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1 1. DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT, SERVICE OR LICENSE
1 In the river public a knee fits surfing se
2 PROVIDED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS
2 vered for a state clothed of visions
3 STATE.
3 shot
4 2. VERIFYING ANY CLAIM OF RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE IF DETERMINATION OF
4 over a fence slammed in yards of dirt in
5 RESIDENCEORDOMICILEISREQUIREDUNDERTHELAWSOFTHISSTATEORAJUDICIAL
5 desert Miles are acquired under the haze of feet toward a sh
6 ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN THIS STATE.
6 ore ears shut for sand Over a river even
7 3. CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON WHO IS DETAINED.
7 a river is detained
8 4. IF THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN, DETERMINING WHETHER THE PERSON IS IN
8 if it is an alien dreaming where the person is i
9 COMPLIANCEWITHTHEFEDERALREGISTRATIONLAWSPRESCRIBEDBYTITLEII,CHAPTER
9 f a line is there As legs stretch on a low ripple hover
10 7 OF THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.
10 s a veiny trail migrating gownlike
11 G. A PERSON MAY BRING AN ACTION IN SUPERIOR COURT TO CHALLENGE ANY
11 back toward the shall
12 OFFICIAL OR AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL
12 ows This story through our political
13 SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE THAT ADOPTS OR IMPLEMENTS A POLICY THAT LIMITS OR
13 division is a story of laments of limits
14 RESTRICTSTHEENFORCEMENTOFFEDERALIMMIGRATIONLAWSTOLESSTHANTHEFULL
14 Tired is the river migrating wheezing full
15 EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW. IF THERE IS A JUDICIAL FINDING THAT AN
15 under a border just ink an
16 ENTITYHASVIOLATEDTHISSECTION,THECOURTSHALLORDERANYOFTHEFOLLOWING:
16 d a fence a rail or a door or a wall a line
17 1. THAT THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT THE ACTION RECOVER COURT COSTS AND
17 One thought our border a river shortened
18 ATTORNEY FEES.
18 to our knees
19 2. THAT THE ENTITY PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND
19 at the end of a sea of pain This is in the sand
20 DOLLARSANDNOTMORETHANFIVETHOUSANDDOLLARSFOREACHDAYTHATTHEPOLICY
20 all our sand and more than enough sand each day shut off
21 HAS REMAINED IN EFFECT AFTER THE FILING OF AN ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS
21 A river flows in pursuit to di
22 SUBSECTION.
22 ssect
23 H. A COURT SHALL COLLECT THE CIVIL PENALTY PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION G
23 Here is elective alien Our script is subsection G
24 AND REMIT THE CIVIL PENALTY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR DEPOSIT IN
24 And dream it the civil and the departmentalized the foreign
25 THE GANG AND IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT MISSION FUND
25 the gang of immigrants a stream a song un
26 ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 41-1724.
26 established Bite down for it is a vein in the teeth
27 I. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS INDEMNIFIED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
27 I love our cement rivers and
28 OFFICER'SAGENCY AGAINSTREASONABLECOSTSANDEXPENSES,INCLUDINGATTORNEY
28 our age of reasonable costs and easiness I love our
29 FEES, INCURRED BY THE OFFICER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION, SUIT OR
29 signs read by our eyes And just near
30 PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO WHICH THE OFFICER MAY BE A
30 our border is a sign which says Here may be
31 PARTY BY REASON OF THE OFFICER BEING OR HAVING BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LAW
31 reason here in a river flow
32 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EXCEPT IN RELATION TO MATTERS IN WHICH THE OFFICER IS
32 ing from agencies in relation to ours In here is
33 ADJUDGED TO HAVE ACTED IN BAD FAITH.
33 a judge of bad faith
34 J. THIS SECTION SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH
34 Justice shall be planted in a ri
35 FEDERAL LAWS REGULATING IMMIGRATION, PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL
35 ver swirling gyrating. protecting us Evil are the
36 PERSONS AND RESPECTING THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF UNITED STATES
36 persons trespassing their evil legs and tongues unstate
37 CITIZENS
37 d eyes
38 Sec. 3. Title 13, chapter 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by
38 Search the river in Arizona Revise its status amend it by
39 adding section 13-1509, to read:
39 adding a shot in the heart enough to tear
40 13-1509. Trespassing by illegal aliens; assessment; exception;
40 through nine trespassing illegals as one takes a pin
41 classification
41 classifying
42 A. IN ADDITION TO ANY VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW, A PERSON IS GUILTY OF
42 And in a violent river is a life
43 TRESPASSING IF THE PERSON IS BOTH:
43 trees pass a person in a boat
44 1. PRESENT ON ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND IN THIS STATE.
44 nears shore a rough land In this state
45 2. IN VIOLATION OF 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1304(e) OR 1306(a).
