I must admit, when I first heard about the immigration law in Arizona, I was quite peeved. All I could think of was racist cops using the ability to check IDs for no reason to discriminate against latinos. This terrified me because it brings us one step closer to an authoritarian state. Having lived in a foreign county where I stood out, I kept thinking, "What if that was me?" Can you imagine going to the grocery store in a county where the culture and a language not that familiar and being asked for your ID by some corrupt cop? Heart attack! Then I read this article which made me not quite as hateful toward Arizona.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/237196
Human trafficking and drugs, oh my! 60% of the marijuana coming into the US passes through Arizona. Pretty much all the reasons that I am currently afraid to visit and/or live in certain parts of Mexico (and I REALLY LIKE Mexico) are going on to a smaller degree in our own country. I would agree with the author of the above article get it right when he says we need to beef up border security and implement better guest worker programs.
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