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Here's an interesting article on a new Arizona state law concerning illegal immigration.  What are your thoughts?  For?  Against?  Should all states adopt this, or is it a violation of individual privacy and rights?

I present two articles.  One for and one against.  Here's the first:

Arizona Law Promises to Be 'Toughest' on Illegal Immigration

Republicans Float Bill to Charge Illegal Immigrants with Trespassing -- in the State

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN

March 26, 2010—

 

A bill empowering police to arrest illegal immigrants and charge them with trespassing for simply being in the state of Arizona, is likely just weeks away from becoming the toughest law of its kind anywhere in the country.

Already passed by the state's Senate and currently being reconciled with a similar version in the House, the bill would essentially criminalize the presence of the 460,000 illegal immigrants living in the state.

The measure allows police to detain people on the suspicion that they are illegal immigrants, outlaws citizens from employing day laborers, and makes it illegal for anyone to transport an illegal immigrant, even a family member, anywhere in the state.

The bill's supporters say a local crackdown has become a necessity because the federal government has failed to adequately seal the borders or actively enforce its laws. They blame Arizona's spiraling crime and unemployment rates on its large population of illegal immigrants.

"When you come to America you must have a permission slip, period," said state Sen. Russell Pearce, the Mesa Republican who sponsored the bill. "You can't break into my country, just like you can't break into my house."

"It will be, there's no doubt, the toughest immigration enforcement bill in the nation," said Pearce, a former deputy in the Maricopa County Sherriff's Office, where he worked for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, nicknamed "America's toughest sheriff." Arpaio, who has stirred controversy over his roundups of illegal immigrants, is being investigated by the federal government for alleged racial profiling.

Immigrant rights groups believe the bill, especially the trespassing provision, will further burden the already stretched-thin resources of local law enforcement agencies, result in hassles of U.S. citizens, and encourage cops to arrest and charge people based on racial profiling.

"The really dangerous impact is the creation of a new state crime related to trespassing. If law enforcement has a reasonable suspicion that someone is undocumented they can be stopped and forced to prove they're a U.S. citizen. If they can't prove it, they can be arrested," said Jennifer Allen, director of the Border Action Network, an immigrant advocacy group,

"But reasonable suspicion is so broad and the law provides no definition and no training for law enforcement on how to identify someone. It essentially mandates racial profiling," she said.

Pearce said he "was not advocating roundups." By creating a law that "eliminates all sanctuary policies," illegal immigrants -- unable to work, travel or even be present in the state -- would ultimately "leave on their own."

The senator argues the state law puts teeth in federal laws already on the books, by turning misdemeanors, like employing day laborers, into felonies.

Similar bills were vetoed three times by former Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, but current Gov. Jan Brewer has signaled she will sign the bill once it reaches her desk.

This weekend Republican U.S. Senator John McCain will campaign in Arizona with his former vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin.

McCain is in the midst of one of the toughest primary campaigns of a lengthy career in politics.

McCain, who once back a bipartisan effort to grant illegal immigrants amnesty, has deflected questions about whether he supports the legislation.

"It's a state issue," McCain spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan told ABC News via e-mail.

Contender J.D. Hayworth, a former Republican congressman, however, has come out to actively support the bill and used McCain's ambiguity to attack him.

"Sen. Russell Pearce of the Arizona State Senate has worked very hard to combat illegal immigration and I think his Senate bill 1070 is a good bill," Hayworth told ABC News.

"Simply stated, we need to give law enforcement officers the tools to do their jobs. Border security is national security and it's time to take handcuffs off law enforcement and put them on criminals who break our laws."

And here's the second article:

Napolitano rips GOP immigrant trespassing bill

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

The Associated Press

The former governor of Arizona took a shot Thursday at ongoing efforts by Republican legislators to enact state laws to make being in this country illegally a violation of state trespassing laws.

House OKs illegal immigration measure [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/152122]

“I thought I was right when I vetoed it the first time, I thought I was right the second time, I thought I was right the third time,’’ Janet Napolitano told her audience at Arizona State University.

