[katsarecool]

I have read this entire thread and have to say something further as a person who hasn't really participated in it much. I see way more similarities in posts from the "opposing" sides than differences here. I see many of you posting the same ideals and concerns; just wording them differently. I have not read anywhere by anyone that they support SB 1070.

Immigration is such a hot button issue especially in the last few years or so. Well if one looks back through history this is not the first time it has come up and become heated. It does seem to come up more often in times when a country is economic distress. It doesn't help that the Republican party has stoked the fires of fear, hatred, resentment, myths and down right lies concerning our neighbors to the South.

Perhaps the laws that are presently on the books are faulty and do need reform. But there was never a need for the mean-spirited SB1070!!! Or people in office like Jan Brewer and that nasty sheriff!!! I think that the laws that are on the books should be enforced and obeyed by employers. I agree that unless someone has a legal right to work in this country (green card) then they should not be allowed to do so. But on the other hand our laws need to be more inclusive of people who are not of White European ancestry. Because clearly they are not as they stand presently.

I think that every person who has ever stepped foot on this continent came here because they wanted a better way of life for themselves and their families. And while there are many aspects of our history here in the US that I am not proud of; emigrants from all over the world have made our country what it is today. Strong, powerful, empathetic and compassionate.