Monday, June 21, 2010

Wisconsin Latinos Plan To Vote For Neumann To Eliminate Walker Who Supports AZ SB 1070 During Governor's Primary

Photo (L-R) Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker (R), Mark Neumann (R), and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D)
Wisconsin primary strategic plan to eliminate Walker who supports Arizonas' SB 1070, an anti-immigrant law considered discriminatory and unconstitutional

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 21, 2010

Milwaukee - Hispanic News Network U.S.A. has learned over the weekend that Wisconsin Latinos throughout the state are planning a strategic plan to eliminate Scott Walker (R) from the Governor's race during the primary. Walker has made it public in his Governor's campaign that he would sign into law a similar SB 1070 Arizona law, if elected. SB 1070 allows for law enforcement officers to ask for legal immigration status from someone they come into contact, if they suspect someone is illegally in the country. The law makes it a state crime to be in the country or state illegally.
Latinos plan to vote for Republican Mark Neumann who hasn't yet come out as being an anti-immigrant as Walker has several months ago. If Hispanics succeed, most likely Neumann could end up facing Tom Barrett (D) during the election for Governor.
By then, Latinos are most likely to elect Barrett who supports immigration reform and opposes the Arizona SB 1070 law, which is considered unconstitutional and has been legally challenged by various groups.
On June 12, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin during their annual convention in Middleton, Wisconsin passed a resolution condeming Arizonas' SB 1070 by unanimous vote.
More than 600,000 Hispanics reside in Wisconsin and a majority of them qualify to vote, including second and third generations who have become of voting age this year are U.S. Citizens. More than 100,000 Hispanics alone reside in the City of Milwaukee and the population continues to grow daily.
The huge Latino voting block will be instrumental in swaying the election to benefit the growing Hispanic population and businesses, which generate more than $800 million in annual sales, boosting economic growth for the state.
Governor Jim Doyle (D) who is not seeking re-election in Wisconsin, has yet to announce his support or opposition to Arizonas' SB 1070, and if the state would adopt such a law. In 2005, Doyle signed into law Wisconsin Act 126, which required everyone to provide a valid Social Security or their legal immigration status in the country when applying for a driver's license and a state identification card. Last year, the governor signed a law, which would require everyone to have their vehicle insured with at least liability coverage by June 1st. Both state laws, were targeted against undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin.
The insurance law has been effecting more than 14% of the uninsured in the state, a $500 fine will be imposed, if a driver is uninsured. Those effected are illegal immigrants, the unemployed, and the low income population, which many families own multiple vehicles. An average liability coverage per vehicle is between $300-$400 for 6 months, and the state legislature and the governor are accused of being coerce by insurance lobbists and companies who assured the exclusion of a price regulation clause that would have allowed the bill to insure Wisconsin drivers could afford liability coverage.
Currently, Hawaii, New Mexico and Washington D.C. don't require a Social Security number to apply for a driver's license, but does require state residency.
President Barack Obama' administration confirmed last Friday, their lawyers will challenge Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and SB 1070 before the end of July.
The 2010 Wisconsin Partisan Primary will take place on September 14, 2010, it will decide which candidates advance to the general election. The 2010 Wisconsin General Election will take place on November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor for State of Wisconsin.

For the complete list of candidates running for Governor in Wisconsin and other races go to the following link: http://www.uselections.com/wi/wi.htm

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