Napolitano, who quit as governor more than a year ago to become homeland security secretary in the Obama administration, said the problem with the bill goes beyond strictly the “trespass’’ provision. In the past - as in the current version awaiting House action - it also includes language which would require police to check the immigration status of everyone with whom they come into official contact.

“What those laws do is they take away the ability of law enforcement in different communities to set their own priorities,’’ Napolitano said. “They create a cookie-cutter approach to law enforcement that really doesn’t match the fact that the law enforcement situation in, say, Nogales, is very different than here, which is very different than that, say, of Show Low.’’

The legislation is backed by Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, and Rep. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista. They say they want to end what they call “sanctuary policies’’ in some communities where police are told they should not try to routinely determine if people are illegal immigrants.

The merits of the legislation aside, Napolitano also echoed questions already raised about whether the provisions are legal, particularly having local police charge those who entered the country in violation of federal immigration laws under the state crime of trespass. “Ultimately it may be for the courts to decide,’’ she said.

Napolitano also expressed some sympathy for her successor who has had to deal with several years of deficits.

“This is a very difficult time for any governor ... given the depth and breadth of the recession we have undergone as a country,’’ she said. And Napolitano said states lack both the flexibility and the tools that the federal government has to deal with revenue shortfalls.

“I fully appreciate the situation the situation that Gov. (Jan) Brewer has been dealing with and the difficulties that she has been confronted,’’ Napolitano said.

But the former governor never addressed the fact the state was already spending more than it was taking in before she left in early 2009 and that Napolitano dealt with those deficits through various accounting maneuvers like shifting expenses into future years, moves that created an even deeper problem when the recession deepened.

Brewer, in a series of speeches, has made no secret of the fact she believes the size of the current deficit is due in large part to the practices of her predecessor.

As recently as November, Brewer said, she “inherited a budget  deficit created from years of overspending and living beyond our means.’’

Napolitano also said she made the right decision earlier this year when she pulled the plug on construction of a “virtual fence’’ along the southern Arizona border to stop smugglers.

“The problem is the concept is very expensive and it hasn’t worked,’’ she said. Rather than spend “hundreds of millions of dollars more,’’ Napolitano said she made the decision to instead invest in technology that is available now and can be used by border officers.



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I don't think you should be able to just tell someone to prove that they are a citizen. Not everyone has a form of identification on them. Also, some people have a fake I.D.  It is illogical to use police resources to try to find illegal immigrants (which is a hard task with little proof) that should be used to stop crimes. However if a person commits a crime then the police shouyld be able to check the status of their citizenship.



-- Edited by Sarah Labelle on Tuesday 30th of March 2010 10:10:39 AM

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I don’t think that people should go and prove there a citizen of the United State. People don’t always has a form of I’d with them just to prove there a citizens. People could just go and show a fake I’d to the police. It is pretty Dum to arrest the immigrant, give them a chance to become a citizen. They do jobs that ordinary American people won’t do.



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I feel as if the first article dictated a bad idea and the second article simply no idea at all (just like liberals vs. conservatives). Like Napolitano, I think that a "virtual fence" would do little to solve the problem as there are other ways for illegal immigrants to infiltrate the state. However, like Brewer, I also believe that the rising number of illegal immigrants is a frightening revelation that should be addressed, although perhaps not in such a radical way.

Racial profiling has its benefits, but it would require enormous efforts to check the millions of people living in Arizona. Actually, all of the 'solutions' that they proposed seem impractical. It upsets me that they spend so much time and effort debating on the logistics of an awful idea, a 'bridge to no where' if you will. :D

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i agree with the bill because  the people are here ileagly     and we dont know if they were murders  or  drug runners and if they come here leagly its fine but ileagly it isnt u think other country would like americans comining in there ilegaly  this problem has to be fixed   

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No, I do not think that the state should be able to take people and make them show their ID just because they think they are immigrants because of the privacy issue. They have rights and we never know if the person is actually an immigrant or not. The police will obviously use stereotypes against people and pull them off the streets just based off looks. That kind of situation is not fair at all and shouldn't be approved. Racism and stereotypes need to be decreased and this would just contribute to it.