45 in violation of states is our river or theirs
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1 B. IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION, THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF AN
1 Bite down on this section If I determine an
2 ALIEN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY EITHER:
2 alien as immigrant a determined other
3 1. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL
3 a new force moves our author is federal
4 GOVERNMENT TO VERIFY OR ASCERTAIN AN ALIEN'S IMMIGRATION STATUS.
4 Go over a verified chain Aliens migrate to us
5 2.ALAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERORAGENCYCOMMUNICATINGWITHTHEUNITED
5 to a wall when forced to for agency Some night in the United
6 STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR THE UNITED STATES BORDER
6 States I grade and cuss and force more to the border
7 PROTECTION PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).
7 What is a border save another sea
8 C. A PERSON WHO IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS NOT ELIGIBLE
8 a sea a person isn’t person eligible
9 FORSUSPENSIONORCOMMUTATIONOFSENTENCEORRELEASEONANYBASISUNTILTHE
9 over some mutation of sentence or a lesion on a body
10 SENTENCE IMPOSED IS SERVED.
10 decomposed deserved to
11 D. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PRESCRIBED BY LAW, THE COURT SHALL
11 die in a ditch I need to hear and rescript a bill to show our
12 ORDER THE PERSON TO PAY JAIL COSTS AND AN ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN THE
12 ordering to a page I lost in a ditch in a cement ditch
13 FOLLOWING AMOUNTS:
13 falling int
14 1. AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST VIOLATION.
14 o one All of our dollars for a river violation
15 2. TWICE THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBSECTION IF THE
15 twice the amount specified in paragraph one of this subsection If a
16 PERSON WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO AN ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION.
16 person is previous a subject dead pursuing this space
17 E. ACOURTSHALLCOLLECTTHEASSESSMENTSPRESCRIBEDINSUBSECTIONDOF
17 ears select this Say its our script Say at the end of
18 THIS SECTION AND REMIT THE ASSESSMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
18 this section are righteous men Say art means safety
19 WHICH SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL SUBACCOUNT FOR THE MONIES IN THE ACCOUNT
19 What else is it for exc
20 ESTABLISHED FOR THE GANG AND IMMIGRATION INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENFORCEMENT
20 ept for everyone Tell us of a cement
21 MISSION APPROPRIATION. MONIES IN THE SPECIAL SUBACCOUNT ARE SUBJECT TO
21 song a river at dawn A moan is in this Say a sound a just
22 LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR GANG AND IMMIGRATION
22 ice for rivers bordering
23 ENFORCEMENT AND FOR COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT COSTS RELATING TO ILLEGAL
23 our rivers Here a border line is shook o
24 IMMIGRATION.
24 ff a raw tone
25 F. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PERSON WHO MAINTAINS AUTHORIZATION25 If this shaking does not apply to a person who maintains a shore is the
26 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.
26 river a leg for running into a state
27 G. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR, EXCEPT THAT A
27 a flowing of eyes tongue clashing toward
28 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS:
28 violation cheek at the s
29 1. A CLASS 3 FELONY IF THE PERSON VIOLATES THIS SECTION WHILE IN
29 un A class three felony if the sun falls in
30 POSSESSION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
30 possession of anything
31 (a) A DANGEROUS DRUG AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-3401.
31 Danger is defined as sand dirt a river run A
32 (b) PRECURSOR CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF
32 border is a sediment ring
33 METHAMPHETAMINE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 13-3404.01.
33 a map meaning flush it away and the river run
34 (c) A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
34 s straight through it meant as defined as c
35 13-105.
35 arrying ov
36 (d) PROPERTY THAT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMITTING AN ACT OF
36 er Every reused word proves it Is it
37 TERRORISM AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 13-2308.01.
37 true our eyes are a script in a scene our ears gone in
38 2. A CLASS 4 FELONY IF THE PERSON EITHER:
38 the clay of our flung border
39 (a) IS CONVICTED OF A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
39 I invite you for a second violation of this section
40 (b) WITHIN SIXTY MONTHS BEFORE THE VIOLATION, HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM
40 Be within us as moths before a full light chain removed from
41 THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1229a OR HAS
41 the wing with the shine of a r
42 ACCEPTED A VOLUNTARY REMOVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED
42 iver flow in the sun
43 STATES CODE SECTION 1229c.
43 Take it as a song We love to dance
Ryan Clark writes much of his work through a unique method of homophonic translation and is particularly interested in how poetry responds to violence and subjugation, symbolic and otherwise. He is the author of How I Pitched the First Curve (Lit Fest Press, 2019), and his poetry has appeared in or is forthcoming in Yemasse, Painted Bride Quarterly, Fourteen Hills, Barzakh Magazine, Aufgabe, and Posit. He currently teaches at Waldorf University in Iowa, where he serves as Director of Creative Writing.