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Originally Posted by GattaFish
Someone needs to step up and tell people this is the way it is, If you don't like it then DON'T COME HERE.
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For many people that's not really the point. I think most Americans support enforcement of our immigration laws and don't think rampant illegal immigration is a good thing. Most would think the Federal government needs to do more.
The issue is, should the burden of immigration law be shifted to the states who are then given legal authority to profile people in the US?
This is a bad idea IMHO. If I was a perfectly legal Hispanic US citizen in Arizona I'd be paranoid as hell the police were watching me.
The police are either going to take a ton of heat for profiling (and harassing) US citizens, or they're going to be gun shy and the bill won't help anyway.
Best case is this bill get's killed and triggers some bi-partisan action in Congress.
The bill as-is certainly doesn't reflect what I thought made American special.
-spence
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