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my thoughts on this issue that they have no right be able to go up to anyone that hasnt commited a crime. racial profiling is a horrible thing that plagues america today since this country has very sick obession with illgeal immigration. but that just my thoughts on this

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Honestly, i don't think it would be fair to stop someone and check for an ID, assuming they were an immigrant. What if that person isn't? If i were in there shoes, i would take that offensive because that is racial profiling.

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I understand the states desire to pass a law in an attempt to control their illegal immigration population and ‘problem’ but I don’t think the wording or mandates for the bill will actually help solve anything.  Charging illegal immigrants with trespassing will almost definitely cause many legal and morality problems and disputes. If they are trespassing on America and its homes does that also give American citizens the right to use force to protect their “home” Arizona? Even if the measures prove to be somehow effective the state could very well end up facing profiling lawsuits and complaints from civil liberty groups due to overzealous officers.  While I agree something must be done and steps must be taken to punish people employing and smuggling illegal workers I don’t think this bill will effectively solve the problem.



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I feel like this could be a very dangerous and risky bill. It goes way past just the issue of trespassing. If it were to pass I feel it would give police enforcers too much power. For example, “it also includes language which would require police to check the immigration status of everyone with whom they come into official contact.” This is a breach of privacy rights that people have in the country. Also I think this bill would increase racial profiling in the country tremendously and gives other countries the image of America being a discriminatory country. I agree with reducing illegal immigrants in the country but it has to be a legal and cautious thing. The government can’t just go and take away people’s privacy. Also what would be the “reasonable suspicion” that someone is an illegal immigrant? Does that mean if I were to happen to appear like an illegal immigrant that I would be arrested and charged with trespassing? There must be a better way to pinpoint illegal immigrants without profiling or breaching people’s rights.

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I dont believe they should have the right to pull someone and " check their ID ". We have freedom and rights in this country. It never said you cant be free in a country in which your not a citizen. What if you were to go to some other country and they checked you because they knew you werent a citizen. You might not be illegal because of a passport but you wouldnt want to be checke3d lik that. ITs just rude !

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The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.


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Heling is wrote:

I feel as if the first article dictated a bad idea and the second article simply no idea at all (just like liberals vs. conservatives). Like Napolitano, I think that a "virtual fence" would do little to solve the problem as there are other ways for illegal immigrants to infiltrate the state. However, like Brewer, I also believe that the rising number of illegal immigrants is a frightening revelation that should be addressed, although perhaps not in such a radical way.

Racial profiling has its benefits, but it would require enormous efforts to check the millions of people living in Arizona. Actually, all of the 'solutions' that they proposed seem impractical. It upsets me that they spend so much time and effort debating on the logistics of an awful idea, a 'bridge to no where' if you will. :D



what do you think should be done?

 



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In all honesty, privacy is soemthing that should not be tampered with, although the rising number of immigrants in the u.s. is alarming. The issue should be addressed, but in a much less radical way. passing this bill could, in retrospect, be a very risky and ineffective way of preventing immigration. Other, more elaborate avenues can be taken in order to reach this goal. 


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i agree with the bill because  the people are here ileagly     and we dont know if they were murders  or  drug runners and if they come here leagly its fine but ileagly it isnt u think other country would like americans comining in there ilegaly  this problem has to be fixed   



But if they are here legally they could still be selling drugs. Just because they are legal shouldn't give them that right. I think that people who cause problems in the community should be checked, but not just anyone.

 



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The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



I agree that people who violate laws should be allowed to be checked for citizenship.

 



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my thoughts on this issue that they have no right be able to go up to anyone that hasnt commited a crime. racial profiling is a horrible thing that plagues america today since this country has very sick obession with illgeal immigration. but that just my thoughts on this



They committed a crime by entering illegally. We are a nation of laws, not a nation full of hollagins, and where thuggery and hoodrats can run around breakin the law!

 



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Moussa wrote:

The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



excuse me,!!!!!!!! moussa. just because they think they are illegal, doesnt give them the right to racial profile and attack people just walking down the street and stop them just because they think they are illegal.

