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The Bill of Papers Please: a Crazy Law

the State of Arizona has signed a very crazy law that in the opinion of most Americans has some major flaws it requires each and every person who trods upon their land to walk around with proof of citizenship papers in their hands they say it's not racial profiling, they say it's fair and just to make an assumption about anyone's immigration status I don't know, maybe it's me but doesn't this bill violate our basic civil liberties Arizona is the only state which wanted no part of that federal determination that made the birthday of the Rev. Dr. M.L. King a day of national celebration I don't know about you America but I see the writing on the wall If we don't stop this Bill the integrity of America will fall most every person in the United States is a product of immigration be it first, second, third, fourth or fifth generation how dare those racists in Arizona try to pass this crazy law that undermines everything that America stands for "Give me your tired, your hungry and your poor" are the words on the Statue of Liberty yet this law that demands proof of status is an Unconstitutional absurdity the Police in turn won't be able to deal with any real crime if they're going around asking people for citizenship papers all the time no warrant is required, just a reasonable suspicion but who has the wherewithall to determine that decision? Heaven forbid if they should ever encounter a child would they say "papers please" with a badge and a smile? this is some BS, why can't they see that this bill is wrong? and who in hell gave them the authority to tell people where they belong? this Bill I call "Papers Please" this Bill we must fight so that every American will sustain their inalienable rights for this country to be like South Africa was with its aparthied situation would be a grievous mistake and a true abomination "Papers Please" Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 we must defeat we need to let the State of Arizona know that we will take it to the streets

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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