Imigration

[DuncanONeil]

"the people who did come to US legally will be affected by this law" Please explain how this is so??

Send all illegal aliens (above 18) to prison for a month. Then send them back to whatever country they came from.

It's harsh, but you have to figure out ways to protect your own country from people who do not respect the system to apply legally. As an immigrant to Canada, I hate hearing about stories of people cheating the system and living here. I feel for those who want to live a better life, but I think a country's first responsibility is it's citizens.

That being said, the people who did come to US legally will be affected by this law, and for this reason, I don't suport it. I do hope that this will shine a light on the whole matter and something is done about it. I get the frustration that residents of Arizona and other Southern states have when they hear about budget deficits and then see a bunch of people who run as soon as they hear/see the cops.

[Lion]

"the people who did come to US legally will be affected by this law" Please explain how this is so??

Asking anyone for papers to prove they are American just seems like a huge step backwards. I doubt that whites will be affected by this at all compared to ethnic minorities. Do I think a cop is going to ask for a John Smith to prove he's American? I doubt it. I think he'll be more inclined to ask a Jose Hernandez though.

[DuncanONeil]

I do not believe you understood my question.
How is it a step backwards to ask people for identification. This happens to everyone constantly. To single out a segment of society and exempt them from this process is itself discriminatory.
No one is asking people to prove that they are an American, but that are legally in the country. We assume this of citizens and require it by law for non-citizens.
Why is it bad to ask people to comply with the law?

Completely outside the purview of the original question how is it bad to enforce immigration law?

Asking anyone for papers to prove they are American just seems like a huge step backwards. I doubt that whites will be affected by this at all compared to ethnic minorities. Do I think a cop is going to ask for a John Smith to prove he's American? I doubt it. I think he'll be more inclined to ask a Jose Hernandez though.