 



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No, I do not think that the state should be able to take people and make them show their ID just because they think they are immigrants because of the privacy issue. They have rights and we never know if the person is actually an immigrant or not. The police will obviously use stereotypes against people and pull them off the streets just based off looks. That kind of situation is not fair at all and shouldn't be approved. Racism and stereotypes need to be decreased and this would just contribute to it.



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Moussa wrote:

The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



excuse me,!!!!!!!! moussa. just because they think they are illegal, doesnt give them the right to racial profile and attack people just walking down the street and stop them just because they think they are illegal.



nobody was talkin about "attacking people" or anything. that's just a bunch of MUMBO JUMBO. 

we aren't saying they check ANYONE, cops check the citizenship of people they deal with like if they pull someone over. part of the process would be checking their citizenship, like their drivers license...etc. if you wanna work, you prove you are here legally. end of story.

GET AT ME! get on my level~!!

 



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Heling is wrote:

I feel as if the first article dictated a bad idea and the second article simply no idea at all (just like liberals vs. conservatives). Like Napolitano, I think that a "virtual fence" would do little to solve the problem as there are other ways for illegal immigrants to infiltrate the state. However, like Brewer, I also believe that the rising number of illegal immigrants is a frightening revelation that should be addressed, although perhaps not in such a radical way.

Racial profiling has its benefits, but it would require enormous efforts to check the millions of people living in Arizona. Actually, all of the 'solutions' that they proposed seem impractical. It upsets me that they spend so much time and effort debating on the logistics of an awful idea, a 'bridge to no where' if you will. :D



what do you think should be done?

 



I think that there is no solution to this problem in the immediate future.
Even if there were, America would not be able to manage it alone. It would take immense amounts of cooperation from the world leaders that are involved in this issue.

 



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The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



excuse me,!!!!!!!! moussa. just because they think they are illegal, doesnt give them the right to racial profile and attack people just walking down the street and stop them just because they think they are illegal.

 


nobody was talkin about "attacking people" or anything. that's just a bunch of MUMBO JUMBO. 

we aren't saying they check ANYONE, cops check the citizenship of people they deal with like if they pull someone over. part of the process would be checking their citizenship, like their drivers license...etc. if you wanna work, you prove you are here legally. end of story.

GET AT ME! get on my level~!!

 



Actually it reads as though police officers can question anyone even if they aren't in trouble already.

 



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The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



excuse me,!!!!!!!! moussa. just because they think they are illegal, doesnt give them the right to racial profile and attack people just walking down the street and stop them just because they think they are illegal.

 


nobody was talkin about "attacking people" or anything. that's just a bunch of MUMBO JUMBO. 

we aren't saying they check ANYONE, cops check the citizenship of people they deal with like if they pull someone over. part of the process would be checking their citizenship, like their drivers license...etc. if you wanna work, you prove you are here legally. end of story.

GET AT ME! get on my level~!!

 



then maybe the goverment should step their game up and get on that job of taking care of that. but until then let them make that money

 



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 I think it is completely wrong that people would have to show their ID because it is completely violating and discriminatory. You don't know if someone is here illegally or not and there is really no good way with checking that. 

 



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I believe the bill should be change a little because i dont think they can reconize all the illegal immagrants in the state, because the police are just going to pick on the Mexicans because they are the most common immigrant in the country and that is going to start problems and the Mexicans are going to be saying that is racial profiling. With some changes in the bill,  it can be perfected.

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then maybe the goverment should step their game up and get on that job of taking care of that. but until then let them make that money

 



 You are right. The gov needs to enforce the border better. take out anyone that tries to break the law!

If someone murdered 10 years ago, they still have to pay the time. Same with breaking in the country! they gotta serve the time!

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I believe the bill should be change a little because i dont think they can reconize all the illegal immagrants in the state, because the police are just going to pick on the Mexicans because they are the most common immigrant in the country and that is going to start problems and the Mexicans are going to be saying that is racial profiling. With some changes in the bill,  it can be perfected.



you GO max (: goood statement.

