Tulsa: US citizen arrested under state's new anti-illegal immigrant law

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071101_1__AUSci58616


A U.S. citizen was arrested under the state's controversial new anti-illegal immigrant law overnight in Tulsa County, an opponent of the law said Thursday.

The woman was arrested for transporting her boyfriend, who was an illegal alien, said the Rev. Miguel Rivera, president of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders. Under the law, which went into effect at midnight, it is a felony to knowingly transport an illegal alien.


Rivera said he is telling all Hispanics to call the FBI anytime they need police because Tulsa and Tulsa County officers will check the residency status of crime victims and witnesses.

He also said a list of 30 to 33 incidents of illegal racial profiling by Tulsa-area police has been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for investigation. Tulsa County Undersheriff Brian Edwards said the sheriff's office is only checking the residency status of people who are arrested, not victims or witnesses.

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1. Watch as this law quickly nails everybody else

it is again, predictive

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2. Watch as this law quickly nails everybody else

it is again, predictive

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3. history will not be kind to laws like this or the people who support them

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4. Lou Dobbs is stirring up the country again with his dribble.

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6. People are already trying to "turn in" their neighbors

Official name of the new law: "Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007"


http://kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=139110

State law enforcement agencies say limited resources may prevent them from enforcing a new state law that targets illegal immigrants. "As far as I'm concerned, it's going to be business as usual," said Scott Jay, Beckham County sheriff. "I don't see where it's going to have any impact at all on local law enforcement."
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"I'm already getting calls from citizens saying so-and-so is illegal and so-and-so is illegal," Jay said. "I think there is a misconception by a lot of citizens who think we are now going to go out, round up all the illegal immigrants and shoot them back down to Mexico. That's just not going to happen. We don't have the time, the facilities or the manpower."

Roger Mills County Sheriff Joe Hay already thinks the new law creates a great dilemma for him.

"I've got a 28-bed jail with 22 prisoners already in there," Hay said. "Now I'm sworn to uphold the law, but where am I supposed to put them?"

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5. Naomi Wolf predicts a closing of the borders. But it's all about keeping us in

Like this law is about keeping us from doing the humane thing.

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7. K&R n/t