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automatically translated from Spanish.The 200 arrive at the cut
Yvonne Wingett
Phoenix (Arizona). - The latest in the saga of the Prop. 200 give beginning today, when their opponents ask for in the federal cut of Tucson a preliminary order to come up that this measurement of immigration becomes law.
The Bottom Mexico-American for the Legal Defense and Educacio'n (MALDEF) will argue that this measurement turns, illegally, to the state and local employees in immigration authorities and that is violated "an endless number of constitutional aspects", it emphasized Daniel Ortega, lawyer of Phoenix. Ortega is the spokesman of a coalition that pleads for the rights of the immigrants, the same coalition who carried out, successfully, the demand against the Prop. 187 of California for one decade.
The judge of the Court of District could immediately grant the order preliminary of 10 days to avoid that the 200 become law, whereas determines its consitutionality; or also the judge could refuse to emit the order and to allow that the 200 between in use. Anyway, the judge, which has still not been selected, will fix a hearing within a term of 10 days giving merit to the request of which she declares herself like inconstitucional to this initiative.
"the legal system must consider the reality", emphasized Paul Bender of the School of Right of the State University of Arizona. "If tomorrow the judge allows that to law between in use and within a month she decides that that measurement is inconstitucional, imagínense the tangle that would cause".
Without a preliminary order of suspension, the 200 will enter use governor Janet Napolitano as soon as proclaims law to it -- which is expected is carried out this week, a representative said.
Bender said that it is possible that MALDEF raises three main arguments: Pro. 200 are not appropriate under the federal law; it forces the state civil employees to violate rights, which, under some ambiguous statute, can make them responsible for a crime; and it prevails to the people of the right to a process since this measurement denies benefits without giving the opportunity to prove elegibilidad.
"If that is the best argument than can present/display, then are not going to arrive very far", thought Randy Pullen, president of the inciativa "Yes on 200", one of the committees that this initiative took until the ballot boxes.
Monday, a legal foundation with seat in Denver accepted represent-pro-bond to "Yes on 200", said Pullen, that is expected "vigorously resists" the request of a preliminary order.
This request arrives the same day that a coalition of people of businesses sends a vigorous campaign to surpass the confusion that has caused the 200 in the community immigrant of the Valley.
The organization "United Against the 200" will demagnetize a message that cálmate says "and infórmate" that will be taken to the community through the voices in unisonous of leagues of soccer, churches, schools and clubs of immigrants.
This organization, which is constituted of preinns of documents, religious bankers, educators, advisors and suppliers of health, maintain telephone a number gratuitous so that the people can call if they have questions or complaints. This telephone number will be announced today to the 11:30 a.m. in a press conference.
If a judge allows that the state decrees this measurement, the organization "United Against 200" will be instrumental to help the immigrants to understand the details of the same one.
"There is fear, fear and fear throughout," said Elías Bermúdez, member of this coalition and executive director of the Center of Aid of the center of Phoenix, center that prepares documents of citizenship for immigrants. "people fear the police. They are scared to go to the doctor. And now until there is people who are scared to go to the food deposit takers ".
Nevertheless, the fear has diminished after the elections of the 2 of November, when the voters, even many Hispanics, approved the 200.
This measurement, as this written up until the moment, requires that the immigrants present/display test of American citizenship when they are registered to vote or when they ask for benefits public. At beginnings of this month, General Solicitor Terry Goddard concluded that this measurement only applies to programs of public attendance.
But Pullen, president of "Yes on Proposition 200", and other supporting key of the Prop. 200 said that Goddard excludes several programs and therefore they look for to extend the definition so that this one includes other benefits like public house, benefits of use, university education and nutritional attendance.
"Everybody speech of this subject", said Masavi Perea de Mryvale, of 29 years and father of two children. "All people are hoping. We are hoping that something happens. There is no as much fear as because already some weeks have passed and has before not passed anything. We want that our lives are standardized, we want to live since we did it two or three months ago ".
A month has almost passed since this initiative was approved and still the confusion persists in the community of immigrants. The offices of Latin leaders have been flooded with calls on the initiative. Some of it more common questions include; Can cross the border durantes the festividades? They will deport the doctors and nurses to them? Are the immigration authorities patrolling the parks of the city to stop to the Hispanic leagues of soccer? Will postpone this the citizenship requests?
Horseradish tree Miranda, Rep, president of coalition "The United Against 200", said that the coalition will make arrive message information through the parishes, sport meetings in the districts, training and schools.
"We are going to reach all", said. We cannot simply be watching of a Prop. like the 200".