 



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then maybe the goverment should step their game up and get on that job of taking care of that. but until then let them make that money

 



 You are right. The gov needs to enforce the border better. take out anyone that tries to break the law!

If someone murdered 10 years ago, they still have to pay the time. Same with breaking in the country! they gotta serve the time!

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no one is breaking in. basically their here just to support their familys. they should have the right to do. if the immagration process wasnt SOOOO LONG then maybe peopole would be coming in legally. tuhhhhhh holla @ me. (;

 



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I understand that the government wants a bill to be passed in order to control their rising illegal immigrant population, but they do not have the right to go up to some random person and assume that they are an illegal immigrant. It’s a violation of privacy. Racial profiling isn’t 100% accurate. It’s impossible to check every single person to see whether they are a U.S. citizen or not. There should be a practical and logical way in order to solve this problem.



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I believe while this law is harsh based just on how people look, but if the person has commited a crime they should be punished. no exceptions. and by them coming in without their "permission slips" they are commiting crimes.

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no one is breaking in. basically their here just to support their familys. they should have the right to do. if the immagration process wasnt SOOOO LONG then maybe peopole would be coming in legally. tuhhhhhh holla @ me. (;



by coming and 'supporting" their families, they are destroying mine.  my parents waited 12 years to be allowed here! they can wait their own darn turn!\


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Actually it reads as though police officers can question anyone even if they aren't in trouble already.




 THEY ARE MIS REPRESENTING THE LAW!!!!! it is much better!



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no one is breaking in. basically their here just to support their familys. they should have the right to do. if the immagration process wasnt SOOOO LONG then maybe peopole would be coming in legally. tuhhhhhh holla @ me. (;

 


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understandable, respect to the parents. but my thought is that is way to long to wait to get into this country. where its people are so quick to attack immagrants

 



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I feel as if the first article dictated a bad idea and the second article simply no idea at all (just like liberals vs. conservatives). Like Napolitano, I think that a "virtual fence" would do little to solve the problem as there are other ways for illegal immigrants to infiltrate the state. However, like Brewer, I also believe that the rising number of illegal immigrants is a frightening revelation that should be addressed, although perhaps not in such a radical way.

Racial profiling has its benefits, but it would require enormous efforts to check the millions of people living in Arizona. Actually, all of the 'solutions' that they proposed seem impractical. It upsets me that they spend so much time and effort debating on the logistics of an awful idea, a 'bridge to no where' if you will. :D



can you explain some of the benefits of 'racial profiling "

 



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 I think it is completely wrong that people would have to show their ID because it is completely violating and discriminatory. You don't know if someone is here illegally or not and there is really no good way with checking that. 

 



when they apply for jobs... in which case when the employers should be arrested too. there should be some way to filter the wrong doers out!


 



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understandable, respect to the parents. but my thought is that is way to long to wait to get into this country. where its people are so quick to attack immagrants


you are right. they did take waaay to long to get in. maybe we should just stop EVERYONE from comin in, so they can stop complainin about how long it takes to come in.

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The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



how would you fix the system?

 



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Nay wrote:

understandable, respect to the parents. but my thought is that is way to long to wait to get into this country. where its people are so quick to attack immagrants


you are right. they did take waaay to long to get in. maybe we should just stop EVERYONE from comin in, so they can stop complainin about how long it takes to come in.

DEUCES!


Sooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! where they culture and new tech. will come from???????????

 



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Racial profiling has its benefits, but it would require enormous efforts to check the millions of people living in Arizona. Actually, all of the 'solutions' that they proposed seem impractical. It upsets me that they spend so much time and effort debating on the logistics of an awful idea, a 'bridge to no where' if you will. :D

Are you saying that the degredation, and humiliation of minority groups are a good thing?


furthermore, are you advocating for the institutionalization of racism again?!?!

