A Thought on the New Arizona Immigration Law...

Recently the state of Arizona passed a law to help limit the influx of illegal immigrants into the state, as well as aid the arrest and deportation of current illegals living within the state's borders. Now this has caused quite an uproar in the media and with people all over the nation. The L.A. Times called it "illegal". On May 1st, May Day rallies popped up all over the country with hundreds of thousands of people showing up to protest the new legislation. A Facebook page has been started entitled "1 Million Strong Against the Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070". President Obama commented on the bill, calling it "irresponsible". Even Major League Baseball players have come out to speak against the law.

To be perfectly honest, I really don't see what the big deal is. The law states that "For any lawful contact made by a law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town, or other political subdivision of this state where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person". Now that doesn't sound so bad to me. Basically what it is saying right there is that people need to carry some sort of identification that shows they are in the country legally. And it's not like the police are just stopping people at random or without cause. Lawful contact has to be established first. The law goes on to state that if an illegal alien is convicted of a crime, after their sentence, they will be then turned over to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I also do not have a problem with this. In my opinion, anyone who is found to be in the U.S. illegally should be immediately deported anyway.

The bill also states how it is unlawful to employ illegals or transport them for monetary gain, but that's already been well known. Any claim made against an alleged illegal alien has to pass through the Attorney General's office for approval, so wanton arrests and subsequent deportations don't occur.

So why the opposition? This is what it says on the aforementioned Facebook page: "The new law makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. Immigrants unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the U.S. could be arrested , jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500. Other provisions allow lawsuits against government agencies thet hinder law enforcement immigration laws, and make it illegal to hire undocumented workers for day labor or knowingly transport them." Okay...so what's the problem? Are you people actually against this?! This is all common sense stuff for crying out loud. Why the hell should we be against the deportation of illegals from the country? You people make me sick. There is nothing stated here that is also not found in federal law. I'm done with you. I can't believe I even gave this page the time of day in the first place.

Now let's talk about these May Day rallies. In Los Angeles, where the largest turnout occured, police estimated the total number of protestors to be between 40 and 60 thousand. Rallies popped up all over the nation, but with significantly less numbers than the LA rally. People wore T-shirts and touted signs denouncing the new law. American flags waved fervently while chants of "Si, se puede" erupted from the crowds. Hmm. Si, se puede. Now, you would think that people trying to encourage a country that speaks English (I know we don't actually have an official national language, but come on, let's keep it real, English is the language here in the U.S.)to be open to allowing undocumented foreigners into its borders, would use said language during their protests. Oh yeah that's right, I forgot. We're the ones who need to change the way we live to accommodate them. They violate our laws by coming here illegally, and don't even have the common courtesy to learn the language. Freeloaders. I saw a sign at one of these rallies that read "Shame on you, Arizona". I beg your pardon, but shame on you May Day ralliers. At least the Arizona government has the gusto to stand up for its LEGAL citizens where the federal government, quite frankly, lacks the balls.

And let's just set the record straight about these MLB players. No one really gives a rat's ass what you have to say about anything. If you couldn't hit a baseball a mile then nobody would even know who you are in the first place. And quite frankly, you need to learn the language to. It makes me sick that there are decent human beings all over the globe who are willing to go through the legal channels to gain citizenship here because they know it's the greatest country on earth and they wish for the freedom it provides. But then you have some 17 year old Cuban refugee that can throw a 98 mph fastball, so he gets fasttracked because George Steinbrenner can pay for it. I'm sick and tired of seeing these interviews that take twice as long because everything has to go through a translator.

So just for the record, let's put some facts out there. An estimated 10-20 million illegal aliens (it varies based on what source you read) are currently residing in our country. Nearly half a million of those are in Arizona alone. This is a terrible burden on the taxpayers (in case anyone wasn't aware, illegals don't pay taxes). Schools, healthcare, welfare, and crime committed by illegal aliens costs billions of dollars annually. On average, 12 U.S. citizens are murdered by illegal aliens every day. On top of that, an average of 13 Americans die every day because of an illegal alien driving under the influence of alcohol. An estimated 80% of the drugs smuggled across the U.S./Mexico border is brought by illegal aliens. An estimated eight American children are sexually violated by an illegal alien every day. Now these facts were from a study performed in May of 2006. I can only imagine the numbers have increased since then.

Illegal immigration is a gateway for drugs, violent criminals, gangs, sexual deviants, diseases and terrorists. It creates a drain on our economy through education (there are scholarships available solely for illegal immigrants...unreal), employment, healthcare, and just about every other facet of the American infrastructure.

Now has anyone stopped to ask the people of Arizona how they feel about this new legislation? The latest poll numbers show that 70% of the people of Arizona support the bill, with the governor's approval rating increasing 17% after it passed. Arizonans have been very critical with the federal government's securing, or should I say, lack thereof, the Mexican border, and weight has been given to their criticism with increased drug violence in recent months.

It is my personal belief that state governments and federal government should use whatever means necessary to secure our borders and remove the illegals that are already here that clearly have no regard or respect for our nation and the laws we have in place for our protection. As it stands, we are unsecure. Thousands of people flood across our border every day illegally, either on their own accord, or by someone who makes a living in this endeavor. This new law in Arizona is definitely a step in the right direction. There is nothing discriminatory about it. An officer cannot simply arrest someone on suspicion of being an illegal. They have to be engaged in some sort of activity to illicit the officer's attention, and then, if on top of that, he feels the need to further investigate their proof of legality to occupy space in our fair, he can do so. As for the racial profiling, come on now. If there was a huge influx of white guys with brown hair that spoke English entering into the country illegally, I would not feel the least bit distraught about being asked for an ID. It would take about 2 seconds, and then I could continue on with my day. As it is, illegal aliens tend to be of hispanic heritage and don't speak much English. I have a hint for all you hispanics out there afraid of being profiled against: LEARN THE LANGUAGE! This is not only gonna make it easier for you with the law, but probably make life in general here in the U.S. much simpler. Besides that, this is the land of oppurtunity, and I welcome anyone who is willing to come this nation LEGALLY, learn the language, pay taxes, and offer some sort of contribution as a citizen. Anyone else, get the hell out!