Good analogy no matter who it comes from.....
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vs the Phoenix Suns owner  The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, came out strongly opposing 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?" Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer  |
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Obviously, you don't have to be very bright to be an owner of a professional basketball team.
Every state needs a governor like Jan Brewer.
Wouldn't it be great if we had a president, vp, congressmen, and senators who did their job too ?
The year has barely started, but Robert Sarver may have just become "moron of the year".
I THINK ARIZONA NEEDS A NEW GOVERNOR SO THE REST
OF AMERICA CAN ELECT JAN BREWER FOR U.S. PRESIDENT!
GLAD SOMEONE WILL STAND UP TO THIS LINE OF CRAP.
THERE ARE A LOT OF TAXPAYING AMERICANS WHO ARE
FED UP AND FEEL HELPLESS.
MADAME GOVERNOR; THANK YOU,& GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS!
FROM R.M.
GODFREY IL
This is 2010-vintage news. Using a metaphor of the basketball venue is just avoiding the real issue of the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Regardless, maybe the Suns should, more to the point, respond back like this:
What if, after the game, local officials showed up to enforce the new law starting with all of the attendees and then sweeping across the state?
What if the Governor suddenly learned that crops in the state (not that Arizona grows much) were left to rot for lack of migrant workers to harvest or pick them?
What if she discovered that there was a marked drop in tax revenues because people were moving from the state?
What if she got reports that formerly vibrant communities with low crime rates and high citizen involvement were suddenly being abandoned in droves leaving declining property values, depressed local economies and additional distress?
What if xenophobes simply use this to profile and harass otherwise law-abiding citizens who don't look like them or their image of what an American looks like?
What if the net effect or result was essentially the rounding up parents/grand-parents and individuals whose only material crime was illegal entry long-ago, and if their deportation meant ripping multi-generational and generally law-abiding families apart?
Is the Governor arguing that the huge majority of illegals do not work, pay taxes, abide by the laws (other than how they got here) or contribute to their communities in meaningful and beneficial ways?
Watch 9500Liberty on YouTube or get it on NetFlix - it's pretty telling. http://www.9500liberty.com/
Only politicians can propose simplistic and harsh solutions that create as many or more problems than they solve and, in doing so, purport to offer real leadership.
The Arizona law lacks balance and the real solution is comprehensive immigration reform.
Without balance, a ship cannot sail with stability and it needlessly risks capsizing. The tea-party folks, while well-intentioned, will not get to a sane outcome by using a sledgehammer to drive tacks.
Lower the temperature and increase the light shining on the problem, and discuss and find ways to get a sane outcome without impairing the gift and the rewards of diversity.
I'm a long-registered Republican who thinks the party is taking the wrong position on this, and Arizona Republicans will learn the hard way if they can't get to a better solution.
You are fool!
This is so obvious. Anyone who doesn't get it must not be able to brush their own teeth in the morning.
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