more on arizona immigration law

(The cartoon at left was drawn by Mike Keefe, The Denver Post.)


Eugene Robinson really said it all much better than I could ever say it in his column, Arizona's immigration law is an act of vengeance:

"And how are police supposed to decide whom they "reasonably suspect" of being in the country illegally? Since the great majority of undocumented immigrants in Arizona are from Mexico, aggressive enforcement of the law would seem to require demanding identification from anybody who looks kind of Mexican. Or maybe just hassling those who look kind of Mexican and also kind of poor. Or maybe anyone who dares to visit the Mexican consulate.

"Arizona is dealing with a real problem and is right to demand that Washington provide a solution. But the new immigration law isn't a solution at all. It's more like an act of vengeance. The law makes Latino citizens and legal residents vulnerable to arbitrary harassment -- relegating them to second-class status -- and it is an utter disgrace."

"Utter disgrace." No doubt.
I love how so many people keep saying things like "What part of 'illegal' don't they understand?" Yeah, and how many folks who whine about illegal immigrants not "respecting our laws" also drive after drinking, text while driving, cheat on their taxes, go over the posted speed limit, or do illegal drugs?
Oh, but that's different.