My take on Arizona

This last blog is in response to the Arizona immigration law. Many of our classmates blogged on this and I thought I would chime in as well. Upon first hearing about the new bill and watching all the events unfold on the news, I knew this bill would soon cause uproar in and around the country. There is no need to recap what the bill states, everyone is well aware of it.
My thoughts on the whole situation are, yes, something had to be done to stop and reduce the illegal immigrant population but why are such extreme measures being taken with such urgency when illegal immigration has been a huge problem for many years. This bill raises many concerns around the community but at the top of the list is “racial profiling.” In directly the bill says the law enforcement can stop anyone who they deem “suspicious,” well what does suspicious look or act like? The governor has stated that officers will undergo training on how to identify “suspicious” persons, guess we will have to wait and see how that works out. Instead of using these boarder line unconstitutional methods, why doesn’t the government try to implement new tactics to legalize the immigrants who are already here? We don’t want illegal immigrants here because they are causing in influx in expenditures, raising taxes, using healthcare dollars and not putting money back into our economy, just to name of few problems. Instead of shipping everyone off, which is going to cost tons of money, why not educate the immigrant on how to become legal, go door to door and give them information. Give them the information, let them know you have such and such amount of time to get legal, if not then you will be deported.
This process might be somewhat whimsical but I am just brainstorming on other options that could be a win situation for everyone. If you go around targeting people because they look a certain way, then you are asking for trouble. People are going to be more sensitive to situations and become more defensive, possibly causing unnecessary danger. I hope this Arizona law can be smooth out, because if not I see the state heading in a downward spiral.