Arizona Immigration

quote m2caldwell

Conservatives support this law because it is the federal government's job to secure and defend the borders of the United States. Since the feds have failed miserably in this task, I have no problem with Arizona empowering their own law enforcement to enforce existing federal law.

quote Beliel

If they want to do it, it's their state and their business. Their people's representatives voted on it, so it's law by popular consent. I can respect that.

All those bleeding-heart liberals who are threatening to sue are just busybodies interfering on other people's private affairs.

quote Beliel

quote Cinamon

quote Beliel

If they want to do it, it's their state and their business. Their people's representatives voted on it, so it's law by popular consent. I can respect that.

All those bleeding-heart liberals who are threatening to sue are just busybodies interfering on other people's private affairs.

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Thanks, but no thanks.

I'm a member of the minority in the United States, but I also happen to be a member of the gun-owning portion of Americans.

I'm in this country legally and I love it with all my heart. I have nothing to fear aside from the politically-correct, gun-grabbing liberals - precisely the type of people opposing Arizona's right to choose.

My philosophy is clear: when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Hell, I have even gone as far as serving in the military of a country I wasn't even born in, simply because I see conscription as the duty of all citizens. And in the extremely unlikely event that "they" do come for me, there is no way I'm going quietly. Think the film "Defiance" and the real people it depicted.

quote GuardianGriffen

2- Racial profiling has been allowed for years. You must hire a certain number of "X" race and gender to be considered in compliance with the 'equal' opportunity laws. How is that not racial profiling; how is that equal at all? The fact is when the white guy gets screwed no one cares, but when some supposed minority gets screwed it is 'injustice and unconstitutional'.

quote GuardianGriffen

Do you wounder why or look in the past for similar circumstances?

Unlike Germany, this has more to do with nationality and less to do with race in general. Many other countries around the world are a specific or a few specific races. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor there was much worse discrimination against asian americans. They were rounded up in camps and indeed treated as second class citizens. With the recent issues, there have been some detentions and many more inconvinient holdups for some people.

Issues of a national nature cause actions normaly deamed racist to be excused due to fear. If the fear is a genuine threat, this isn't always a horrible thing. Fear is a survival instinct for a reason. Back to your original example. What is worse, stopping people based on racial profiling or a massive detonation that kills loads of people?