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titeguy3
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A bill has passed in Arizona requiring residents to carry legal documentation of their citizenship around with them at all times, while at the same time making it legal for police to detain and question anyone "suspicious" of being an illegal immigrant. It also gives Arizonans the power to enforce legal action against the Police Dept in the event that it appears that the law isn't being sufficiently enforced.
In other words, racist grandma across the street can call the cops on you, and they are legally obligated to show up and ask you for your papers.
Supposedly, around 70% of voting Arizonans support this law, while it would seem that around 70% of all non-arizonans detest it. It's being said that:
"Cries of "boycott Arizona" have echoed across the Internet and at demonstrations through the weekend. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., is urging people to cancel vacations in Arizona. Some truckers are vowing to bypass the state. The Nation's sports editor, Dave Zirin, is even boycotting the Arizona Diamondbacks because of the law, which he said "has brought echoes of apartheid to the state." Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said "several convention groups (he didn't want to name them) have contacted him to say they were considering taking their business elsewhere." Time reported. Gordon also expressed concern that Hispanics, legal and illegal, might leave the city."
I've actually got a close friend who goes to college in Arizona. He's probably in jail by now, though.
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Or your extreme bias:
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The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart
In other words, racist grandma across the street can call the cops on you, and they are legally obligated to show up and ask you for your papers.
Supposedly, around 70% of voting Arizonans support this law, while it would seem that around 70% of all non-arizonans detest it. It's being said that:
"Cries of "boycott Arizona" have echoed across the Internet and at demonstrations through the weekend. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., is urging people to cancel vacations in Arizona. Some truckers are vowing to bypass the state. The Nation's sports editor, Dave Zirin, is even boycotting the Arizona Diamondbacks because of the law, which he said "has brought echoes of apartheid to the state." Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said "several convention groups (he didn't want to name them) have contacted him to say they were considering taking their business elsewhere." Time reported. Gordon also expressed concern that Hispanics, legal and illegal, might leave the city."
I've actually got a close friend who goes to college in Arizona. He's probably in jail by now, though.
Pick your bias:
AOL News
ABC News
CNN
MSNBC
Or your extreme bias:
Fox News
The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart
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