In Arizona Immigration law is far from reasonable, a commentary written by my collegue Cynthia states that the immigration law is unresonable. The new series of laws passed in Arizona orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and are subject to question if they are reasonably suspicious. It also targets those who hire illegal laborers or knowingly transport them. This doesn’t create racial profiling, the bill was passed simply to cease illegal immigration. If you arn't illegal you should have nothing to hide, it's just another form of id you are required to keep on you so really it's effortless. If I were to leave the country I would need to have my "papers" on me, big deal, so how is this any different. Legislators' knew people would immediatley bring up race so it's already been built into the bill that a person cannot be questioned based on race. The laws need to be enforced so people can start taking our laws seriously.
I give props to Arizona for being brave enough to stand against illegal aliens due to the Federal Government’s failure to control the border’s of this country.
Americans have fought for every right we have, and Obama wants to give these rights to people who are bankrupting our schools, hospitals, prisons, and our welfare system. I don't know about everyone else but I am tired of working and having my taxes and social security used to support people who are not a legal part of the USA. Don't get me wrong, I'm welcome to foreigners coming here as long as they are willing to go through the process to come legally, adapt themselves to our laws and customs, and learn English.
Our government has been careless allowing millions of foreign nationals to enter and work in this country. It has to stop and Arizona shouldn't be criticized for acting where our federal government hasn’t. I hope this new law in will spread to every state. What part of the word ILLEGAL is confusing? The bill is passed not to foster racial profiling but to enforce the law! Russell Pearce couldn't of put more perfect, “Illegal is not a race, it’s a crime!”
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A few points -
ReplyDelete"If you aren't illegal you should have nothing to hide" - So do you feel the Police should have the right to search you, your property, or monitor your phone calls and internet activities? Because if you haven't done anything wrong, what do you have to hide? Where do you draw the line?
"If I were to leave the country I would need to have my "papers" on me, big deal, so how is this any different?" - It's different because the people being asked to carry papers are citizens, not visitors. You are assumed guilty until proven innocent.
"Legislators' knew people would immediately bring up race so it's already been built into the bill that a person cannot be questioned based on race." - Do you think an Anglo is going to have their citizenship questioned? Of course not, so therefore they won't be required to carry around citizenship papers. The law is going to require racial profiling by it's very nature.
"Americans have fought for every right we have, and Obama wants to give these rights to people who are bankrupting our schools, hospitals, prisons, and our welfare system." - The rights that Americans have fought for are not rights exclusive to American citizens. To quote Thomas Jefferson "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights...[insert Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights]"