"Illegal Immigration…Arizona Style."

According to one elected official in Arizona you can tell who is an illegal immigrant by his:

* Hair
* Clothes
* Shoes

And with that depth of intelligence, the governor of Arizona signed into law an immigration policy that gives law enforcement the right to profile individuals they "suspect" may be an illegal immigrant.

At anytime, police in Arizona can stop even a "citizen" and ask to see proof of his/her citizenship, and if the former objects, the latter will arrest them.

For 20 years, America's elected officials have wrestled with how to stem the increase of illegal immigration in our cities such as Arizona. However, more than $3 billion in tax dollars have been spent to build a wall across the border that is so flawed that the senior citizens from Mexico have climbed over it in record time.

As one can see, intelligence has eluded Arizona public servants, and in the process, they've crafted and implemented a law that will make even citizens of Arizona and the Republic feel like they reside in a Fascist country.

It would be fanciful to place complete blame on Arizona politicians for this Machiavellian venture, but we would be in error because in fact, some voters in the state are just as guilty. You see, once the drug wars, kidnappings, and murders in Mexico spilled over into Arizona, people demanded solutions at "all cost." Their anger and hatred over illegal immigration reached a boiling point, and in that blind fury, they now have legislation in place that they never realized would ask them to provide documents that prove they are Americans.

Consequently, suspicion, lack of intelligence, and anger has been a part of our lives for the last two millenniums and has warped the human psyche in the process. The legislation passed in Arizona speaks of bigotry, racism, and is unconstitutional. Arizona's legislators' "misguided" attempt to address the illegal immigration issue has resulted in a law that in wreaking in fear, racism, and anger as the result of 20 years of addressing illegal immigration.

Sad. Very sad.



Anthony P. Johnson