Razing Arizona
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. - George Orwell
Canadian Racial Profiling Bait for Arizona
Attorney General, Eric Holder, was recently chastised for condemning the Arizona Immigration Law and admitting that he didn't read the text of it. I have read it. If Mr. Holder had read it, I'm sure it would have invoked a stronger response from him than it did. There has been much discussion about its impact on illegal immigrants and will continue to be.
There hasn't been much discussion of the implications upon the American citizens in Arizona. It is true that the law does state that racial profiling is prohibited, but only within an investigation. There is no mention of it during an arrest Since the behavior of an American citizen and an illegal immigrant may be identical, there is no real way to tell whether someone is here illegally or not. The best guess would probably be racial indicators, and considering the number of Mexican Americans in Arizona and the varying degrees of racial mixture, even that is not a good yardstick for arrest.
A large portion of Mexicans share indigenous blood lines with Native Americans. Many to the point where Mexicans are physically indistinguishable from Native Americans that also populate the southwest. As a result, the only practicable solution would be for all residents of Arizona to carry proof of citizenship to avoid arrest, interruption of their lives and detention. This is a link to an article and a video of a naturally born American citizen being arrested and detained until his wife could retrieve his birth certificate and social security card from their home after she had to leave work to do it. I apologize if the video doesn't work. I tried it and I couldn't get it to work.
Many complain about immigration problems contributing to violence and crime within the state. However, Arizona is home to some of the most lax gun control laws in the country, which would make weapon acquisition and gun running an easy target in Arizona. This would indicate that the state probably doesn't take violent crime prevention as seriously as they do in the Chicago area, where I live, and rely heavily on enforcement and punishment after the fact.
John Stewart recently stated that "The states are the laboratories for democracy. Considering the circumstances, Arizona would be the meth lab for democracy." Considering the lawsuits and boycotts of businesses that are being threatened against Arizona, the drain on the state's economy may allow Mexico to buy Arizona back for a few pesos
There hasn't been much discussion of the implications upon the American citizens in Arizona. It is true that the law does state that racial profiling is prohibited, but only within an investigation. There is no mention of it during an arrest Since the behavior of an American citizen and an illegal immigrant may be identical, there is no real way to tell whether someone is here illegally or not. The best guess would probably be racial indicators, and considering the number of Mexican Americans in Arizona and the varying degrees of racial mixture, even that is not a good yardstick for arrest.
A large portion of Mexicans share indigenous blood lines with Native Americans. Many to the point where Mexicans are physically indistinguishable from Native Americans that also populate the southwest. As a result, the only practicable solution would be for all residents of Arizona to carry proof of citizenship to avoid arrest, interruption of their lives and detention. This is a link to an article and a video of a naturally born American citizen being arrested and detained until his wife could retrieve his birth certificate and social security card from their home after she had to leave work to do it. I apologize if the video doesn't work. I tried it and I couldn't get it to work.
Many complain about immigration problems contributing to violence and crime within the state. However, Arizona is home to some of the most lax gun control laws in the country, which would make weapon acquisition and gun running an easy target in Arizona. This would indicate that the state probably doesn't take violent crime prevention as seriously as they do in the Chicago area, where I live, and rely heavily on enforcement and punishment after the fact.
John Stewart recently stated that "The states are the laboratories for democracy. Considering the circumstances, Arizona would be the meth lab for democracy." Considering the lawsuits and boycotts of businesses that are being threatened against Arizona, the drain on the state's economy may allow Mexico to buy Arizona back for a few pesos
