Arizona Law = Jim Crow... Great Commentary from a Classmate of ours...

>>>Do we spot an illegal immigrant by the way they dress, speak, and/or act in a public setting? What assumptions do we make in order to determine that they ARE un-documented? The reason why I am equating this bill with the Jim Crow system is because POLICE ARE USING THE SAME SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY A BLACK PERSON TO DETERMINE IF THEYRE FREED SLAVES OR RUNAWAY SLAVES. I have spoken with descendants of slaves in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia. So therefore, the way I equated the bill with this system IS valid. Oftentimes, whites will stop Black men and Black women in a public setting thinking they are runaway slaves. And oftentimes if they can't prove it or they don't have their FREEDOM PAPERS with them, they will be prosecuted or beaten. So therefore, their "FREEDOM PAPERS" have to be with them AT ALL TIMES or they risk being thrown back into slavery. SO IN ORDER TO AVOID PROSECUTION. DO HISPANICS HAVE TO CARRY PROPER DOCUMENTS WITH THEM NOW AT ALL TIMES TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE LEGAL ALIENS?

>>>So yes, I am UNEDUCATED, I am IGNORANT, I am MIS-INFORMED. And I, along with many MINORITIES, are prominent LIARS and WE always make baseless allegations of Racism, and the narratives of slaves that have been erased in our history is NOT REAL. And this Arizona Bill is not UNJUST in order to keep these Mother fuckin' Bottom Feeders off "YOUR-Diverse-Everyone-is- Welcoming-COUNTRY." And the US policing system HAS been entirely reformed since slavery… in your white eyes at least. (Read Kristian Williams' "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America"--- I know you won't because I's un-Educated)

>>>To say the least, the bill's aim is to "identify", prosecute, and deport illegal immigrants. The question is: how will Arizona identify illegal immigrants? That's right… I forgot… the same way law enforcement nationwide has inefficiently identified every Black men & women as runaway slaves when proper document is lacking- the same way law enforcement has inefficiently indentified Black, Brown, and Native men of today with the preconceived notion that they're all criminals until proven innocent.

>>>Remember this: YOU DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. Because in reality, you and I know that we middle and upper class people think that these farm jobs are beneath us. This country won't survive without them. Let's say Obama just says: "You white people are right, what was I thinking?… let's haul all of 'em and put these people on produce trucks then drive them to the border"--- Let's just see if your Mammy will be on her knees for 12 hours or more a day in Washington or California farms harvesting potatoes, or picking apples and cherries on orchards. So before you say grace- make sure to Thank the Hispanic people that harvested that lettuce and tomato in your salad.

>>>Since our job as people of color is to make you feel comfortable, It would probably be easier for you if you heard a white man saying what minorities have been saying regarding Racism, so I recommend you read WHITE LIKE ME by an antiracist named TIM WISE. (Again, Tim Wise might not be real "cus Im not learnin nuttin' in da skool house.")

>>>His words would carry more validity, because afterall- I AM un-EDUCATED and "Im not knowin' nothin better then jes cause all these rawkus on white folks." Thank You. Have a Nice Day.

Obama rips Arizona + Myths and Misconceptions

Here is the link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/05/obama.immigration.reform/index.html?hpt=T3

I don't think its a coincidence that the city councils of Tuscon and Flagstaff oppose this law. They know the racial sentiments in their state. They know that without the Latino community, their state would not survive. I think its funny that the only people that have addressed this law as not being racist are white people. Sure, biased news sites have found Latinos in Arizona that support the law... one only wonders how much these people were paid to get on camera.

One person, that is a very dear friend of mine. Stated that SHE could be racially profiled. Now, she is a blond hair, blue eyed caucasian from rural Pennsylvania/New York. I couldn't help but laugh. She then called me a racist! Oh, the irony!!!

You know what else is Ironic. Mexicans are native to the Southwest and notably... Arizona! Yet, THEY are the immigrants.

I do however agree that Immigration needs to be reformed... But not like this. Not at the expense of people's civil and human rights... American's civil and human rights! Why should anyone pass a law that will force an American to go through undue scrutiny and hardship to prove that they are Americans.

I don't plan on ever visiting Arizona again. BUT should I get pulled over because I have a shaved head, sun glasses, tattoos, and a nice car... and I look like I may be Latino. The police will get my drivers license and insurance but that is it. I refuse to speak to anyone that would enforce such a blatant act of discrimination.

And to anyone reading this. Don't think that your family and those in your community cannot be targeted next. This is just one step in a plan to restore segregation and discrimination in the United States. I can see Jim Crow now. He is on his way back and his first stop is Arizona.

Here are some links to various websites on Immigration myths... Please do some research and form an opinion for yourselves. Do not give in to this racism that has seperated our country for so long.

http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/immigration-myths-and-facts

http://www.immigrationforum.org/images/uploads/MythsandFacts.pdf

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2006/05/myths_v_facts_o.html

http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_teen_immigrants3.html