It just has to be said

Alright, I don't want to start more arguments, but this just has to be said.

First, the Arizona Immigration bill is a step in the right direction, but misguided. Frankly, it just opens the door to straight up racial profiling. Don't tell me that if Miguel and I were there on vacation, that it isn't a real possibility that he gets asked to produce papers. Of course he has none, and we don't typically travel with his birth certificate, so he would likely be detained. This DID just happen to a truck driver in AZ. He was at a weigh station and the state trooper asked him for his papers. He was detained until his wife could go home and get his birth certificate and return to the police station. This is not okay. I'm sorry, but it's just not, no matter how you slice it.

Second, I'm sick and tired of people acting like the illegal immigrants that are here are such a strain on our society. Do you even know any illegal immigrants? I can tell you that perhaps some are a strain, but hell, there are untold numbers of legal citizens that are a worse strain. Welfare, what?

Until you KNOW an illegal alien and how they get by, you should probably hold back on passing judgment. The fact is, most are actually contributing members of society - PAYING TAXES, raising and providing for good families, laboring, and contributing to our economy by buying the same things the rest of us do and paying bills. And contrary to popular belief, most want to stay out of the law's reach, so they abide by our laws.

Now, yes, I know that their being here illegally is - well - illegal. But let's try to remember how our country was founded...k? The immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed. Until then, let's try to keep our cool and most importantly, do not take the civil liberties away from our citizens by targeting those people with darker skin.

You can deny it all you want but that IS what is happening.

So, Arizona, try to remember your population is very heavy on the Hispanic side. Try to also recall that Arizona was once part of Mexico. Oh, and I'll never be back there until this bill is overturned and the governor is gone. (By the way, governor, what about your great grandmother who came here 'illegally'? hmm....?)