Ratcheting up the debate over immigration in his state, a candidate for the Arizona utilities commission is threatening to cut off power and gas to illegal immigrants if he's elected.
"It is not a right. It is a service," Barry Wong, candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, told The Arizona Republic.
The Republican candidate argues that the policy would be a cost-saving measure for consumers.
Though it would cost money for power companies to check immigration status, he said it would ultimately save money because power companies would not have to build new plants to serve the illegal immigrant community, presumably passing on that savings to consumers. His plan, if elected to the five-person commission, would be to require utilities to check immigration status.
Actually, I don't see a problem with this statement. If they are criminals than they have no rights to these sorts of services.
Actually, I don't see a problem with this statement. If they are criminals than they have no rights to these sorts of services.
Other then they would have paid for them,
But realistically how on earth is the power company going to know if somebody is illegal?
Are all people in Arizona going to have to provide proof of citizenship to go grocery shopping next. Will cashiers be required to ask for your ID (which will have to be a citizenship card as a drivers license wont cut it) when you buy an Slurpee with cash?
Other then they would have paid for them,
But realistically how on earth is the power company going to know if somebody is illegal?
Are all people in Arizona going to have to provide proof of citizenship to go grocery shopping next. Will cashiers be required to ask for your ID (which will have to be a citizenship card as a drivers license wont cut it) when you buy an Slurpee with cash?
Right Sentiment, wrong approach. I understand the desire to make life hell on those here illegally, making it unattractive to be here. But the approach needs to encompass things like hitting the employers, renters, realators and the like. Deny them schools for their kids, end the Anchor Baby BS, deny them all but emergency medical care, no social services and then you'll see the illegal problem start to abate.
I agree. If you feed the hungry birds, you end up with more hungry birds. It you don't put out food for them, they'll go elsewhere. Basic fact of life.
Except these birds have potential voting in the future (or currently if there is an ACORN office nearby).
You have a point.Hmmm so this idiot wants to cut off power and gas (oddly not water) to illegals. How about reporting them and getting them deported instead? Another idiot republican trying to cash in on an xenophobic crazy hitting the US.
Other then they would have paid for them,
Right Sentiment, wrong approach. I understand the desire to make life hell on those here illegally, making it unattractive to be here. But the approach needs to encompass things like hitting the employers, renters, realators and the like. Deny them schools for their kids, end the Anchor Baby BS, deny them all but emergency medical care, no social services and then you'll see the illegal problem start to abate.
If California can boycott fellow Americans over illegal immigration, Arizonans can boycott illegal immigrants that may move to California for electricity.
Only if they are from spain. :roll:But cant you see an illegal by the type of car he drives, the shoes he wears and the over all way he dresses and smells.....:roll:
Right Sentiment, wrong approach. I understand the desire to make life hell on those here illegally, making it unattractive to be here. But the approach needs to encompass things like hitting the employers, renters, realators and the like. Deny them schools for their kids, end the Anchor Baby BS, deny them all but emergency medical care, no social services and then you'll see the illegal problem start to abate.
That won't do squat....
What will get Mexico's attention...
1 Cut off the wire transfers..
2 Strict enforcement with the ability to back it up with appropriately delivered firepower.
This is all so simple, why are people trying to over-complicate this.... cut off the job by stiff fines on employers that employ illegals. The laws are already on the books, just enforce them. People that do not want strict enforcement of those laws really are not against illegal aliens and should just be quiet.
Actually, I don't see a problem with this statement. If they are criminals than they have no rights to these sorts of services.
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