Disaster strikes in Arizona. People have been complaining left and right about how the law to keep out illegal immigrants is racist and targets Hispanics. This is absolute nonsense. The law isn't about Hispanics, it's about illegal immigrants. Let's take a look at the leftist logic here, shall we?
- The vast majority of illegal immigrants are Mexican.
- Police are going after illegal immigrants.
- Therefore, the police are targeting all Mexicans/Hispanic-looking people.
Right. Sure.
Nowhere does the law give cops the right to arrest people just because of their skin color! But if the police have good evidence that someone is an illegal immigrant, they absolutely have the right to arrest that person! This isn't racism, this is defense of the law and of the citizens of Arizona.
Let's define "racism" too. Here's the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition:
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
I don't understand how this is in the law. (Or, by extension, disagreeing with President Obama's policies.)
Nowhere does the law give cops the right to arrest people just because of their skin color! But if the police have good evidence that someone is an illegal immigrant, they absolutely have the right to arrest that person! This isn't racism, this is defense of the law and of the citizens of Arizona.
Let's define "racism" too. Here's the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition:
1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
I don't understand how this is in the law. (Or, by extension, disagreeing with President Obama's policies.)
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