SgtHarryWeezer
Bonjour Olive:
You wrote that controlling immigration is importantant. Americans think so to, but the problem is not with immigration, which is the legal process by which someone takes up residence in your country and in time, becomes a naturalized citizen. America remains the most generouos nation in the world for legal immigrants.
The issue here is illegal immigrants.
You suggest helping them in their own country. First, they need to help themselves. If you're speaking of Mexican citizens, their country is absolutely corrupt and the citizenry needs to do what Americans did in 1776. Otherwise, I'm not interested in spending one thin dime of taxpayer money in foreign aid to any nation. Most foreign aid is stolen; all of it is wasted. If a nation needs help, America always has been first in line but foreign aid ought to be replaced by a system of loans and purchases. We taxpayers will give you our money, provided we get something for it.
But your labeling the Arizona law as racist... "controlling people because of their appearance; the color of their skins; because they speak Spanish..." is absurd. It is nothing of the sort. Please do the research before you post such nonsence.
Essentially, it says Arizona police, when otherwise legally engaged with someone (as through a traffic stop for instance) may then ascertain if the person is illegal. How do they do that? They ask for identification - just as they ask any citizen for ID in a traffic stop. If the person doesn't have it, or, it appears bogus, they'll check further - just as they would for any American citizen. That's it. OK?
Your comparison to Nazi Germany is ridiculous. I'm also a student of history. Tell me how an American state enforcing laws already on the books has anything to do with persecution of Jews in a previous century. Arizona is taking this action because the federal government won't enforce those existing laws. Why? Purely for political reasons - to buy votes.
Let's hope Texas follows suit, and then New Mexico, etc.
I know only a little bit about the issues in the US....thats for sure....
its hard to find these illegal immigrants ...I believe this
but its really hard to imagine that one little police officer has the power to make a big deal out of some small things
and no Harry the comparison to Nazi Germany is not okay...not yet
but if its handled bad it will come this way....
maybe not the next law in this direction...but maybe the after next.... I dont know...
you have to be careful with this kind of things for sure....
I am a kid born in germany
my grandparents came from silesia in worldwar2 ...they told and reported me so much stuff..
dont tell me its impossible...
we have to be careful...
just my 2 cents