tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post113363765956613123..comments2023-12-11T16:47:48.512-06:00Comments on Three O'Clock in the Morning: Racing ArizonaFletcherDodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870340800475532887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-37445969673546574782010-05-01T16:20:34.982-05:002010-05-01T16:20:34.982-05:00Thanks for the plug, despite my being a lawyer and...Thanks for the plug, despite my being a lawyer and a Mizzou grad to boot--a harmonic convergence of evil.<br /><br />As for the racism issue, query when enforcing a law which is applicable to everyone who has entered the country illegally, becomes racist. The fact that the vast majority of illegal entries in the SW U.S. come from Mexico is because--brace yourself for this newsflash--<i>it borders Mexico!</i>. <br /><br />I maintain its <b>more</b> racist to allow these people in to perform menial jobs at low wages because they fear discovery, all to support our lifestyle, even if those jobs and earnings are better than in their own countries.<br /><br />(BTW, I've had two deportation cases defending blond, blue-eyed Europeans who overstayed their visas and got busted trying to work off the books. Was that racist, too?)<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11932117.post-44539753057008462252010-05-01T11:55:34.319-05:002010-05-01T11:55:34.319-05:00Arizona's law wasn't created in a vacuum o...Arizona's law wasn't created in a vacuum of history. Not only was Barry Goldwater from Arizona; but the country remembers John McCain's refusal to recognize MLK Day. And his reversal on that issue didn't really seem to be by choice so much as outside pressure. A lot of us around the country did (and still do) believe he captured the sentiment of most Arizonans when he refused to recognize the holiday, and now you've got this new law. So,...lets not pretend there isn't a history there.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.com