Foes to fight Ariz. immigration law

[foxfeet]

Hispanics fear they'll be singled out by police because of race
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, PAUL DAVENPORT

updated 4 minutes ago
PHOENIX - Arodi Berrelleza isn't one of the targets of Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigration — he's a U.S. citizen, a high school student from Phoenix.

But the 18-year-old said he's afraid he'll be arrested anyway if police see him driving around with friends and relatives, some of them illegal immigrants.

"If a cop sees them and they look Mexican, he's going to stop me," Berrelleza said. "What if people are U.S. citizens? They're going to be asking them if they have papers because of the color of their skin."

Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36753942/ns/us_news-life/

[NaturalHigh]

1. "They're going to be asking them if they have papers because of the color of their skin."

This is what I've been saying. I am strongly against illegal immigration and think we should work to stop it, but a lot of U.S. citizens or legal immigrants are going to be harassed because of this law.

Stopping (most) illegal immigration is fairly simple - enforce existing federal laws and fine the hell out of the employers who exploit illegal immigrants to lower wages for everyone. When the fines are serious enough that they are not seen as just "cost of doing business", things will change pretty quickly.