Arizona Immigration Law
Let’s take racism out of the mix in responding to this law. Since I have two sons who are part Native American, part Black, and half Anglo, I feel qualified to comment on the excess of emotionalism surrounding this issue.
Since I was in grade school, all kinds of new rules were made as soon as someone overstepped the boundaries set by authorities. Those rules cramped my style, imposed upon my life, and felt oppressive. I was asked for a hall pass every time I stepped out of the classroom because someone broke the rules about the hall use, smoking in the bathroom, etc. I didn’t call it profiling. I called it a fact of life. It was necessary for the maintenance of order in the school.
If I break some sort of driving rules, or even appear to be doing so, I can be sure that I’ll be stopped and asked for my driver’s license. An officer has the right to put me to a drunk-driver’s test even if my problem is low blood sugar. I do not call it unfair. In order for any society to maintain order, some people will experience unfair restrictions on their freedom. This, too, is a fact of life.
When I was managing an apartment complex for five years, the answer to complaints regarding “discrimination” was to treat everyone the same. I suggest, then, that Arizona put immigrant status on all driver’s licenses, and ask everyone for their license or state-approved identification card at any time they are stopped. How easy can it get?
May 26th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Isn’t this law basically a copy of existing federal law? Obviously the people of Arizona are alarmed at the rate of illegal immigrants that are spilling over their border with Mexico into the state. So what are they to do? Just sit back while the whole state implodes? It is clear the feds have no intention of honoring their duty to secure the border. So Arizona has to take these measures. It is a sad situation all around.
May 26th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
The way the media portrays these stories is horrendous… Arizona is simply enforcing a Federal law why can’t people understand that. I’m all for legal immigration but illegal immigration is and has been a huge drain on this country and it’s tax-paying citizens. I can’t believe I live in a day and age where Americans are called racists for defending the Constitution.I hope more states do what is right and do what the majority of the citizens of this country want and support Arizona in their fight against illegal immigration.
May 27th, 2010 at 12:30 am
People really need to stop [whining!] It’s not racial profiling, they are simply enforcing the law. And believe me, you can tell who the illegals are.
May 27th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Yes it is a copy of federal law. I wish people would get out their calculators to figure out the tremendous cost of illegal behavior. There’s a cost to children of illegals which I hate to see–disruption of the family unit, etc. However, the children have dual citizenship which could benefit their parents in the future, even if everyone goes back to Mexico and does the move the legal way. Suppose they start with getting education and (granted it is rough) hard work.
May 27th, 2010 at 7:11 am
If the illegals had white skin (which some do) I would be willing to prove my citizenship to hold them accountable. It’s the price we pay for having laws actually enforced.
June 5th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
No matter what you think of the law, boycotting Arizona businesses is ridiculous. The people don’t make the laws.
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July 30th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Arizona is doing the right thing. Our borders need to be protected. There are many hard working hispanics that become United States citizens each year by completing the immigration process. Why should hispanics that essentially cut in line be rewarded and allowed to skip the long process that everyone else had to complete?
July 30th, 2010 at 8:06 am
See numbersUSA.org for information on the massive impact illegal immigration has on everyone. As an educator I hear from friends tales of their grief at being overwhelmed and inadequate at helping everyone. It is definitely sad.
August 26th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
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August 26th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
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Other links:
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http://www.scmagazineus.com/up-the-digital-river-without-a-paddle/article/173974/
http://www.scmagazineus.com/cybercrime-corner/section/1511/
Blessings!
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September 2nd, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Thx for the kudo, but I wish I knew which things people are most interested in…will you be specific?
Re: immigration, it seems that people against the law are the same liberals in favor of unlimited immigration, whether it is legal or not, as far as I can determine. If their wish comes true, our country will degrade into the lowest common denominator like all other socialist countries, since our resources are finite. In that case, the 11 million people now here illegally will be joined by millions more. Our schools, hospitals, etc. are already engorged to the point of imminent paralysis. Retirees can’t pay the bills for handouts, and they are the largest demographic in this country right now.