Originally Posted by
Miamhail
I live in Arizona and I applaud the law. If for no other reason than to light a fire under the Federal government and bring to attention the total failure of the system as it stand right now. The problem has gotten totally out of control. We have ranchers on the southern border who are constant victims, including the recent killing of one. We have police officers being fired on by the traffickers, while trying to stop them. Our crime rate is disproportionately high due to undocumented aliens.
AZ is the second worst in the county in regards to the state budget. We're broke! We can not afford to keep the social and educational programs we have, much less keep increasing the rolls by enrolling undocumented aliens. We can't keep teachers in the classrooms, yet we have to offer additional classes to Limited English Learners. We can no longer afford the high health care costs associated with undocumented aliens.
National and local news keeps hawking the racial profiling aspect. Racial profiling has always been a buzz word, and rightly so. But the law in AZ is very clear in regards to when an officer may ask about citizenship. It may only happen when another crime or offense has been commissioned. In other words, the police may not just randomly stop someone or walk up to someone and ask for identification. As for having to provide identification, let me ask anyone who has ever been pulled over by an officer this. What is the first thing an officer asks? Drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance. Done. No racial profiling. What happens if you can't provide ID or a means of being identified? They take you to the station and ID you. Once again, it happens to us all. No racial profiling. We all have to carry ID. The law in AZ was written to mirror the Federal law. We're not asking for anything in addition to what the Federal Government is already asking for. The only difference is - we plan on enforcing it.
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