 



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Moussa wrote:

The proponents of the bill are completely correct when they say that the federal government has failed to do its job of enforcing immigration laws. It then becomes the responsibility of the state to enforce the laws when the federal government fails to. I have no problem with the idea that police will ask for citizenship status every time they check someone for speeding, or some other interaction. Of course, this wouldn’t allow them to check citizenship when simply talking to someone without a prior violation. The entire bill is based on the fact that those who break the law must be punished for it; with no exception. I don’t see why anyone would ever disapprove of that basis for a law. The fact is that the illegal immigrants are here illegally, and we should never reward illegal activities. I see nothing wrong with enforcement of the law.
No one is saying this is a perfect system, but it’s a start in the right direction where the federal government has failed.



how would you fix the system?

 



you take matters into your own hands...(the states) when all else fails you try something different, people are all for try the same tactics OVER AND OVER again, but nothing is changing... tell me how THAT FIXES THE SYSTEM?

 



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Sooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! where they culture and new tech. will come from???????????




 AMERICA!

I'm out!



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my thoughts on this issue that they have no right be able to go up to anyone that hasnt commited a crime. racial profiling is a horrible thing that plagues america today since this country has very sick obession with illgeal immigration. but that just my thoughts on this



my thoughts exactly jahnay, they aren't helping solve the problem of racial profiling at all, and they are to oblivious to the fact that this would only make things worse.

 



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I believe while this law is harsh based just on how people look, but if the person has commited a crime they should be punished. no exceptions. and by them coming in without their "permission slips" they are commiting crimes.



If you had family, how came here illegaly, would you like this bill ? why or why not.  

 



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Nay wrote:

Sooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! where they culture and new tech. will come from???????????

 



 AMERICA!

I'm out!



so what your saying to stop doing business with companys like sony because thats a company in another land that sends people and tech. to this country to futher and also help the ecomony. -_______--

 



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montille25 wrote:

Dokolski wrote:

I believe while this law is harsh based just on how people look, but if the person has commited a crime they should be punished. no exceptions. and by them coming in without their "permission slips" they are commiting crimes.



If you had family, how came here illegaly, would you like this bill ? why or why not.  

 



i dont know... but tell me how you would like it if you came here legally like the people we saw in the videos. those hardships that those families went through, and then there are people just cheating the system, that just (metaphorically) laugh and blow by all the rules.? not to fun now

 



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I believe the bill should be change a little because i dont think they can reconize all the illegal immagrants in the state, because the police are just going to pick on the Mexicans because they are the most common immigrant in the country and that is going to start problems and the Mexicans are going to be saying that is racial profiling. With some changes in the bill,  it can be perfected.



What perameters should authorities use to choose the people they check the status of? If they choose based on looks it is racial profiling.

 



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Zachary W wrote:

Actually it reads as though police officers can question anyone even if they aren't in trouble already.

 



 THEY ARE MIS REPRESENTING THE LAW!!!!! it is much better!



Is the law misrepresenting the law?

B. FOR ANY CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY

OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS

STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS

UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE,

WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE

 PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).


 



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so what your saying to stop doing business with companys like sony because thats a company in another land that sends people and tech. to this country to futher and also help the ecomony. -_______--

 



YES. too many jobs are being outsourced to foriegn countries. we need to develop our own economies. but this is getting off point.

the point is, you break the law your a$$ gets arrested.


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montille25 wrote:

I believe the bill should be change a little because i dont think they can reconize all the illegal immagrants in the state, because the police are just going to pick on the Mexicans because they are the most common immigrant in the country and that is going to start problems and the Mexicans are going to be saying that is racial profiling. With some changes in the bill,  it can be perfected.



What perameters should authorities use to choose the people they check the status of? If they choose based on looks it is racial profiling.

 



Thats a hard question, because i dont care.

 



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Nay wrote:

so what your saying to stop doing business with companys like sony because thats a company in another land that sends people and tech. to this country to futher and also help the ecomony. -_______--

 



YES. too many jobs are being outsourced to foriegn countries. we need to develop our own economies. but this is getting off point.

the point is, you break the law your a$$ gets arrested.


Young Money

 




 okae im glad your alright with racial profiling, realyy hope your kids wont have to put up with that



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