Greg Palast | Behind the Immigration Law (Video)
Friday 07 May 2010
by: Greg Palast, t r u t h o u t | Video
Read Greg Palast's Latest Investigative Report on Arizona's Immigration Law: "Behind the Arizona Immigration Law: GOP Game to Swipe the November Election"

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Federasl Law exactly matches
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 17:34 — Midwest Tom (not verified)Federasl Law exactly matches the Arizona Law, it just has not been enforced. When in Mexico all non-citizens must always have identity papers, or one goes to a Mexican jail.
We Love You Greg! Keep up
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 17:52 — Anonymous (not verified)We Love You Greg! Keep up the outstanding work.
Makes sense to me. Can you
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 19:00 — davehaze (not verified)Makes sense to me. Can you get on Amy's Democracy Now or Olberman or Maddow.
More people have to hear. Including our head-in-the-sand Democratic reps.
I want to share this video
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 19:05 — Ed Flaherty (not verified)I want to share this video on FB, but all the clips have no sound! Let us know when fixed.
I agree that illegal voters,
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 19:59 — Anonymous (not verified)I agree that illegal voters, as an issue, is an illusion. A few years back, when they were fighting about IR under the Bush administration, with McCain and Kennedy all chummy, an article reported that, in the ten years prior, only 2-3 cases of voting fraud had ever been found (and who know, among those cases, how many even involved illegal immigrants). On the other hand, all these legal voters had been disenfranchised, starting with scores of Native Americans on the reservations who didn't have papers, and couldn't afford them.
I find it interesting, that with all the talk of national ID cards, the federal government doesn't just propose to supply any American citizen, who can't afford it, a passport. You'd think with the corporations "borderless world," they'd be itching to throw all the American welfare burdens out of the country. So they could take their checks and live it up in a much cheaper location.
@Midwest Tom What part of
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 20:12 — Wren (not verified)@Midwest Tom
What part of citizens will be required to have their proof of citizenship do you not understand? Or do you think everyone that looks Latino should have to carry their papers?
@Greg Palast
This makes a lot of sense given that the violent crime rate in Arizona has been falling since 2005.
http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/dataonline/Search/Crime/State/StatebyState.cfm
This is so absolutely true
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 00:27 — Ralph Franklin (not verified)This is so absolutely true and readily transparent if people would only look and quit the knee jerk reaction. The racist reaction is only natural but it is smoke and mirrors that is being reacted to. Save your oohs and aahs for the magic shoe.
The way to beat this repubnican idiocy is vote. Very simply vote. Get everybody who is eligible to vote and vote by mail. No lines, no repubnican thugs watching and intimidating.
No matter what state you are in vote, that is true patriotism and true power.
Palast is the greatest. The
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 01:49 — marvin_op (not verified)Palast is the greatest. The best damn insurance man I've ever seen except my 2 State Farm agents!
I'm so thankful we have some
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 03:08 — Anonymous (not verified)I'm so thankful we have some real journalists like Mr. Palast left. What a treasure and a friend of true Democracy! So much garbage to clean up. Why most of the Bush Administration and Rove are not in some jail in orange outfits is a crime. There is some comfort in knowing that many of them probably can't travel to too many foreign countries or they could get arrested. Thank you, thank you Mr. Palast for doing what you do.
Astonishing. More proof that
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 12:38 — Anonymous (not verified)Astonishing. More proof that "Republicans" and who knows how many "Democrats" are actively subverting the Constitution. If you feature the implications of how this over the last decade has enabled war crimes and war profiteering you probably will want to do something to stop it. Anyone who sees this video can do something productive by making sure everyone you know sees it. Thanks to Truthout.
Gregg---So you think
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 13:52 — Anonymous (not verified)Gregg---So you think borders are not meaningless?
It's not just Latinos crossing the Arizona border says reports
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438021/index.html " (video news report)
How can any political party be serious about "terrorism" and keep pourous borders? It's crazy, isn't it?
But your point is otherwise well taken.
Personally, our presidents
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 22:11 — UbetchU (not verified)Personally, our presidents focus should be on the people of THIS country. We have so many without jobs, homes, food, etc., and it’s ALL based on greed! American citizens want a better place for their children and grand-children. How does worrying about Latinos that are not here legally have anything to do with the future of Americans and there kids getting out of school and entering the work place to find jobs. ITS REALLY TIME for ALL , ALL
Americans to ask themselves Why are WE subsidizing corporations that hire these
illegals at a smaller pay scale to avoid normal costs and then ultimately see these illegal workers typically subsidize their small income thru other means like charities, food stamps, public housing free healthcare at hospitals, YES they have no MONEY how did that happen? -
the corporations taking advantage and ultimately the extra monies required to sustain these illegals come eventually back out of our OWN pockets in the end. By getting rid of this cycle with the use of illegals we stop subsidizing corporations doing it and eventually more jobs will be offered at fair pay to legal workers that are waiting for this to turn around---WE need neither more illegal OR LEGAL immigrants like a Hole in the head anyway --Lets put our own people back to work FIRST- Under freedom of information act Americans should ask right now—right now what Illegal Ethnicity is gobbling up the most resources here so Americans can become informed QUICKLY what they do not want to support here any longer despite the democrats vision for the 10 – 20 million New Democrat voters Obama wants------NO THANK YOU to the Chicago patronage election recruiting system that has Gone on too long---No thanks Obama------America wants out from subsidizing these corporations with their illegal practices and Buen Venidos to our illegal visitors everywhere in every state!!!!!!
