Comments on: Guest Opinion: SB 1070 immigration law

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:02:53 +0000

This is stupid, ignorant, and childish. I don’t think this law should go into place because it’s unfair, stupid, and racist!! Why is it fair that chinese people or asians or other races get to come into the U.S but Hispanics have to be a big deal!! If you want to send Hispanics back where they came from then you guys can get the hell off our land!! If we leave back to Mexico we’re going to take everything we brought over here back to OUR country. Hispanics have every right as Americans to be in the United States. Some parents want their children to have the best eductaion, they should be able to give there child that. If we’re not allowed to come into the United States without being legal, then the Americans have NO RIGHT being in our country either. That’s the way i see it!

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:16:12 +0000

"We must give Police Officers in Arizona the credit they deserve. They are intelligent individuals with a difficult job to do. They are NOT sitting around wringing their hands with anticipation, thinking “Cant wait to go get some illegal aliens”, or “I’m going to stop every Mexican-looking driver I see” That's where the error in his logic lies. He's assuming that all cops are "good cops" like he probably was. I'm aware there are many cops like this guy that actually don't abuse the laws and respect things like probable cause. However, it seems that the overwhelming majority are something more like Sheriff Arpaio, who do in fact pull over people with the only probable cause being because they look Mexican. My friend was detained at the border for almost 24 hours and treated unfairly (they used words like "beaner" when referring to him on their walkie talkies). The funny thing is he was 0% mexican! He was filipino, but I guess the brown skin was enough to spark the fires of racism in the cops. I also had another friend whose house was literally broken into by the cops because he was having a party and got a noise complaint. He obviously didn't hear the cops knocking because of the music, but (this is all speculation here) since most of the people in plain sight through the window were mexican and it was in an area that was known to house lot of illegals, the cops took it upon themselves to literally kick down his door. They were actually caught by his security system while doing it (adt camera pics). So yes, there a lot of good cops like Joseph Gardner, but the reality is there just are too many that aren't - and that's the true reason why people are scared of this law.

By: ann m.

ann m. — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:10:30 +0000

Whoa – slow down buddy. In short, you are misinformed. There are many other countries that require you to carry your papers – just try to get into them first. Personally, I would WANT to carry my papers and have extra copies – it only makes sense to cover yourself. Your emotions you taken control – it does not directly violate the 4th Amendment. Read the sentence that makes up the Amendment carefully – I believe in our laws and law enforcers enough to know not to break the law or be in a susupicious circumstance that would warrant a question of what is reasonable and what is not. Quite playing “dumb” and trying to make excuses for breaking U.S. laws. The laws were to help keep order. If there were no laws people would run amok – similar to how there are rules to writing English and speaking properly. Your English has run amok.

By: juanguis2010

juanguis2010 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:11:50 +0000

hey for all of those racist people out there im from mexico and im married to a beautifullamerican women that i love if u guys want to talk about ilegal people spending your money let me shut all of u the terrorist that attack the usa came here legally and just a question for all of u do u have an idea how much money the afganistan and irak war has cost to all of the people that live in the usa and i dont see any of u racist say anything about it right yeha i bet u have no coment about it this is a country that from the first people that started it were ilegals from all over the world so why dont u guys go blame all of your problems to your mothers.

By: Staci

Staci — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:51:20 +0000

Dan, you hit the nail on the head!!! As a hardworking AMERICAN citizen, I find it disheartening that all of this uproar is regarding something that is illegal!! Drinking and driving is illegal, murder is illegal, child abuse is illegal, so WHY IS THERE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS LAW WHEN COMING TO THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS IS ILLEGAL????? I don’t know of any other country we could travel to where you call to get information and you’re asked to press 1 for English. What the hell?? Isn’t English our country’s language? As a mother of a child whose teacher informed me she couldn’t provide a homework packet until someone translated it into spanish, as an American, as an Arizonan, I am infuriated by those who want to make this a race issue. If our illegals were Japanese, Haitian, Grecian, or any other race it would not change the fact that coming to this country illegally is ILLEGAL!!! Get over yourselves, people. If you go to Mexico undocumented, they’re gonna ship your ass right back. Because it’s illegal. Thank you, Dan, and may God bless us all.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:09:34 +0000

Read the bill. Come to your own conclusions. Posting a Rachel Madow video here is like a conservative posting Bill O’Riely or Rush Limbaug. These people are not reporters. They provide entertainment by expressing their own personal opinions. While both sides can make vaild points, it’s always easier to listen to someone who agrees with you. Someone who choses their words and the edits of the footage to best present their skew. If you want to reference material, do actual laws or studies. Statistics, albiet not always reliable, are always better than personal anecdotes. Unfortunatly, personal anecdotes are all people remember. One persons experience does not dictate the behavior of the entire situation. Talk about the issues and concerns and try to reach a compromise. Don’t throw around emotions like hate fear and guilt just to “win” an argument. Politics aren’t about “winning.” It’s about finding solutions we can all live with. And we won’t find those solutions until we talk logically and considerately.

By: Crepes

Crepes — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:46:52 +0000

Nobody gives a shit if you go to Arizona or not. I can’t understand why people think that ILLEGAL immigrants should be allowed here.

By: robert j

robert j — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:28:32 +0000

really I can't belive this bill even made to vote much less got passed It is unconstituonal It directly violates the 4th amendment .Am I the only that has ever read the consitiution?? this is horrible it gives police the right to have open season on hispanics. and this crap about how in othere countries you have to carry ID I'm not trying to hear it ok . In other countries they cut your hand off for stealing anything. in other countries women are property an can be killed for cheating on their husband. hell in some contries if your acussed of a sex crime like sleeping with someones elses wife they cut your dick of .wanna start doing that to? THIS country was founded by immagrants so have some respect and get rid of this un american law. oh and if you still say well other countries are meanier and we should be to then move there here we belive in equality

By: adela

adela — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:02:04 +0000

SUPPORT ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!! WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS…SAY NO TO SB1070! THIS LAW IS RACIST!
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By: OV Grandpa

OV Grandpa — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:10 +0000

I have to assume many of you crybabies have never lined in a foreign country, I have. I lived in Saudi Arabia for 15 years and one of the first things you learn living in any country other then your own is ALWAYS carry your proper identification with you or SUFFER the consequences when questioned. During SA’s Haj month millions of foreigners go to SA as part of their religous requirement. Ask any Muslim for verification of this. After the month is over the foreigners are supposed to go home, most do, some don’t, usually the poorest who used their lifesavings to make it to Mecca, their religous obligation. They get jobs from scheming Saudi businesses, strictly ILLEGAL . The Country usually puts up with this for about a month or two, then the roundup starts. At the airports, you can see the results. They are handcuffed and CHAINED together and put on an aircraft, not knowing where they are going. They can windup anywhere in the world. You have never seen or heard one word of this operation from ANY COUNTRY in protest. And you crybabies think we are mean. GROW UP. Thank you Gov Brewer, maybe more states will wake up.
Travel to any other country and see if you can get away with NO identification.