An immigration reform activist says Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had every right to be upset with President Obama during this week's incident at the Phoenix airport.
The altercation between the governor and the president was reportedly centered on the president's objections to a passage in the Arizona Governor's book, Scorpions for Breakfast, in which she complained about the cold treatment she received during a June 2010 White House visit.Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at Obama while talking on an airport tarmac, explaining she is usually animated and "talks with her hands." But she says he was disrespectful toward her when he abruptly walked off to shake spectators' hands. In a later interview with CBS in which she was asked about Obama's reaction, she described the president as "pretty thin-skinned."The altercation has illustrated the vast difference of opinion the two have about the problem of illegal immigration. Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), says Brewer has good reason to be upset about how the Obama administration has been treating her in Arizona."The state passed a law to protect itself from the policies that the Obama administration has been carrying out -- namely not enforcing immigration laws and forcing states to bear the burdens," he explains. "And then once the state acted to try to prevent the citizens of Arizona from bearing the burdens, the Obama Justice Department came along and sued them."So she has very good reason to feel like the president and his administration are trying to intimidate her [to] go along with policies that President Obama supports for political reasons -- even if they harm citizens of Arizona."Mehlman says he hopes the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Arizona and Governor Brewer (see related article).
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