Thinkin’bout Stuff

That certainly would make more sense than warning them about travel to Arizona… unless of course the warning is about illegal border crossing.

So Mexico, that bastion of due process and civil rights, is warning it’s citizens that travel to Arizona could be dangerous because, um… well, I’m not sure:

From AP - The Mexican government warned its citizens Tuesday to use extreme caution if visiting Arizona because of a tough new law that requires all immigrants and visitors to carry U.S.-issued documents or risk arrest.

And of course that arrest could lead to deportation back to Mexico, which is a very dangerous place these days… now it makes sense, that is clearly a high risk situation.  Totally justified.

Are they serious?  “Warning: Entering the United States illegally could lead to arrest”.  Really?  “Warning: Not having the appropriate identification when visiting the US could lead to detainment”…  right, that’s something worthy of warning.  Try visiting Mexico without appropriate documentation and see how that works out for you.

Certainly our president will stand up for the good citizens of Arizona who are victimized daily by waves of illegals crossing the border.  Certainly he can see why they need to do something to combat the abductions, killings, torture (no, not waterboarding, real torture):

From AP - Phoenix has also been dubbed the kidnapping capital of the U.S. amid a surge of extortion-related abductions tied to drugs and human smuggling. The city has averaged about a kidnapping a day in recent years — some resulting in torture and death. Victims’ legs have been burned with irons, their arms have been tied to the ceiling, their fingers broken with bricks.

That’s just one city.  One kidnapping a day! Torture… torture is bad right?  Our president will surely not stand for this.  He will recognize that their governor and their legislature had to act in the best interest of their citizens.

President Barack Obama also criticized the law, saying it could lead to harassment of Hispanics, and he called for bipartisan support to fix America’s broken immigration system. Two senior officials in his government said the Arizona law may face a legal challenge by federal authorities.

“Now suddenly if you don’t have your papers, and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you’re going to get harassed — that’s something that could potentially happen,” the U.S. president said of the measure. “That’s not the right way to go.”

Ah yes…  if you don’t have your papers you might get “harassed”.   Not unlike when you get harassed by the police if they catch you driving without a drivers license.  Perhaps we should repeal all laws that allow police to ask to see your drivers license.

But let’s go with that whole harassed thing for a moment since that is the focus of our president.  Does anyone recall him doing anything to assist Arizona address this crises? Yet he has no trouble weighing in on the side of the poor oppressed people who will need to carry a piece of paper to prove they are here legally.

Quick question:  Would you prefer to be “harassed” by a police officer asking to see some ID, or to be abducted, held for ransom, have your fingers broken with bricks, and killed?  That really a tough call for you?

I haven’t read this law, but if it is true that this law calls for checking IDs only after a primary violation (like speeding), how is this any different than asking to see your drivers license?

If it is true this law is essentially a state version of federal law, how can any of the protests by team Obama be anything but political?

I hope they do test this in the courts so we can all find out what is truth and what is propaganda.  In the meantime, maybe a bit less whining over folks being asked to produce ID and a bit more focus on catching the bad guys who are torturing US citizens might be a good idea.

As for that warning by the Mexican government about the risk associated with a trip to Arizona… right…  stay home where it’s safe.