The immigration bill that was originally introduced in Arizona is a blatant violation of federal law, and encroaches on the civil rights of Hispanic citizens of this country. Immigration is undoubtedly an issue that must be dealt with, but America had to be careful When I was in sociology we talked about sanctions. Positive sanctions always have a better outcome when resolving conflicts. Negative sanctions also worked, but inevitably caused more problems for one reason or another.
Why are the America people allowing this to happen? As a Georgian, and American there is no excuse for legalizing racial profiling of any ethnicity. There is a right and wrong way to do everything and without a doubt these immigration laws are the latter. The main problems people have with immigration is that they don't pay taxes, and they benefit from out taxes. So rather than crippling our economies that need their labor by legalizing racial profiling we should come up with a constructive solution to this problem. We have to focus on solutions rather than the problem. Programs that can help us and them. It isn't all that hard to brainstorm an idea that will allow these people to become legal citizens and alleviate the problem that people are apparently so upset about.
People write this issue off saying or thinking things like "it's not my problem", but if our government is willing to legalize racial profiling of the second largest demographic in America then what do you think they will do next? The most troubling thing is that the federal government hasn't already condemned these laws, but with that said I am not sure where this would fall under the federal government's to do list. It is the civic duty of every American citizen to stand up and fight for our rights and the rights of our fellow man. If we don't we might as well all buy a copy of 1984 and get ready for the future.
People talk about dropping out like it's glamorous. It is dumbfounding how naive people can be. A basic college education is equivalent to a high school degree 30-50 years ago. If you want to be successful in any professional field they will expect you to have college as well as field experience. Which brings me to my next point; one of the leading reasons people are brushing off college is the job placement rates. Not everyone is getting work after college, and this is partly the economic setback and partly recently graduates being young and dumb. They spend their college career partying non-stop and never preparing for the future where as the graduates that do find work were constantly applying to internships, joining clubs, being active on campus resulting in a much broader network of people to contact with it was time to start the job hunt. It's all about who you know and if you didn't meet anyone during your 4 or so years of college enjoy you minimum wage 9-5.
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