The topic of immigration is a recurring inspiration of debate in the United States, because it is so embedded in our culture. After all, the nation was built on immigration, and has become a modern day model for it.
The immigration fire has been rekindled of late, as Arizona passed a controversial law allowing officials to randomly ask individuals to present their paperwork based on subjective impression (possibly racial profiling). Many view this law as unconstitutional, and so the Supreme Court may overturn it. However, the nation needs to stop the bleeding of illegal immigration, especially considering the degree of unemployment among the American citizenry. Much of the menial labor that was once gladly left to illegal immigrants is now in high demand among a large number of out-of-work Americans. Still, with a lower cost option available to employers of illegal immigrants, those jobs still exist on the peripheral. It's a shadow labor market that we need to bring into the light.
So, the issue is not black and white then, but perhaps Arizona has gone too far? To be quite honest, I'm not so sure. Because, if you have paperwork, then there should be no problem. Still, imagine being jailed while some relative digs up ID. Perhaps Arizona's law should be shelved until technology allows a finger print to show proof of citizenship in real-time, or dare I say a national ID is created. However, that has a big-brother kind of flavor to it that most of us find distasteful. The idea of my day (or more) being ruined by the poor judgment of an aggressive law enforcement official also bothers me, because we know too many of the boys in blue have less than optimal judgment or opinion. In any event, I would like to discuss this issue with the readership, so please let's open up the immigration forum. Comment via the tab below.
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Greek Trivia Fact: Many of you may know that "The Greek's" own father was an immigrant, but even his naturalization was not without controversy. Before becoming a citizen, he volunteered to fight for the US in the Korean war, with the hope of proving his good intentions. However, if he was allowed to serve our great nation, we might not be celebrating MBCW this week.
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