Arizona may pass the toughest immigration laws in the country
Arizona appears ready to pass strict illegal immigration enforcement laws. Under the bill that just passed the Arizona House, it will be a violation of state law to enter the United States without the proper papers. I know how absurd it sounds that it isn’t already a state crime in Arizona for people to enter this country illegally, but at least the state seems to be moving in the right direction on this issue.
This bill would also grant the Arizona police the power to stop people that they suspect are in the country illegally and ask them for proof that they are in the country legally. If this bill is signed by the governor, Arizona will have some of the toughest immigration laws in the country. However the bill is slightly weaker than an earlier version of the bill because it will provide protections for community organizations that transport or harbor illegal aliens.
Needless to say, immigrant rights groups are coming out against this bill.
The objective is to make life miserable for immigrants so that they leave the state,” said Chris Newman, general counsel for the Los Angeles-based National Day Laborer Organizing Network. “The bill constitutes a complete disregard for the rights of nonwhites in Arizona. It effectively mandates racial profiling.”
No, actually the objective of the bill is to make it harder for immigrants that are here illegally to stay here illegally. You would think that immigrants who abided by the rules and followed the proper procedures to enter this country would be all for stopping the people who took shortcuts and did not follow the proper procedures from entering the county.
The bill has already passed the Arizona senate and it will be headed to the governor’s desk for either a signing or a veto. It is still unclear whether the governor will sign this bill or veto it, although she has already called for stronger immigration laws.
I do not agree with protecting from criminal prosecution organizations that transport illegal aliens into this country; I feel that if you are serious about solving the problem you will also punish those that transport, harbor, and knowingly employ illegal immigrants, but this bill is a step in the right direction. Hopefully the governor of Arizona will do the right thing and sign this bill into law.
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Okay, I just have to ask the obvious question here. Why is it a bad thing to try to slow down and/or stop illegal immigration? Why is it racial profiling to stop someone who looks like they are from Mexico and ask them to prove they are in this country legally? (I know, that was two questions.)
Correct me if I am wrong, but what happens if someone robs a bank and a description of the culprit is given to police officers? If the bank teller who had a gun in her face says the fella was a black guy, isn’t it the obvious thing to do to start looking for a black guy? The same goes for a red-headed Irishman, or a blond-haired, blue-eyed white guy. They are going to be using the description to look for possible suspects. Someone needs to explain to me why it is any different when the police look for Hispanics that could possibly be in our country illegally. It doesn’t make sense to do it any other way.
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I am all for racial profiling. When you have a desription of a person that committed a crime, why wouldn’t you look for a person that fits the description of the person that committed the crime? I wrote a post on that topic once. It seems clear to people like you and I, but for some reason profiling is looked down upon by many people in America.
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