Well, i'm not so sure about the Article 8 business. It is a federal law that marajuana is illegal, yet it is legal in some states.

What it amounts to is turning illegal immigrants in to the Feds, who have final say on the matter. Living in a state where there are plenty of illegals, it's not difficult to figure out who is who for the most part.

i am required by law to hand over documentation proving my identity and non-alien status every time i apply for a job, or get pulled over by police. This is nothing new, and i don't believe it is profiling, honestly. A person's status can be easily checked in the system just by rattling off a series of numbers that is found on their state issued ID card or DL. i know this because i listen to a police scanner. They know when your last brush with the law was, what it was for, if you're on parole or probation, and of course, if you have warrants. They also know if the number on your ID card is a fake. Hell, they know if you have warrants in another state, and if that state is willing to extradite for the particular offense that is stated on your warrant! All in about 5 minutes. So i don't think this is such a terrible thing to do.

Profiling? We are all profiled in one way or another. There is plenty about life that isn't fair. What isn't fair is that i am paying for babies to be born in hospitals so that the mothers can stay here (anchor babies). i am paying to feed and clothe and house some of these people who didn't give enough of a crap to go through the steps it takes to be here legally. They aren't paying anything. THAT is damn sure not fair!

i believe that much attention needs to be paid to this issue. There are other countries that are strict on illegals. Mexico is one of the main ports of entry to the US, and since we don't watch our border crossings as closely there as we do in cooperation with the Canadians, we are leaving ourselves open to more than just taxpayer problems. If it is that easy to get multiple families across the border, what else can be brought in?

Not to mention the crime issues that have grown in Mexico over the last year.

i believe that the Arizona Law is good for drawing attention to the problem and showing Washington that we are serious. i also think that if the rest of the states with large illegal immigrant populations would get their balls pumped up and show some solidarity with Arizona, something might actually change on Capitol Hill. Squeeky wheel gets the most grease.