Sarah Palin Wades into Arizona Basketball Trip Debate

"(NewsCore) - Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin Wednesday night waded into the debate concerning a Chicago-area high school’s decision to cancel a girl’s basketball team trip to Arizona on account of the state’s new immigration law.

Addressing a crowd of 4,000 in Rosemont, Ill., Palin ridiculed the decision by Highland Park High School to cancel its participation in a December basketball tournament, saying that "an economic and political boycott of one of our sister states is not a way to secure our borders."

"Them are fightin' words when you say a girl can't play in the basketball tournament ... for political reasons ... so we're going to see about that," she added.

Arizona’s new law, signed into law last month by the state's Republican Governor Jan Brewer, makes illegal immigration a crime in the state, and requires police officers to question people about their immigration status if the officers suspect they are in the U.S. illegally.

The decision by the Highland Park High School to cancel the girls' participation in the tournament has been debated on conservative talk shows and talk radio.

Palin noted that the school is still sponsoring a trip to China by saying "You know how they treat girls in China? It makes no sense. Even if they have to do this on our own. ... If the kids have to 'Go Rogue' girls."

The school district assistant superintendent Sue Hebson has defended the school’s decision, saying it was done for the safety of the students and not as a political statement..."Sarah Palin Wades into Arizona Basketball Trip Debate

No "choice" for women, hmm? Where is the A.C.L.U.?

Sarah Palin Wades into Arizona Basketball Trip Debate