Double take

Happy Dad's day!

This distinguished looking gentleman is my Dad. He is wonderful and really the best father a girl could ask for. He is constant, interested, patient, encouraging, fun-loving, supportive, and faithful. He came to almost all of my HS cross country races and other sporting events. He taught me how to serve faithfully in the church by his example. He took us on weekly Saturday morning "adventures" to BYU, indoctrinating us to be true Cougar fans. He loves my Mom and always made sure our needs were met. And one summer when I was about 9,  he took me, my sister, and my best friend Jana out to do our traditional 2 week shopping trip at 3 in the morning, just so we could see what the store looked like in the middle of the night. Random for sure, but one of my favorite childhood memories. Happy Father's Day Dad. I love you!

I give in

I've had the same boring blog background since I started this thing. I don't really care how it looks, because honestly most people look at it through reader anyway and don't really see it. But since Blogger came out with some new templates I thought I'd change it up a bit.  Enjoy the pink!

Summer

I love summer! Our schedule is open, we swim, we stay up late, we wear pajamas until 4pm, we host guests (thanks for the visit Mom!), we work on big projects, we grill, we {will} camp, we play with friends, and we have vacations planned [including to the location show above]. Summer is awesome!

Imm*gration, Part 1

So here goes my attempt to understand what is happening with Senate Bill 1O7O in our state, and imm*gration in general. It will be a multi-part series as I research different questions with the goal of better understanding all sides to this issue.  Here's what I got after reading the 17 page SB 1O7O today:

-Law created to support a compelling interest to enforce federal immigration laws throughout the state of Arizona
-Law enforcement may ask for immigration status if a reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an unlawful alien 

-An individuals status will be verified with the federal government
-It is a misdemeanor to fail to complete or carry an alien registration document
-If the person is unlawfully present in the US, they will be transferred to the custody of the US immigration and customs enforcement or the US customs and border protection or into federal custody
-Government agencies can’t withhold information about an individuals immigrations status from each other
-Against the law- a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly employ or transport an unauthorized alien
-An employer caught employing an unauthorized alien must terminate the employment of all illegial aliens and be put on probation for 3 years.
-On a second violation, an employers license to operate his or her business are permanently revoked.
-Since December 31, 2007 every employer in AZ is required to verify the employment eligibility of prospective employees through the e-verify program and to keep those records for the duration of the individuals employment or for 3 years, whichever is longer.
-An individual may have his or her vehicle impounded if they are in violation of a criminal offense and if there are illegal aliens in the vehicle
-The act is called “Support our law enforcement and safe neighborhoods act” and can be read here: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

The Center for Immigrations Studies adds this explanation: "the new Ar*zona law simply states that violating federal immigration law is now a state crime as well. Because illegal immigrants are by definition in violation of federal immigration laws, they can now be arrested by local law enforcement in Arizona." 

                                            (http://www.cis.org/announcement/AZ-immigration-SB1070)