“Time for a change” on illegals being here Time for a National Biometric I.D. that protects our jobs and employment in the future.
Is there just a little Attention Deficit Disorder going on in OUR country with this present government????
these guys need help , look
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 23:36 — Anonymous (not verified)these guys need help , look what they look like. ? lol... their so out dated in hair do and clothing.. we need a new breed .. MEXICAN - AMEICAN.. ..!!! YESSSS............
This guy like most liberals,
Wed, 05/12/2010 - 02:14 — Anonymous (not verified)This guy like most liberals, is not even telling part of the truth. I lived in Arizona when they passed the voter law. it was the best thing to do. In the beginning of the video he says, "I want the names of the voters 100 of them." and didn't get any, we can just go get them he says. then later he says, some guy from juarez is not going to give you his name and address to try and vote, you can go arrest him if he does. The guy is a complete moron, destroying his own argument,, like most ignorant/arrogant liberals that have never had a real productive job in society, he visits arizona for a few days and thinks he got it all,,, yeah think about it , how many liberals actually work hard and do something productive for society? we see how great our reporters like him have done for us? Why doesn't he look into Tony Rezko,,,,,,the in jail for bribing public officials, that lived and owned his slum housing in obamas district?/
Good Video thank's
Thu, 05/13/2010 - 03:11 — Sergio (not verified)Good Video thank's
ROTFLMAOAY! As a 4th
Fri, 05/14/2010 - 23:21 — Anonymous (not verified)ROTFLMAOAY!
As a 4th Generation Chicano living in AZ all I can say is you have got to be one of the biggest conspiracy theorist to hit the blogs! GET A LIFE LOSER!
Did this guy even read the
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 11:30 — Anonymous (not verified)Did this guy even read the law? If you get pulled over for a traffic violation, you show your license and registration. If you are an immigrant, it is federal law to have a passport on you at all times. JUST LIKE IN EVERY OTHER COUNTRY YOU GO TO. If you don't have it or lose it, you can get in big trouble. My friend who went to Germany was arrested and detained because he had lost his passport. You claim that this is about votes. Well then amnesty is all about votes.
All I can say is that these
Sun, 05/23/2010 - 00:07 — Knows better (not verified)All I can say is that these bozos that are slamming you for writing this stuff are the same ones who foamed at the mouth about nuking Iraq when they scammed us into going there for "Weapons of Mass Destruction!!!"
I wonder what they have to say about that now that we have over 4000 of our finest youths in body bags so that Blackwater can make more doe??? Where are the WMD's???
This guy is hilarious but
Thu, 06/03/2010 - 10:54 — Anonymous (not verified)This guy is hilarious but somewhat paranoid. He needs to take this act on the road to the comedy houses. He could become rich and then be just like one of the people he hates so passionately.
This guy is more full of it
Thu, 06/03/2010 - 18:23 — Jim (not verified)This guy is more full of it than a Christmas Turkey. This law mirrors the Federal Law, the only difference is that this law will be enforced. Read the law moron, you have to be stopped for something else first. As far as citizenship papers, do you have a drivers license? Do you actually (GASP) carry it when you drive? can you prove you have a residence? Any place you live in the US you can be asked for your ID and if you can not or will not provide it you are subject to arrest. How about next time you get your fact straight before wasting our time with this left wing BS.
Greg Palast is lying about
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 19:58 — Ron (not verified)Greg Palast is lying about the Arizona Immigration Law.
It appears that some of the
Sun, 07/18/2010 - 04:54 — Felix (not verified)It appears that some of the comments are from those who chose to stick their heads in the sand. The thousands who were prevented from voting weren't pulled over while driving their cars, they were asked for their papers when attempting to vote. What part of that don't you understand?
Or maybe you don't want to see what's happening to your country. Do you think that your white skin will protect you when the storm troopers come asking for your papers at your front door?
You're country has been taken over by the Fourth Reich. Pull out a history book and study what happened in Europe in the thirties, it's happening again and it's the SAME people who are stripping away your freedom.
This guy is so full of shit
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:40 — Anonymous (not verified)This guy is so full of shit that it's not even funny. He claims "You can be stopped". Well, you can be stopped if you're speeding, driving recklessly, etc. And if you happen to be an illegal with a fake license, then you're toast.
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