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Because Arizona is actually a part of their nation. The stuff that they do wrong makes the whole nation look bad. Also, federal government definitely has a place in this, because this law could very well be unconstitutional (see the part where Obama orders the Supreme Court to decide on whether or not this is legal). If it's unconstitutional, then the federal government can override the law.
All of us are immigrants or ancestors of immigrants. Some came legally, some did not. Times have changed. Our country is mature now and does not need the vast labor force that was required to build a nation. If you are here legally you have nothing to fear. If you appear to be hispanic, by all means carry enough documentation to prove citizenship. Police are there, paid by our taxes, to protect the citizens of the United States. Citizens. If you fear the police, what are you hiding? Arizona has finally taken a step the other border states have been unwilling to take. The Federal Government has its priorities wrong, prefering to mess with our Doctors and Hospitals rather than secure our borders. And in case you are nodding your head and saying "another white supremist", I am not. I am 4th generation Portuguese American legally immigrated, and proud of my heritage as much as I am proud to be an American.
Good point, Mjvedo. You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide. I like Steven Colbert's view points too, that Arizon'a economy is vastly dependant on influx of immigrants. With these draconian laws in place, they are really messing their own coffers in the long run?
The health care bill you are referring to dod not "mess with our doctors and hospitals at all", It merely gave 30 million paying customers to the health insurance companies. The police and border patrol in Arizona have demonstrated a long and serious history of abuse and racial profiling. What this bill does is essentially legally enshrine such acts. That is what you have to fear as a citizen, legally sanctioned racial discrimination.
and some of us look "white" and so we don't have to carry documentation, because unlike those who look "hispanic" (in reality Native American) we are first class citizens of the United States.
This law amounts to a policy of racial apartheid