City. Immigrants say the pledge of allegiance at a rally for comprehensive immigration reform in Oklahoma City. (AP)

Today (July 1), President Obama delivered a speech at American University making the case for comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border, overhauls our broken legal entry system, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who work hard and play by the rules. The New York Daily News reports that Republican Barry Wong, a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates the state’s public utilities, has a different solution for our broken immigration system. Wong wants his state’s government to first check the immigration status of all Arizona utility customers and then cut off all utility services to any customers who are undocumented — including electricity and water:

One Arizona politician has made a vow to make illegal immigrants powerless — literally. Republican Barry Wong, a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, an elected body that decides public utility issues, says he would require the utilities to check the immigration status of customers, he told the Arizona Republic.

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Related:

Obama: Immigration plan 'cannot pass without Republican votes', USA Today
President Obama today (July 1) called for a "practical, common sense" immigration system that will help the U.S. economy and maintain America's immigrant tradition -- and he put the pressure on Republicans to get it through Congress.

Principles for Immigration Reform, Marshall Fitz , Angela Maria Kelley, Center for American Progress

  • Our broken immigration system undermines core national interests and must be reformed. The public demands it. Our security requires it. Global competitiveness and economic reality compel it. Our identity as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws depends on it.
  • Read the full report (pdf)
  • Download the executive summary (pdf)

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