Quote from Wallet:
What's your answer to the problem?
Illegal aliens are just that illegal, and create a financial burden upon the health and educational systems in Arizona, at a time when States are under extreme fiscal burdens, not to mention the sudden increase in violence along the boarder.
Up to this point a local Arizona peace officer could not inquire to a persons citizenship status during any form of questioning or traffic stop, even if they suspected that person of being here illegally. They deferred that to the Boarder Patrol and the National Government for immigration control....But guess what? It ain't working.
This law has specific language that prohibits racial profiling. Now I'm not naive, I know it goes on, specially in the area of drug enforcement. But while any law can be enforced outside of it's intent, the intent here is to allow local law enforcement the ability to help control a growing problem.
The State has the responsibility to protect it's citizens, that protection spreads from violence to the ability and resources to educate and care for it's LEGAL citizens.
There are laws and programs in place that allow for Green Cards and legal access to employment. If your here illegally you're breaking the law. I don't get why people ignore this.
The DNC is trying to make this a political issue to garner Hispanic votes this November. Guess we need to make it law to provide citizenship status in order to vote. See how many politicians vote for that.
I think we should start a Arizona Support Thread.
Quote from CaptainObvious:
You're correct! The supporters and apologists are quick to be critical, but slow, slow, slow in offering any solutions. Here's the deal folks, whether you like it or not. A non citizen is not entitled to come here just because they want too. There are hoops to jump through. Further, a person who came here illegally is not entitled to stay here just because they are here.
To the supporters of illegal immigrants, offer up a viable, legal and costitutional solution that does not violate the rights of U.S. citizens, or STFU!
Quote from bigarrow:
Since you go by the name Captain Obvious you should acknowledge the obvious. The Mexicans are going to come here and work and AMERICANS are going to continue hiring them and helping them, that part is obvious.
This Arizona law will not change that. A Mexican with a family he cannot feed and bills he cannot pay and family sick that he cannot get help for is going to come here. For his family he should come here. Just like you or I will do pretty much any kind of work required of us to feed our family, even if the government said we couldn't do it you still would work to feed your family. I don't have any quick fix solutions but until the right realizes what the source of the problem is we can't fix it and as of right now many on the right look at Mexicans here as simply criminals.
There is an answer here, it is impossible to completely fix the problem but we can make the problem better. I don't think the Arizona solution will work, and will cause more problems than it solves.
Quote from bigarrow:
Since you go by the name Captain Obvious you should acknowledge the obvious. The Mexicans are going to come here and work and AMERICANS are going to continue hiring them and helping them, that part is obvious.
This Arizona law will not change that. A Mexican with a family he cannot feed and bills he cannot pay and family sick that he cannot get help for is going to come here. For his family he should come here. Just like you or I will do pretty much any kind of work required of us to feed our family, even if the government said we couldn't do it you still would work to feed your family. I don't have any quick fix solutions but until the right realizes what the source of the problem is we can't fix it and as of right now many on the right look at Mexicans here as simply criminals.
There is an answer here, it is impossible to completely fix the problem but we can make the problem better. I don't think the Arizona solution will work, and will cause more problems than it solves.
Quote from Wallet:
You are correct, the Arizona law will not fix the problem but it will allow the local police departments to be more proactive in addressing the situation.
Governments on both side of the boarder are to blame, Mexico encourages the behavior and the US does nothing concrete, except the occasional token plant raid from time to time. Come on, it's not hard to find illegal employment.
Optional, I agree wholeheartedly, prosecute those who employ illegals, but work is only one reason why they come here.
Quote from OPTIONAL777:
If there were no work here, no money, no free lunch, no free health care...why would they come?
For a life of crime?
We didn't have this problem in such a prolific manner before Reagan, you do know that, right?
Quote from Wallet:
Ah, but hospitals can't refuse medical help. And if a pregnant mom can get across the boarder and have her child here, it's an American.... not what the Framers had in mind.
Laws that require proof of citizenship, cough cough "social security numbers" for kids to be allowed to enroll in schools are opposed in courts. So, anyone with a water bill, kids can enroll in school.
Yes make it so there's no incentive to come here, but when these types of laws are passed it's the same story, racial! racial! racial! And immediate injunctions are sough in court to stop them. California anyone?
It's time to stop the bullshit.