Arizona Immigration Law

According to a recent poll conducted by the prestigious Pew Research Group, 73% of all Americans think it is a good idea for the police to have the authority to require people to produce documents which show that they are either American citizens or are in America legally.

Only 32% of Americans disagree with Arizona's new immigration law.

The problem here is that the American authorities have turned a blind eye and wink-winked at the concept of rule-of-law for many years. The wealthy businessmen wanted cheap labor. And they wanted people who would not turn them in to the authorities when their pay was illegally low or the working conditions of these employees were unsafe. It was just perfect to keep these people illegal. That way they were kind of modern day slaves. Afraid to turn the rich bastards in for their immoral and unlawful practices.

For many years it has been Federal Law that all non-citizens must always carry proof of their immigration status. Anyone who has lived or traveled abroad much knows that this is the norm. You always carry your American passport with you, and if you have been granted temporary residency status in some foreign country, then you also carry your green card which proves it. This is the the same in nearly all civilized countries.

Now America finds how hard it is to suddenly try to begin enforcing laws which they have intentionally ignored for many years. Of course people must be able to prove to the police both who they are, and that they have the right to be in America. If you don't carry proper identification with you I would suggest that you are either some kind of a criminal, or you have a chip on your shoulder and you are just asking for trouble.

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