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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-10 09:27 PM
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I live in Arizona. Cross post to my not so liberal friends.
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I understand the frustration of many but my worry is how are they supposed to enforce this new law? Will they be going up to everyone who appears to be of Hispanic decent be asked for their certificate of citizenship or will it be random?

If one isn't from Arizona they might not understand that a great many here are Hispanic and they are here legally and work very hard to provide for their families. Of course there are those who are not here legally but who is who and how does one differ between the two?

I know many police officers and sheriffs are very uncomfortable with this new law and are not looking forward to enforcing it.

I must add this and some might not care for it but we have had many incidents of rape, murder and deaths caused by drunk drivers who are here illegally. Those stories have been of great focus for the 3 plus years I have been here.

The borders are huge so for those saying that the border patrol isn't doing their jobs it's really not the case because the job is huge and there are not enough officers for these jobs and I don't believe the states have the budgets to hire extra officers since both California and Arizona and in dire straights in regards to spending.

I don't know what the answer is but I'm not comfortable with the new law if they're just going to be pulling anyone who looks a certain way over without cause unless the cause is that they look Hispanic. Many Indians are confused for Hispanics and vice-versa and it's caused quite a few problems in the past.

I'm thankful that I'm not in Phoenix or any of the surrounding areas such as Mesa, Apache Junction, Chandler, etc because people have gone from being scared to very angry.

I'm ready to fight this, are you?
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