Instead of truly making a dent in the problem, it will only further divide the country along ethnic lines.....while big corporations , banks, and private citizens continue to exploit cheap labor and easy money. Immigration laws need to START from the top, not at the end. THe laws we have would work well enough if they were ENFORCED. If AZ truly wanted to make a difference they would make their primary objective shutting down those who are soliciting and enjoying the labor and money of illegal immigrants. Get rid of the motivation to commit the crime,, the criminals will decrease in number. Instead of making it some ETHNIC war against one group of people.

Mexicos laws on immigration


Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:

• Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigrationauthorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Article73)

• A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual whocomprises the population of the country,” and verifies each individual’s identity.(Articles 85 and 86)

• A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants (Article87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number (Article 91).

Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may beimprisoned:
• Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article19)

• Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment.(Article 116)

Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:

• Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)

• Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the countrywithout authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)

• Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121).

Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico – such as working with out a permit – can also be imprisoned.

Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says

• “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” (Article 123)

• Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)

• Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)

Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:

• A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)

• Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)

We are not Mexico nor any other country. We are America and we do not treat people inhumanely.

This bill is inhumane and racist.

Polly wanna cracker??

Sheesh. You sound like a trained parrot.

Could you POSSIBLY come up with a coherent thought on this subject rather than just repeating the same drivel over and over??

We get it, already. You think it's " Racist ".

You have YET to provide your reasoning for feeling that way though.

The funny thing is is that she doesn't know what the bill says. There are a lot of misconceptions about it. It strictly forbids racial profiling and says so right in plain English, a persons immigration status won't come into play unless your pulled over or do something to attract the attention of police number one. number two they cannot ask your status unless you cannot provide ID or if your ID looks suspicious for example it says your Don Willard and you cant speak English, that would be a pretty good indicator.

They passed the bill. Let's see if it works. If parts of it don't work then they can ammend the bill.

Sound familiar? That's what they did with the healthcare bill.

you make a good point , one I hadnt thought of, the bill covers alot of specific TYPES of violations but there is one section which is vague and I hope they do amend it or else I foresee alot of wasted money going towards civil lawsuits,,...

I pegged you wrong.

I thought you was the type to blindly follow Bush and Hussein with their amnesty program.

Now, I see you are willing to risk being viewed as a racist and tagged by Homeland Security as a homegrown terrorist for standing up against them and supporting legal immigration.

Kudos, kiddo!

" ... I've never said otherwise. I just dont want to see this become a place where people are assumed guilty until proven innocent or a police state where we all have to carry PROOF of our identity wherever we go(jogging, walking in the park,going out to the mailbox....etc..) ... "

The 'third rail' here that no one dares address is that the OVERRIDING reason the Left hates this law is that it will ALSO lead to producing PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION at the VOTING BOOTH. This is NOT about 'street stops'. This is ultimately about preventing VOTE FRAUD. That's the dirty little secret the Communist Left doesn't want to talk about. Their agenda might, on its own, win, at best, 30% of the vote. THAT won't get 'em into power. BUT, if they can STEAL the election using ILLEGALS and NON-citizens who can 'vote early and vote often', we can see the result of that effort sitting in the 'big boy' chair wearing his short pants today ... THAT's why the Left opposes Arizona's law. THEY know what's at stake here - they don't like it 'cuz it will remove them from power. Word up, G ...

We are not Mexico nor any other country. We are America and we do not treat people inhumanely.

This bill is inhumane and racist.