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TOPIC: Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. Law (Charlotte Observer 8/27/10)

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Date: Aug 28, 2010

Brewer condemns report to UN mentioning Ariz. Law (Charlotte Observer 8/27/10)	Permalink

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/27/1648021/brewer-condemns-report-to-un-mentioning.html Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state's controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations' human rights commissioner. The U.S. included its legal challenge to the law on a list of ways the federal government is protecting human rights. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Brewer says it is "downright offensive" that a state law would be included in the report, which was drafted as part of a UN review of human rights in all member nations every four years. "The idea of our own American government submitting the duly enacted laws of a state of the United States to 'review' by the United Nations is internationalism run amok and unconstitutional," Brewer wrote. In its report, the State Department does not specifically allege that Arizona's law would lead to racial profiling. "A recent Arizona law, S.B. 1070, has generated significant attention and debate at home and around the world," the report says. "The issue is being addressed in a court action that argues that the federal government has the authority to set and enforce immigration law. That action is ongoing; parts of the law are currently enjoined." A State Department spokesman had no immediate comment on Brewer's letter. __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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