Obama slams pending Ariz. immigration law

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Good for him!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36735281/ns/us_news-life/
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President Obama on Thursday criticized a pending Arizona law that would make it a state crime to be in the United States legally and requiring anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant to produce identification.

Such legislation could "threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans," the president said during a naturalization ceremony for members of the United States Armed Services.

Gov. Jan Brewer is nearing a deadline to act o n the measure. Civil rights activists have said the bill would lead to racial profiling and deter Hispanics from reporting crimes. Hundreds of Hispanics protested the legislation at the State Capitol complex on Thursday.
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Someone at GEM$NBC is sleeping - Obama said this a few minutes ago (Friday).

By the way school children in Arizona marched against the bill yesterday
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Tolleson-High-School-students-protest-anti-illegal-immigration-bill-91822519.html
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PHOENIX – Hundreds of protestors descended on the Arizona State Capitol lawn Thursday, arriving by bus and on foot.

They are too young to vote, but hundreds of students cut classes to express their opinions on SB1070, the controversial anti-illegal-immigration bill sitting on Gov. Jan Brewer's desk.

They are all in opposition to Senate Bill 1070, the unprecedented immigration legislation that has thrust Arizona onto the national stage.

Many of the demonstrators at the Capitol are high school students. Groups of students across Phoenix staged classroom walk-outs, starting early Thursday morning.

" to let the governor know ... that we're not going to stand for this.
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Bravo kids :yourock: