April 26, 2010

Racially Profiling Redheads

By Jeannie DeAngelis
Hispanics fear that racial profiling will be the result of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's immigration reform bill, which makes it against the law to be in Arizona illegally. The bill also requires that state police question immigration status and ask reasonably suspicious people to provide identification. Mexicans and Central Americans make up 14% of Arizona's population of seven million. The bill's goal is to identify those having no business being in Arizona. It also attempts to protect residents of the state from burgeoning gun violence as well as the increasing drug cartel and gang activity spilling over from Mexico onto Arizona's streets.Beginning this summer, Arizona police have the authority to sweep trespassers from the Grand Canyon state. However, Hispanics, who make up nearly all of the 500,000 illegals roaming Arizona, think it's unfair to be asked for documentation because of ethnic appearance. What are police looking for Mexican and Central American illegals supposed to do...(Read Full Article)