SO. If anyone has not been keeping up to the news, recently Arizona has passed a law in which any authority figure can take into custody anyone whom he/she feels is an illegal immigrant after experiencing lawful contact. To me, that equals 100% racial profiling. Since the law does not exclude the elderly or even children, it means that anyone is subject to question.
To top off all of this nonsense, Tim James, a candidate for Governor of Alabama started off his campaign with a bright idea of "We Speak English, Learn It." In an effort to remove the 12 different languages offered on the driver's licence exam, James launched his campaign within a week after the law was passed. Is it honestly necessary to take 20 steps back into history to develop your state for the future? I thought we were past the civil rights movements? Hmpf, I guess not
I feel as though anyone who cannot accept diversity, is not a good figure for politics. With our nation on the diverse edge these days, it is crucial for one to be open minded.
Just thoughts, I don't know after reading an article I was infuriated and wished to share my views.
For anyone interested in the campaign, I included a link to his recent commercial.
Tim James Campaign
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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i've been ranting about arizona all week. i'm always so disappointed in government officials when they exhibit such narrow minded behavior. dealing with racism, sexism, religious intolerance, homophobia, etc are difficult enough when we don't have people building it into the structure of society
I think it will be interesting to see how this all plays out. I know my criminal law professor spent some time discussing cases where police can require anyone they consider "suspicious" to produce identification, and failing that, arrest them. So I wonder if this law will survive judicial review.
Also, it is up to the citizens of Arizona to show that they don't agree with this sort of activity. Let's hope they take a stand one way or another.
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