Daily Agitator
It is a sunny day at the park and your are approach by uniformed police and they demand your papers….NO! This is NOT a scene from a movie about occupied Europe during the Second World War….nope…this is in your own backyard……….
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday neared a deadline to act on the nation’s toughest legislation against illegal immigration.The sweeping measure would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It would also require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal.
Other provisions of the bill allow lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws, and make it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.
I realize that immigration is a touchy subject for many on the Right and that they are trying to find an answer to the problem….but this is NOT an answer! Why? Say you were born in East LA, most likely you will be of Hispanic descent, and you do not drive or have a passport……got all that? When your papers are demanded by the authorities how do you prove your citizenship? Birth certificate? Those are just as easy to forge as SSN……so then how do you prove your status?
Is illegal immigration the problem they would have us believe? IMO, no it is not! Why do I say that with all the evidence to the contrary? There is a strong construction industry in my area plus it is a strong right to work state, but there are NEVER any of the unemployed locals waiting outside Home Depot for day work…..so the BS of them taking American jobs is not valid, at least where I live……
Of course, they, meaning the authorities, use the drug wars in the border regions as a reason for such actions….how about this….if you eliminate the middle man then the drug wars would virtually cease…yes, that means legalization of drugs….not only the elimination of some of the crimes but it would generate much needed revenue…..(this is a post for another day)
Thoughts?