| johnsobas said: There are 2 problems here. It is racial profiling, and it is not the states place to enforce federal laws. We can't have state troopers enforcing with the same laws as federal border agents. Of course it is going to be more strict on the border, legal citizens should not be hanging out right by the border and wonder why they are under suspicion. I am totally against the law if it goes into law, but i am also for the law for 1 reason. It forced the federal government to enforce their laws. We can't have 50 different immigration laws in 50 states, that would be insanity, but I think it's good for states to have a way that they can pressure the federal government into doing their job. In response there have been thousands more border agents sent to the borders and immigration reform is on the table. I would much rather see some kind of way to prevent legals from getting jobs like having strict penalties for employers who hire illegals rather than having a law that will get you up to 2 years in jail if you don't have your papers when the police ask for them. |
Sorry, but everything in the post is just false. There are so many thing to counter, I will just do it in bullet form
- The federal law allows more for racial profiling then the state law. The state law is less strick.
- Any state can make a law the mirrors the federal law, and enforce it. Every state does it all the time. Arson, murder, grand theft, etc... All these are both federal and state laws, that a state is allowed to enforce. In fact, the federal government encourages states to do so. This is the only law the baulk at. They baulk at it because the feds don't want to enforce it. Tuff shit feds, you don't get to pick what laws you like and just enforce those. If you don't wants states mirroring this law and enforcing it, change the law.
- We can absolutely have 50 different immigration laws in 50 states, as long as none of them infringe on the federal law. Arizona does not require additional papers, or there own passport. They don't limit how long you can be in the country on visa. There legal requirements to be in the country are the same as the feds.
- You don't go to jail for two years for not having papers. The worst that will happen to you, is the state of Arizona will turn over anyone they find that is illegal to the federal immigration office. The feds then can do whatever they want with you.
This law is really no big deal. It's just been blown up in the media.
